Big Screen Book Club

Episode 6 - Cocktail with Heywood Gould

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Fri, 14 May 2021 08:00:00 -0700

On the latest episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig discusses Cocktail with the book's author Heywood Gould. They cover Heywood's journey to Hollywood, adapting his book for the big screen and much more!

Heywood's memoir Drafted will be available June 21st, 2021. Learn more and pre-order HERE.

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Episode 5 - A Farewell to Arms/Live Free or Die Hard with John Carlin

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Fri, 29 May 2020 13:00:00 -0700

On this installment of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by journalist and author John Carlin to discuss how his 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" for Wired magazine inspired the 4th entry in the Die Hard franchise Live Free or Die Hard.

A Farewell to Arms

This is Football

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Episode 4: 8 O'Clock in the Morning/Nada/They Live

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0700

On the latest episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by the host of the "I Must Break" This Podcast podcast Sean Malloy for a discussion about the Ray Nelson short story "8 O'Clock in the Morning" and its cinematic adaptation John Carpenter's They Live. Craig and Sean discuss the differences between the short story and the movie and also cover the comic book adaption that was Carpenter's introduction to story.

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Interview - The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Rex Weiner

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Sat, 4 Aug 2018 19:30:00 -0700

On this special installment of Big Screen Book Club Craig sits down with author, screenwriter and journalist Rex Weiner to discuss The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane: The Long Lost Rock and Roll Detective Stories. They discuss how the stories came to be collected in this new edition and Rex's journey to Hollywood where he would see them adapted for the big screen. Big thanks to Rex for taking the time. Enjoy!

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Bouchercon 2018

Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episodes 3,4,5,6

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:06:00 -0700

On this installment of the Big Screen Book Club side series devoted to 11.22.63. Craig, Jeff and BJ catch up on episodes 3,4,5,6. They once again look at what did and didn't work.

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Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episode 2

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 18:32:00 -0800

On this installment of this Big Screen Book Club side series devoted to 11.22.63 Craig, Jeff and BJ discuss episode 2 "The Kill Floor".

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Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episode 1

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:42:00 -0800

Craig, Jeff and BJ discuss what went wrong and right with the 1st episode of 11.22.63.

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Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Expectations

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Wed, 3 Feb 2016 21:45:00 -0800

On the first episode of this Big Screen Book Club side series Craig is joined by BJ Kramp and Jeff Ferry to talk about Hulu's adaption of Stephen King's 11/22/63. They discuss their feelings on the book, what they are expecting from the series and if Oswald acted alone.

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Episode 3: The Silver Linings Playbook/Silver Linings Playbook

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:00:00 -0800

On the 3rd episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by his brother Keith to talk through the differences between the novel The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and its cinematic adaptation Silver Linings Playbook.

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Episode 2: 58 Minutes/Die Hard 2

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:30:00 -0800

On episode 2 Craig and returning guest BJ Kramp take a look at Walter Wager's 58 Minutes and its movie adaptation, 1990's Die Hard 2. Is the book a worthwhile read? Is the movie a faithful adaptation? Find out those answers and more on Big Screen Book Club Episode 2!

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Episode 1: Nothing Lasts Forever/Die Hard

njcrc414@gmail.com (Craig Cohen) — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:00:00 -0800

On the first episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig Cohen and BJ Kramp take a look at Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever and its adaptation 1987's Die Hard.

During the discussion Craig and BJ discuss the differences between the book and the movie and decide if the movie is a worthy adaptation.

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