Today is Emily Brontë’s 200th birthday, and her only book Wuthering Heights left a huge impact on modern literature and continues to influence different works of art. Perhaps the best known is Kate Bush’s song and iconic video Wuthering Heights, but Bush isn’t the only one who was inspired by Brontë’s masterpiece. From the great Sylvia Plath to Yoko Ono, here’s a list of six cultural references that Wuthering Heights has inspired. 1. Windward Heights by Maryse Conde Image via Publishers Weekly French author Maryse Conde re-imagined Wuthering Heights in her book named Windward Heights released in 1998. Conde’s book follows the romance that …
Game of Thrones will officially end in 2019, and Tyrion Lannister actor Peter Dinklage has plans to keep busy! Dinklage has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming fairy tale film Rumplestiltskin for Sony Pictures. Image Via Rotten Tomatoes Though no script has been written, it has been reported by Variety that Sony Pictures will follow the Brothers Grimm fairy tale plot perfectlt. Dinklage will lead and produce the well-known tale about a poor miller with a beautiful daughter, who lies to the king about his daughter’s’ ability to spin straw into gold. After she is captured and …
It has been announced that one of Philip K. Dick’s short stories “The Great C” will be adapted into Virtual Reality. Toronto and Los Angeles based production studio Secret Location will be debuting the VR experience in the Venice Film Festival in September. A hugely popular science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick continues to be loved by fans for exploring political, social and philosophical themes. His most popular book to film adaptations include Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (two versions in 1990 and 2012, respectively) and Minority Report (2002). Image via SFFaudio Dick’s short story “The Great C” was …
Turns out there is a book store in New York completely filled with nothing but cookbooks. Since it’s opening by founder Nach Waxman and managing producer Matt Sartwell in 1983, Kitchen Arts and Letters has never been an ordinary store, it has always been completely devoted to cookbooks. Image via Edible Manhattan The book store even contains classic recipes from famous cook books. Kitchen Arts and Letters is the perfect place to segway from popular food trends or recipes for simple things like making perfect toast and reading up on rare copies from famous vintage cook books. Though the store is …
Each season calls for an abundance of new books, some beginnings to new series people will love, and many stand-alones that will make you laugh, cry or both. This is the time to catch up on books that have been released throughout the year. Summer is also popular for the release of major movie blockbusters. Books adaptations have generated massive revenue for the film industry. But I think there are some books that deserve a movie adaptation to revive and relive the story in a different media outlet, and bring these stories to a wider mass audience. These ten books deserve …
