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To: cosmicforce who wrote (2627)	9/17/2001 8:00:42 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 51717

I think Anthony Burgess was relatively unknown before A Clockwork Orange , at least in the US. I liked the novel, very inventive use of language that didn't really come across in the movie. Clarke may not have been unknown, but "The Sentinel" was a pretty minor short story. The novelization came after the movie. (edit: officially they were concurrently co-written , but Kubrick was also known to be pretty domineering about his own vision of things.) Kubrick is sometimes hard to take, but he was definitely a master.

To: cosmicforce who wrote (2627)	9/18/2001 4:32:57 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Respond to of 51717

Yes, Vonnegut. Bad movies -g- Remember Ken Kesey? His book, "Sometimes a Great Notion," transitioned better than any other book I can think of to film. (Perhaps in the modern American culture/philosophical genre only ... I guess "Gone With the Wind" was rather well-done. Also "To Kill a Mockingbird" was excellent film transition, IMO.) Of course, I've forgotten the name of the movie, which was different. Paul Newman starred in the movie. Kesey's another wild one ... buddy of Hunter S. Thompson, my political 'gonzo journalist' hero ... Another film failure that greatly diminished the book, IMO, was "Bonfire of the Vanities." Despite Tom Hanks' acumen. Every single Tom Wolfe book impacts me from that point on out. He is just so great, IMO. What an incredible talent. Some of Larry McMurtry's works translate well ... "Evening Star" wasn't too bad ... Shirley MacLaine and Nicholson. Others of his, though, sorta sucked. Movies, not his books. I think he is enormously talented as well. bia