Anatomy of an Adaptation – Details, episodes & analysis

In this reboot of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by the host of ClapperCast, Carson Timar, to discuss William S. Burroughs's semi-autobiographical novel Queer and the 2024 adaptation by Luca Guadagnino, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey.

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Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations. 

In this episode, we discuss Joseph Conrad's classic novella Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war reimagining, Apocalypse Now.

Host: Nicolò Grasso (@nickygra97)

Featuring: Ewan Gleadow (@EwanGleadow) and Jakub Flasz (@talkaboutfilm)

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso 

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Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1967 music documentary DONT LOOK BACK, featuring Bob Dylan, as well as the singer-songwriter's 2004 autobiography CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE.

Hosts: Ewan Gleadow & Nicolò Grasso

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1966 sci-fi short story WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE by Philip K. Dick, and its 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring adaptation TOTAL RECALL, as well as the 2012 remake directed by Len Wiseman.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Jakub Flasz

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1990 semi-autobiographical novel LEAVING LAS VEGAS by John O'Brien, and the 1995 Mike Figgis adaptation starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Ewan Gleadow

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1959 gothic horror THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson, and its main adaptations: the 1963 classic THE HAUNTING by Robert Wise, the 1999 bomb by Jan de Bont, and the 2018 Netflix show by Mike Flanagan.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Ewan Gleadow, Carson Timar

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 2015 cannibal coming-of-age romance BONES AND ALL by Camille DeAngelis, and the 2022 film adaptation by Luca Guadagnino, starring Taylor Rusell and Timothée Chalamet. We talk about veganism and the meat industry, sexual repression and queerness, and how the film develops and improves upon everything present in the book.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Ewan Gleadow

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1992 pulp novel RUM PUNCH by Elmore Leonard, and the 1997 film adaptation by Quentin Tarantino, titled JACKIE BROWN. We talk about the gender politics of the novel, Leonard's cinematic storytelling, the perfect casting of Pam Grier and Robert Forster, and Tarantino's reverence for blaxploitation filmmaking.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Jakub Flasz

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Go listen to the Uncut Gems podcast, which now has its own Patreon page with bonus tie-in episodes and retrospectives.

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we discuss the 1959 classic sci-fi novel STARSHIP TROOPERS, and the 1997 action satire by Paul Verhoeven. We talk about the politics of Robert A. Heinlein, how misunderstood the film was on release, and whether this story is prescient for our times.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Jakub Flasz, Ewan Gleadow

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Go listen to the Uncut Gems podcast, which now has its own Patreon page with bonus tie-in episodes and retrospectives.

Welcome to DEATH BY ADAPTATION, a bi-weekly book club where we choose one classic book and compare and contrast it against its cinematic adaptations.

In this episode, we take Joyce Carol Oates' controversial Marilyn Monroe novel, BLONDE, and its 2022 Netflix film adaptation by Andrew Dominik, starring Ana de Armas. We talk about the duality inside the legendary actor on-screen and off, the insidious darkness of Hollywood and the allure of fame, and the prejudiced reception from general audiences.

Host: Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Ewan Gleadow

Music: "The Jazz Piano" Royalty Free Music from Bensound, Remix by Nicolò Grasso

Follow the Death by Adaptation podcast on Twitter (@DeathAdaptation) and Instagram (@DeathByAdaptationPod).

Go listen to the Uncut Gems podcast, which now has its own Patreon page with bonus tie-in episodes and retrospectives.