Page and Screen
Comedy
A book club for movie lovers, a movie club for book lovers. A podcast that examines the good and bad of adaptations. We will read the book and watch the thing that is based on it, then offer our unwarranted opinion. A roundtable discussion with four of your best buds, where you don't even need to do the homework to have fun.
Location:
Canada
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
A book club for movie lovers, a movie club for book lovers. A podcast that examines the good and bad of adaptations. We will read the book and watch the thing that is based on it, then offer our unwarranted opinion. A roundtable discussion with four of your best buds, where you don't even need to do the homework to have fun.
Twitter:
@pageandscreen1
Language:
English
Contact:
5877188475
Episodes
13. Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
10/28/2021
Its our Halloween SPOOKTACULAR folks! We've read Shirley Jackson and Henry James, but the most terrifying author we could find for this occasion is the one and only R. L. Stine. Listen to our deep dive into Goosebumps lore and the inimitable Canadiana of it's TV adaptation.
Duration:00:45:52
12. Captain America: Winter Soldier
10/14/2021
The most exhaustive dinner party conversation these days certainly seems to be "Aren't there too many Marvel movies". Well we will not be addressing that. Instead we're just here to gush about Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan.
Duration:00:58:02
11. In A Grove/Rashomon
9/24/2021
Back on the Kurosawa hype train, this episode we examine his 1950 masterpiece, Rashomon, and its source material, In A Grove. This is a headscratcher for sure, and we're still not entirely sure we understand all of it.
Duration:00:59:50
10. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven/Smoke Signals
9/10/2021
The 1998 film Smoke Signals left an indelible mark on modern native/aboriginal culture. On this episode we examine it's origins in Sherman Alexie's short stories, and the phenomenon of inside jokes and shared cultural experience that would follow.
Duration:00:59:50
9. The Death of Ivan Ilyich/ Ikiru
8/28/2021
We managed to do an episode on Russian Literature without spending half a year reading! We discuss Leo Tolstoy's novella and it's influence on Japanese direcctor Akira Kurosawa.
Duration:00:53:13
8. The Ghost in the Shell
8/12/2021
A masterpiece of cyberpunk science fiction and a touchstone of 90's anime, we discuss Ghost in the Shell. And against all odds, we unfortunately touch on that 2017 movie.
Duration:01:00:25
7. If Beale Street Could Talk
7/29/2021
This episode we discuss the romance set against the backdrop of racial injustice that is James Baldwin's incredible novel, If Beale Street Could Talk. We also gush about Barry Jenkins, and the gorgeous cinematography of James Laxton.
Duration:00:50:30
6. A Boy and His Dog
7/15/2021
CONTENT WARNING: RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT.
In 1969, Harlan Ellison created a shocking vision of post-apocalyptic America that would go on to influence multiple works that were all much better than his. Also how in the world are we suppose to believe Don Johnson is playing a "boy"?
Duration:00:37:23
5. The Turn of the Screw/ The Haunting of Bly Manor
7/1/2021
We can't get enough Mike Flanagan! On this episode, we discuss his follow-up series to Hill House- The Haunting of Bly Manor, and the novella it's based on: The Henry James classic, the Turn of the Screw. Classic doesn't necessarily mean good.
Duration:00:56:08
4. The Colour Out of Space
6/17/2021
H.P. Lovecraft created a lot of disturbing works in his career. But which one is bizarre enough to draw the chaotic talents of Nicolas Cage? Page and Screen discuss the cosmic horror of The Colour Out of Space on this episode.
Duration:00:40:35
3. The Haunting of Hill House
6/1/2021
Shirley Jackson's 1959 classic "The Haunting of Hill House" set the standard for the Haunted House story and 60 years later Mike Flanagan would bring adapt the story to a wildly popular Netflix series. Page and Screen discuss them both in this episode and break down the fine adaptation of the novel's themes; and how WWE would certainly do a better job.
Duration:00:59:08
2. Anne of Green Gables
6/1/2021
This episode Page and Screen discuss a Canadian classic. Having never read Anne of Green Gables before, we discuss the importance of reading this book for kids, and the cult status of CBC's 1985 adaptation
Duration:00:52:41
1. Starship Troopers
6/1/2021
Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers is considered a science fiction classic. Having read it, and also watched Paul Verhoeven's 1997 adaptation, we discover that classic doesn't always mean good.
Duration:01:08:45
Introducing Page and Screen
6/1/2021
A book club for movie lovers, a movie club for book lovers, Page and Screen is a podcast where four average guys read a book and watch the thing based on the book. They then talk about it, and often go off on pointless tangents. A roundtable discussion with your best pals, Page and Screen is the book/movie club where you don't even need to do the homework to have a lot of fun.
Duration:00:03:08