Whether you”™re waiting in line for your next screening or want to get a jump on reading before some of this year”™s buzziest films hit screens big and small, we have your must-read film list ready.
With Fire Island Andrew Anh and Joel Kim Booster deliver a hot, witty, and inclusive gay update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice .
With his adaptation of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino has managed to impress and provide a deeper understanding of his own film and a look back at an era of change in Hollywood.
Here are ten upcoming films based on books to help you plan your summer reading list.
Here are ten 2020 film adaptations to read during social distancing before the movie theatres re-open.
'Emma' is a top shelf adaptation, especially thanks to a scene-stealing performance by Miranda Hart.
That Shelf reviews Movies (And Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, the latest book from New York Times bestselling author, Shea Serrano.
Fans of Harry Potter will be able to get the proper version of events even if they can't see the play in London.
There’s a lot at work in this story: loss, love, and more than a smidgeon of lunacy, making Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth one of the most refreshing reads of 2014.
We talk with film critic and writer Adam Nayman, who this Friday will introduce a screening of the critically pillared 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls at Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox at an almost sold out screening, and who has a book about the film titled It Doesn't Suck coming out on April 15th. We talk about his personal experiences with the film, how the film and Verhoeven have been misread, questions about the film that he still has, and his ultimate goal for trying to reclaim the film’s reputation.
Eric Smith's new book The Geek's Guide to Dating is a tongue-in-cheek book that has exactly what the ”Player One” who has everything in his life but a leading lady needs.
Marcus Hearn’s new book, The Avengers: A Celebration is an extremely well detailed journey through the creation, heyday and eventual demise of the classic show, and a treat for those like me who haven’t seen the entire show, for avid fans who want to know the inside scoop, and for those interested in the inner workings of this interesting period of television history.
Last November I was privileged enough to witness a rare meeting of the minds and report on it for That Shelf. Cronenberg looks under King’s Dome detailed the filmmaker’s interview with Stephen King in front of a giddy audience at Toronto’s Canon Theatre. Although they covered many subjects it was primarily a promotional event for […]
This past Thursday night I was treated to a very special surprise: last minute tickets to an evening with Stephen King . I estimate that no one has written a larger portion of my lifetime’s reading than this man. And as an added bonus, he was interviewed by my favourite Canadian filmmaker, David Cronenberg . […]
