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The Fault In Our Stars – (The Book) VERSUS The Fault In Our Stars – (The 2014 Movie)

February 14, 20192GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Things17-year-old, a 16-year-old girl, Act 1, amputee, Amsterdam, Ansel Elgort, Augustus Waters, author, blockbuster, box office, cancer, directed, ex-basketball player, falls in love, Hazel Grace Lancaster, January 2012, John Green, Josh Boone, Julius Caesar, June 2014, Laura Dern, Nat Wolff, novel, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, romantic tragedy, Sam Trammell, Scene 2, Shailene Woodley, Shakespeare's play, support group, The Fault in Our Stars, The Netherlands, Willem DafoeNick Hearne

The book was a sensation – the movie? A BLOCKBUSTER. Teen angst isn’t just a magnetic property, it is the gravity well for a movie that takes cancer, high school hormones, and nationwide audiences to a level of excitement and awareness that hasn’t really yet been harnessed. Enjoy our very special look at The Fault … Continue reading The Fault In Our Stars – (The Book) VERSUS The Fault In Our Stars – (The 2014 Movie) →

The Hobbit (The Book) VERSUS The Hobbit (The 1977 Animated Movie)

January 10, 20192GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Thingsadventurous, author, Battle of the Five Armies, Bilbo Baggins, board games, Brother Theodore, Carnegie Medal, children's fantasy novel, classic, competence, creature, critical acclaim, Cyril Ritchard, Dawn of Færie, disreputable, Dominion of Men, Elrond, English, fairy tales, fey, Gandalf, geography, Gollum, Hans Conried, heroism, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Huston, juvenile fiction, maturity, mythology, New York Herald Tribune, nominated, Orson Bean, Otto Preminger, quest, radio, Richard Boone, romantic, scholarly, screen, September 1937, sinister territory, Smaug the dragon, stage, The Elvenking, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, There and Back Again, Thorin Oakenshield, treasure, video games, warfare, wisdomNick Hearne

A fantasy book is a way to make us see something we had never previously imagined. New worlds, new rules, and new magic permeate in a way that leaves us breathless a great deal of the time. And in terms of fantasy, none are more revered than the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien. Through a decisive … Continue reading The Hobbit (The Book) VERSUS The Hobbit (The 1977 Animated Movie) →

Of Mice and Men – (The Book) VERSUS Of Mice and Men – (The 1992 Movie)

November 10, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Things"To a Mouse", 1910s, 1937, author, California, censors, childlike man, classic, Gary Sinise, George Milton, Great Depression, infatuation, John Malkovich, John Steinbeck, Lennie Small, migrant, novella, Of Mice and Men, offensive, racist language, ranch workers, Robert Burns' poem, Sherilyn Fenn, The Grapes of Wrath, the Okies, vulgarityNick Hearne

The American Dream is by far the most wonderful and enlightening ideal of our world. An idea born from nothing more than a dedication to ourselves, it is one that has more incarnations than almost any in our world. The idea that one person can be born from nothing and make something meaningful and important … Continue reading Of Mice and Men – (The Book) VERSUS Of Mice and Men – (The 1992 Movie) →

The Shining (The Book) VERSUS The Shining (The 1980 Movie)

October 2, 20182GTAllYouCanEat, Versus Machine - A Comparison of Great Things1977, alcoholism, an aspiring writer, author, Danny Lloyd, Danny Torrance, Diane Johnson, Doctor Sleep, historic, horror novel, Jack Nicholson, Jack Torrance, off-season caretaker, Overlook Hotel, psychic abilities, recovery, sanity, Scatman Crothers, sequel, Shelley Duvall, snowbound, Stanley Kubrick, stephen king, telepathically, the Colorado Rockies, The Shining, The Stanley Hotel, the supernatural forces, winter stormNick Hearne

What could be more disturbing than reading through Stephen King’s “The Shining?” Well, how about a viewing of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining?” Well – we’ve got that beat. How about an Axe Murderer, and a Sorcerer, COMPARING “The Shining” (The Book) & “The Shining” (The Movie)? That’s what we’ve got and it’s not just a … Continue reading The Shining (The Book) VERSUS The Shining (The 1980 Movie) →

The Other Catholics – a Visit with Julie Byrne

December 21, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, A Priest and a Bishop Walk Into a Storyauthor, author interview, Catholic academics, catholicism, childhood, discovery, diversity, Dr. Byrne, foundations, illumination, independent Catholicism, Julie Byrne, religion, Roman Catholic dogma, shared perspectives, The Other Catholics: Remaking America’s Largest Religion, unpacking your life2guystalking

Julie Byrne, author of The Other Catholics: Remaking America’s Largest Religion, situates independent Catholicism within the sprawling landscape of American religion and her own history. Raised by Catholic academics that challenged Roman Catholic dogma in their life and teachings, Dr. Byrne carries the torch illuminating the edges of her childhood religion and discovering “Other Catholics” … Continue reading The Other Catholics – a Visit with Julie Byrne →