http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/ en-us 2003-07-31T17:45:35-08:00 2011-05-09T07:46:02-08:00 The DVD of Adaptation is out. This DVD contains just the movie, but Susan tells me that there's another DVD coming out in a few months that will have all sorts of special features on it.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/jul03.php jkottke 2003-07-31T17:45:35-08:00 Now that the Oscars are over, news concerning the movie is nearly non-existent, and the DVD is due out at the end of May, the time has come to put this weblog to rest. I'd like to thank Susan for letting me do this here; it was fun. Here are a few of my favorite posts from the past 6 months: Susan says Adapation is "amazing" Deleted scenes Behind the scenes pictures Artist renderings The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and how it relates to reporting Adding to the pile Spoof? New Yorker review You may also read back through the archives: March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 or pick up the book on which the movie was based: The Orchid Thief. And don't miss Susan's latest exploits here on susanorlean.com and in The New Yorker.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-30T19:40:56-08:00 Somehow, Charlie and Donald missed out on an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for pretty much the most talked-about screenplay ever. Meryl and Cage didn't win either.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-24T07:02:58-08:00 Chris Cooper just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He gave a very nice speech, saying that working with Streep on this movie was like making good jazz.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-23T17:57:39-08:00 Just got a note from Susan about the Adaptation DVD. There will be a DVD released at some point with special features on it (in addition to this DVD, I would assume); she's working on a couple of them herself.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-11T22:12:21-08:00 A couple of discussion groups pertaining to Adaptation have popped up on Yahoo! Groups. The Adaptation group deals with the movie in general while fans of Adaptation's dearly-departed co-writer Donald Kaufman can join The Original Donald Kaufman Fan Club.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-10T10:43:36-08:00 Susan has posted the original article that she wrote for the New Yorker on John Laroche. Orchid Fever begat The Orchid Thief begat Adaptation begat this weblog. Got it?... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-09T22:08:54-08:00 Steve brings word that Adaptation will be out on DVD (cover art) on May 20th. Sounds like there won't be any special features on the disc because it will be part of Columbia's SuperBit collection: "These are DVDs that devote the entire data capacity to accommodate higher video bit rates and two surround sound options, the highly regarded DTS 5.1 and de facto standard Dolby Digital 5.1. By omitting bonus materials, running audio commentaries, other audio (Dolby Digital 2.0) and language (e.g., French or Spanish) soundtracks, extra data capacity is freed up for the higher video bit rate, DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound tracks." This is disappointing as Adaptation is a movie that cries out for bonus materials (and an odd choice because Adaptation doesn't seem like the type of film that needs a higher-than-normal quality picture or sound). Hopefully a regular version with extras will be out around then or soon after.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/mar03.php jkottke 2003-03-02T17:02:01-08:00 Charlie and Donald (!) won the BAFTA (British Academy Film & Television Awards) for best adapted screenplay. The boys were unable to make it to the awards ceremony in London, so Meryl Streep stepped in and read a fax on their behalf, misreading it in saying "I would like to spank director Spike Jonze." Word is that Kaufman also tried to spank George Clooney, director of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, for which Kaufman wrote the screenplay. (Thanks Jen and Steve)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-27T09:34:58-08:00 A British radio program entitled Back Row recently interviewed Nicolas Cage about his role in Adaptation. An information page is here on which you can find the RealAudio stream of the broadcast. (Thanks Stu)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-27T09:34:04-08:00 The NY Times has a piece on the muddled screenplay situation at the Oscars this year: "Some academy voters think at least two nominees for best original screenplay — Gangs of New York and My Big Fat Greek Wedding — are better described as adapted screenplays. And one of the adapted scripts — for Adaptation, of all things — strikes many as being more original than any of the original screenplays." (Thanks Jen and Steve)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-27T09:33:35-08:00 Adaptation received A Silver Bear as the overall runner up at the Berlin Film Festival. (Thanks Susan)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-27T09:32:42-08:00 The Wall Street Journal has an interview with Meryl Streep about life, movies, and her Oscar nomination: "What we do now is withhold films from most of America, which is shocking. And what do we withhold? The best films. If you live somewhere 30 miles out in mall-land, you can't see all the great movies. Same with the rest of the world: We export the crap. And then we wonder why everybody hates us and has a distorted picture of what Americans are. We should export the best movies we make." Streep has been nominated for more Oscars than anyone else in history, a record 13. (Thx to Steve for the link.)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-14T06:15:11-08:00 The Academy Award nominations have been announced. Adaptation received 4 nominations: Streep, Cooper, Cage, and Kaufman for Best Adpated Screenplay.... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-11T07:22:40-08:00 The nominations for the Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday. Prediction: nominations for Cooper, Cage, and Kaufman, but no Streep and no Best Picture. (Just a gut feeling...no reason really.)... http://www.susanorlean.com/adaptation/feb03.php jkottke 2003-02-09T20:03:39-08:00