“Kumare” is an excellent documentary about a man who sets out to start his own sham religion centered around yoga and meditation in an effort to show how people can…
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#13 – Slow Lightning
(Right Click Download Link To Save) In episode 13 of Cinema Crespodiso, Chris Crespo and Drewster Cogburn are joined by Angel Rivera from the hit new podcast “SBK LIVE with…
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Book-to-film adaptations: 5 – ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’
When discussing the best book-to-film adaptations, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” stands out as a success in wrangling a wild narrative and boiling it down to a workable movie, especially…
Read MoreNetflix pick for 4/1/13 – ‘The Warriors’
I just recently republished my original book-to-film adaptation analysis of the great “The Warriors,” when lo and behold, on the most recent episode of Cinema Crespodiso (available here), the completely…
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#12 – Crespodiso After Dark
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Book-to-film adaptations: 4 – ‘Dreamcatcher’
If you’re playing along at home, you’ll notice that this series is a back and forth type of deal. No Country for Old Men was a best of, I Am…
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Book-to-film adaptations: 3 – ‘The Warriors’
Installment one was a “best” and installment two was a “worst.” So here’s another example of one of the best: Walter Hill’s The Warriors is an adaptation of Jewish-American writer…
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Review: ‘Stoker’
Written by the star of TV’s Prison Break and directed by the guy behind “Oldboy” is not a way I thought I would ever start any review ever, yet here…
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Book-to-film adaptations: 2 – ‘I Am Legend’
Most people who saw the film I Am Legend probably had no idea the movie was based on a book. And even if they did, there’s a chance they had…
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Book-to-film adaptations: 1 – ‘No Country For Old Men’
“The book was better.” How many times has that phrase been uttered? Films and books are two different forms of media, and there is no reason why one should be…
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