{"title":"Books by Kristen Lopez","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780762480975","title":"But Have You Read the Book?","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I love that movie!”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “But have you read the book?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly fascinating look at 52 beloved screen adaptations and the great reads that inspired them. Some films, like \u003ci\u003eClueless\u003c\/i\u003e—Amy Heckerling’s interpretation of Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e—diverge wildly from the original source material, while others, like \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, shift the point of view to craft a different experience within the same story. Author Kristen Lopez explores just what makes these works classics of both the page and screen, and why each made for an exceptional adaptation—whether faithful to the book or exemplifying cinematic creative license.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other featured works include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Men\u003c\/i\u003e ·\u003ci\u003e The Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eDr. No\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eDune \u003c\/i\u003e· \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Deadly\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit \u003c\/i\u003e· \u003ci\u003eValley of the Dolls \u003c\/i\u003e· \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e · \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294657065333,"sku":"9780762480975","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780762480975_f1d99d2a-be88-4e50-b121-e3f583e1a2c5.jpg?v=1786015977"},{"product_id":"9781493086337","title":"Popcorn Disabilities","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can learn a lot from the movies—about sex and relationships, about business, about history. Sure, there’s a fair amount of fantasy, wish fulfillment, and glorious hair to exaggerate everything, but for better or for worse, films remain one of the most important ways that viewers around the world learn about other people and cultures. And almost since the dawn of the medium, movies have shaped the public’s understanding of and assumptions about disability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a film critic and disabled person, Kristen Lopez speaks with particular authority on how disability is represented—and too often misrepresented—in movies. \u003ci\u003ePopcorn Disabilities \u003c\/i\u003eis her impassioned but nonetheless fun and engaging survey of how Hollywood has dealt with disability over the last century. As she reveals, even when they’re not just narrative props to help out an able-bodied protagonist, disabled movie characters are overwhelmingly white, affluent, and conventionally attractive, obscuring the variety of disabilities and the experiences of those who deal with them. But she also explains where films have gotten it right and how the power of the medium can continue to be used to enlighten and educate in the future. From little-remembered gems like Tod Browning’s \u003ci\u003eFreaks\u003c\/i\u003e—one of the earliest well-intentioned attempts to show disabled characters as complex, three-dimensional human beings—to contemporary films like \u003ci\u003eCoda, My Left Foot, A Different Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others, it challenges popular assumptions about disability while never losing sight of movies’ unique power, influence, and potential as a tool for social good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368918331765,"sku":"9781493086337","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781493086337_f7a4e319-7a0c-493f-a102-b543aebe8ff7.jpg?v=1786022009"},{"product_id":"but-have-you-read-the-book-romance-edition","title":"But Have You Read the Book? 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The essays also unpack how these works serve as time capsules of their respective eras, charting the evolution of gender roles and femininity in adaptations such \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany’s\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaiting to Exhale\u003c\/i\u003e. 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