The entry begins:My superstitious side rarely lets me indulge in if-my-book-was-made-into-a-movie fantasies, but I will admit that Life on Mars was such fun for me to write, and came to life so vividly for me, I might have occasionally thought about what it would look like on the big screen.Learn more about the book and author at Jennifer Brown's website.
In my mind, Life on Mars, the movie, is something along the lines of The Goonies meets Holes meets Stand By Me, three of my favorite kid movies that all have a few things in common: an unlikely combination of comedy, gravity, quirk, and believability, with characters who are lovable and fun, and whose goals are adventurous and maybe even a bit fantastic, all woven together with an underlying thread of delicious storytelling.
Arty would need to be played by...[read on]
Read: Coffee with a Canine: Jennifer Brown & Ursula and Aragorn.
My Book, The Movie: Life on Mars.
--Marshal Zeringue
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