The Film Adaptation Episode

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May 20, 202621:32Society & Culture

Books are having a moment on screen, and Amanda has thoughts — including that Greta Gerwig is going to direct her novel someday. Greta doesn't know this yet. Hollywood has spent years refusing to greenlight anything with...

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