25. A Wrinkle in Time

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Madeleine L’Engle’s original novel, published in 1962. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
• The 2003 TV movie, directed by John Kent Harrison, and starring Katie Stuart, Kate Nelligan, and Alfre Woodard. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.
• The 2018 theatrical movie, directed by Ava DuVernay, written by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, and starring Storm Reid, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and Oprah Winfrey. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• “The New Wave of Nicecore” by David Ehrlich for IndieWire
• Bobby Hill from King of the Hill
• The career of Chris Potter, including Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Queer as Folk
• Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• The cover of the DVD for the 2003 Wrinkle in Time, Pegasus and all
• The creepy, CGI Fabio-Pegasus from the same movie
• “Tomorrow there’ll be more of us” - Miranda, American

24. The Little Prince

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella. Read on iBooks or Amazon.
• Will Vinton’s 1979 claymation short film of The Little Prince. Watch on YouTube.
• The 1974 movie musical, directed by Stanley Donen, written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and starring Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, and Gene Wilder. Watch on iTunes or Amazon. Soundtrack available on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2015 animated movie adaptation, directed by Mark Osborne, and starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, and Mackenzie Foy. Watch on Netflix.

Footnotes:

• Voltaire’s Candide
• Wind, Sand and Stars and Night Flight, also written by de Saint-Exupéry
• The works of Will Vinton, including The California Raisins, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Moonwalker, and Rip Van Winkle
• Lerner and Loewe, writers of Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Camelot, Gigi, and My Fair Lady
• Stanley Donen, director of Singin’ in the Rain, On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, and Damn Yankees
• Richard Kiley, expensive star of Man of La Mancha
• The rose, a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa
• The Star Wars Holiday Special
• BOB FOSSE
• The theatrical trailer for the 1974 musical
• “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Jurassic Park music video, directed by Mark Osborne
• Bone, the comics series by Jeff Smith
• Gillian Armstrong and Robin Swicord’s Little Women (discussed in episode 7 of this podcast!)

23. Dial M for (A Perfect) Murder

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Dial M for Murder and A Perfect Murder!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Dial M for Murder, 1954, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, and Robert Cummings. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• A Perfect Murder, 1998, directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, and David Suchet. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• A Rube Goldberg machine
• Noises Off
• Wall Street vs. The American President
• Prenuptial Agreements and Death of a Spouse
• Andrew Davis, The Fugitive, and Under Siege