Books To Movies

A look at some of the books that will be hitting the big screen in January and February. The one I am looking forward to the most, Percy Jackson.

Youth In Revolt

Youth In Revolt
Based on the book Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp by C.D. Payne.
Movie Released: January 8th, 2010
As a teenage fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, Nick Twisp is most definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to a trailer park. When a pretty neighbor named Sheeni plays records by French crooners, it's love at first sight for frustrated virgin Nick. Upon learning that Sheeni is already dating someone, Nick launches a hilarious quest to find his way into Sheeni's heart, and bed.



The Last Station

Based on the book THE LAST STATION: A Novel of Tolstoy's Final Year by Jay Parini
Release date: January 15
A fictionalized account of the last year of the Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life and the people around him.




Creation

Based on the book DARWIN, HIS DAUGHTER & HUMAN EVOLUTION by Randal Keynes
Release date: January 22 (limited)
Draws on previously unseen material to trace the personal life of Charles Darwin, focusing on his relationship with his daughter Annie, who died when she was only ten years old.




Dear John

Based on the book Dear John by Nicholas Sparks.
Release Date:February 5th
A soldier home on leave falls for a conservative college girl. Instead of returning home to her, he reenlists after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Time and distance begin to take a toll on the young lovers.



Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Based on the book of the same title by Rick Riordan.
Release date: February 12th
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.