Cinema Book Club Podcast

Episode 25 - To Kill a Mockingbird

Chelsea and Charlene revisit a classic book to film adapatation - Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. A book and film whose relevance has only grown over the decades but is it too saccharine for modern sensibilities? Let's discuss.

Episode 24: Ghost World

A rare foray into comic book adaptation, Charlene and Chelsea discuss Terry Zwigoff's cult favourite GHOST WORLD, adapted from Daniel Clowes' comic of the same name - a peek into the weird and wonderful world of Enid Coleslaw as she and her best friend Rebecca navigate the tricky transition from high school to the world that awaits them.

Episode 23 - Dracula

For the month of March, Charlene and Chelsea like to read something Irish so this year they've chosen Bram Stoker's Dracula and watching Francis Ford Coppola's divisive, gloriously gothic, 90's big screen adaptation. There is much to swoon over. Joined by special guest horror expert, Producer Bren!

Episode 22 - High Fidelity

This month Charlene and Chelsea revisit one of their all-time top 5 favourite films Stephen Frears' adaptation of Nick Hornby's High Fidelity. Cinema Book Club explores the differences between the British, 90's set novel and the early 00's US-set film and a brief discussion of the more recent gender-swapped TV series.

Episode 21 - Valley of the Dolls

This month we revisit one of our favourite adaptations - Valley of the Dolls, the 1967 film based on Jacqueline Susann's cult novel about fame, fortune, sex and drugs.