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In the latest episode, Maura and Donny celebrate a late Halloween with the 2018 novel “Cabin at the end of the World” by Paul Tremblay. It won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award. The 2023 film adaptation, “Knock at the Cabin Door” was helmed by M. Night Shymalan. It stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Rupert Grint.
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In the latest episode, Maura and Donny take a bit of a departure from the normal routine by discussing a play instead of a film! The 2012 bestseller “Tiny Beautiful Things” was written by Cheryl Strahad. It was later adapted into a play by Nia Vardalos.
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In the latest episode, Maura and Donny discuss the 2019 nonfiction book “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement”by New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey. The 2022 film adaptation stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Twohey and Cantor. It was written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and directed by Maria Schrader.
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Maura and Donny are back with the season premiere! In this episode they discuss the 1972 Mary Rodgers children’s novel “Freaky Friday”. It’s been adapted numerous times but the focus is on the 2003 film starring Jamie Leigh Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as the mother daughter body swapping duo!
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In a special Father’s Day episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1998 novel “Big Fish: A novel of mythic proportions” by Daniel Wallace. Tim Burton helmed the 2003 film adaptation. The all star cast features Ewan Mcgregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Marion Cotillard, Danny Devito, Steve Buscemi, and Robert Guillaume.
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In the season finale, Maura and Donny discuss the 2003 novel “ The Devil Wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger and its 2006 film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci. They delve into the cutthroat world of high fashion.
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In a special Pride Month episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1995 novel “ Father of Frankenstein” by Christopher Bram, the fictionalized account of openly gay director James Whale. The 1998 film adaptation, “Gods and Monsters”, was written and directed by Bill Condon and stars Ian Mckellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave.
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In A Reel Page Turner first, Maura and Donny discuss 2 film adaptations of a classic novel! “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo was published in 1862 and remains a classic piece of literature! Among the many film adaptations include the 1998 version starring Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes. The 2012 Oscar winning musical version features Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried!
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In a very special Mother’s Day episode, Donny and Maura talk about the 1986 coming of age novel “ Mermaids” by Patty Dann. The 1990 film adaptation was directed by Richard Benjamin and stars Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci and Michael Schoeffling.
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The latest episode is gone to the dogs (and cats!) Maura and Donny discuss the 1961 animal friendly children’s book “ The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford. It was adapted into the 1993 film “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey”. The film features Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Don Ameche as the voices of our 4-legged friends
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On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss the 2011 book “The Family Fang” by Kevin Wilson and its 2015 film adaptation of the same name. The family dramedy was written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Jason Bateman. Bateman also stars in it along with Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken.
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On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss “Holes” the 1998 YA novel written by Louis Sachar. The 2003 film adaptation was penned by Sachar himself and directed by Andrew Davis. The star studded cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Patricia Arquette, Dule Hill, and Henry Winkler.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from A Reel Page Turner! Join Maura and Donny as they talk about the Irish classic “Darby O’Gill and the Little People! “ The 1959 film stars Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, and Sean Connery in one of his first starring roles! It was based on the 1903 short story collection “ Darby O’Gill and the Good People” by Herminie Templeton Kavanagh!
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In honor of Black History Month, Maura and Donny discuss the 2014 memoir “Just Mercy: A story of Justice and “Redemption.“ The wildly acclaimed and award winning book was written by Bryan Stevenson and details his fight for justice defending death row inmates particularly the story of wrongfully convicted man Walter “Johnny D” McMillan. The 2019 film adaptation stars Michael B. Jordan as Bryan and Jamie Foxx as Johnny D.
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Are you ready for some football? Maura and Donny hit the gridiron with the latest episode on the 1984 novel “On Any Given Sunday” by former NFL player Pat Toomay and the very loosely connected 1999 film “Any Given Sunday”. The film was helmed by Oliver Stone and features an ensemble cast headed by Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, LL Cool J and Ann Margaret.
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Join Maura and Donny in the first potentially NSFW episode of A Reel Page Turner! The topic of discussion is the 2017 memoir “Notes to Boys: And Other Things I shouldn’t Share in Public”, and its film adaptation the curiously titled “My Year of Dicks”. The 24 minute short film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
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Welcome to the first episode of 2024! Maura and Donny discuss “The Silver Linings Playbook,”the 2008 novel by Matthew Quick and its 2012 film adaptation. The film was written and directed by David O. Russel and stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Jackie Weaver.
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It’s the final episode of the year with Maura and Donny discussing a holiday classic “Miracle on34th Street.” The 1947 film starred Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwynn. The novella was written by Valentin Davies and came out the same year as a companion book.
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Ho Ho Ho! Join Maura and Donny as they kick off the holiday season with the 2001 novel “Skipping Christmas!” It was written by John Grisham in a departure from his usual output! The 2004 film adaptation titled “Christmas with the Kranks” starting Tim Allen and Jamie Leigh Curtis!
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Maura and Donny’s latest episode is on the interestingly titled memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies” by Michael Ausiello. It was published in 2017 and was adapted into the critically acclaimed 2022 film “Spoiler Alert.” The film was written by David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage, directed by Michael Showalter and starred Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, and Sally Field.
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