Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:36:03 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The Prestige
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> swstiles at comcast.net 9/22/2006 11:39:41 AM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Neil Ottenstein" <nottenst at yahoo.com>
>To: <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>; <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>
>Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:48 AM
>Subject: [WSFA] The Prestige
>
>> --- Michael Walsh <mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> > ...and the openinig of The Prestige, Christopher
>> > Nolan's film of the
>> > Christopher Priest novel of the same name.  Last
>> > night I saw the trailer
>> > for the first time on network tv:
>> >
>>
>http://www.cinemablend.com/new/New-Trailer-For-The-Prestige-3446.html

>>
>> I just ordered The Prestige from buy.com and was
>> wondering whether folk think it would be better to
>> read it before or after seeing the movie.
>>
>> Neil
>
>Thanks for reminding me. I intend to reread it before seeing
>the movie. It's the best of Priest's novels that I've read
>and I'm hoping that the film does it justice.

Priest read an early draft of thescript and was pleased with it.   It's
pretty difficult to film an entire nove land have the film run a
reasonable length.

He did wonder how the film would begin.  Turns our the script opens
with something entirely new, not in the novel, but according to Priest
it works.

Let's keep the fingers crossed.

I suspect Harlan won't be going to see it....

mjw