On the latest episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig discusses Cocktail with the book's author Heywood Gould. They cover Heywood's journey to Hollywood, adapting his book for the big screen and much more!Heywood's memoir Drafted will be availabl

Episode 5 - A Farewell to Arms/Live Free or Die Hard with John Carlin

May 29th, 2020

On this installment of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by journalist and author John Carlin to discuss how his 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" for Wired magazine inspired the 4th entry in the Die Hard franchise Live Free or Die Hard.

Episode 4: 8 O'Clock in the Morning/Nada/They Live

Apr 26th, 2020

On the latest episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by the host of the "I Must Break" This Podcast podcast Sean Malloy for a discussion about the Ray Nelson short story "8 O'Clock in the Morning" and its cinematic adaptation John C

Interview - The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Rex Weiner

1 Aug 5th, 2018

On this special installment of Big Screen Book Club Craig sits down with author, screenwriter and journalist Rex Weiner to discuss The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane: The Long Lost Rock and Roll Detective Stories. They discuss how the

Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episodes 3,4,5,6

Mar 29th, 2016

On this installment of the Big Screen Book Club side series devoted to 11.22.63. Craig, Jeff and BJ catch up on episodes 3,4,5,6. They once again look at what did and didn't work.Download (right click, save as)Join us on FacebookBJ's Ro

Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episode 2

Feb 29th, 2016

On this installment of this Big Screen Book Club side series devoted to 11.22.63 Craig, Jeff and BJ discuss episode 2 "The Kill Floor". Download (right click, save as)Big Screen Book Club on TwitterBig Screen Book Club on Facebook

Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Episode 1

Feb 22nd, 2016

Craig, Jeff and BJ discuss what went wrong and right with the 1st episode of 11.22.63.Download (right click, save as)The Dawn of MarsRock and/or Roll

Big Screen Book Club - 11.22.63: Expectations

Feb 4th, 2016

On the first episode of this Big Screen Book Club side series Craig is joined by BJ Kramp and Jeff Ferry to talk about Hulu's adaption of Stephen King's 11/22/63. They discuss their feelings on the book, what they are expecting from the s

Episode 3: The Silver Linings Playbook/Silver Linings Playbook

Jan 20th, 2016

On the 3rd episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig is joined by his brother Keith to talk through the differences between the novel The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick and its cinematic adaptation Silver Linings Playbook. Download

Episode 2: 58 Minutes/Die Hard 2

Dec 31st, 2015

On episode 2 Craig and returning guest BJ Kramp take a look at Walter Wager's 58 Minutes and its movie adaptation, 1990's Die Hard 2. Is the book a worthwhile read? Is the movie a faithful adaptation? Find out those answers and more on Big S

Episode 1: Nothing Lasts Forever/Die Hard

Nov 22nd, 2015

On the first episode of Big Screen Book Club Craig Cohen and BJ Kramp take a look at Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever and its adaptation 1987's Die Hard.During the discussion Craig and BJ discuss the differences between