The Academy Awards are a month away. Are you laying bets on who’ll win Best Picture, Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress, etc? How about the category of Best Adapted Screenplay?

How many writers does it take to transform a novel into a screenplay? Edge of Tomorrow – went through 8, credited 3, The Descendants – 3, Before Midnight – 3, Full Metal Jacket – 3, In the Loop – 4, BlacKKKlansman – 4, This Is Spinal Tap – 4, Blazing Saddles – 5, Monty Python’s Life of Brian – 6, and Once Upon a Time in America – 6

Also, the controversy – was Barbie adapted from a novel, short story or play? How could it be? It’s based on a Mattell toy? Yes, Barbie is in the Best Adapted category.

And how close is the movie to the book?

For a month, my Instagram posts will feature a movie, adapted from a book, short story, or play, with a quote from the movie. Was the line in the original material? I’m not sure. If you know, enlighten us all.