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message 1: by Zeljka (last edited Jan 01, 2022 03:09AM) (new)

Zeljka (ztook) | 3005 comments Mod
It seems appropriate to have all the QR nominations here, to not forget to nominate them some day again, so to speak. All sorted alphabetically - those who eventually won the round are put in the second post.

300 by Frank Miller 300
A Medicine for Melancholy and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury All Summer in a Day
Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny by Isak Dinesen Babette's Feast
Disco Pigs and Sucking Dublin by Enda Walsh Disco Pigs and Sucking Dublin
Duel by Richard Matheson Duel: Terror Stories
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of the House of Usher
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Light in the Piazza by Elizabeth Spencer The Light in the Piazza
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan The Lost Thing
Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes Mama's Bank Account
Play and two short pieces for radio by Samuel Beckett Play
Split Cherry Tree by Jesse Stuart Split Cherry Tree
The Tempest by William Shakespeare The Tempest
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco The Velveteen Rabbit
The Virgin and the Gipsy by D.H. Lawrence The Virgin And The Gypsy
Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal Visit to a Small Planet


message 2: by Zeljka (last edited Jan 01, 2022 03:18AM) (new)

Zeljka (ztook) | 3005 comments Mod
The stories and plays that are in our bookshelf:

Everything's Eventual by Stephen King 1408 (01/2016)
30 Days Of Night by Steve Niles 30 Days Of Night (05/2020)
"All You Zombies..." by Robert A. Heinlein All You Zombies (04/2015)
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer Amadeus (04/2020)
Animal Farm by George Orwell Animal Farm (02/2017)
Arrival by Ted Chiang Arrival (03/2017)
August Osage County by Tracy Letts August: Osage County (03/2015)
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon Barefoot in the Park (12/2013)
The BFG by Roald Dahl The BFG (10/2016)
Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar Blow-Up (02/2021)
The Body by Robin Waterfield The Body (02/2016)
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's (03/2016)
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon Brighton Beach Memoirs (06/2013)
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Brokeback Mountain (01/2015)
The Butler A Witness to History by Wil Haygood The Butler (10/2013)
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost (10/2012)
The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman The Children's Hour (06/2015)
A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor (11-12/2019)
Compleat Female Stage Beauty by Jeffrey Hatcher Compleat Female Stage Beauty (06/2017)
Coraline by Neil Gaiman Coraline (03/2013)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (11/2012)
A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd A Christmas Story (12/2016)
The Crucible by Arthur Miller The Crucible (12/2015)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (04/2016)
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster Daddy-Long-Legs (09/2017)
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain Double Indemnity (02/2018)
Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier Don't Look Now (01/2019)
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Ethan Frome (07/2017)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (09/2016)
Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates Farewell to the Master (10/2018)
Fences by August Wilson Fences (04/2018)
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon (05/2016)
Gigi by Colette Gigi (02/2019)
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Girl, Interrupted (06/2016)
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie (09/2013)
The Grass Harp by Truman Capote The Grass Harp (05/2019)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (12/2012)
The Grey by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers The Grey (11/2013)
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness (04/2012)
An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde An Ideal Husband (12/2016)
The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde The Importance Of Being Earnest (08/2013)
Impostor by Philip K. Dick Impostor (09/2019)
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells The Invisible Man (07/2016)
Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson Johnny Mnemonic (06/2018)
Lady Susan A Tale of Love & Friendship by Jane Austen Lady Susan: A Tale of Love & Friendship (04/2017)
The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Last Tycoon (03/2019)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (03/2012)
Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison Legends Of The Fall (07/2014)
Love Story by Erich Segal Love Story (02/2015)
The Man From Snowy River by A.B. Paterson The Man From Snowy River (10/2015)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance And a Man Called Horse, the Hanging Tree, and Lost Sister by Dorothy M. Johnson The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (05/2018)
The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling The Man Who Would Be King (08/2012)
Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan Memento mori (09/2014)
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream (07/2013)
Minority Report by Philip K. Dick Minority Report (02/2014)
MirrorMask by Neil Gaiman MirrorMask (08/2018)
The Mist by Stephen King The Mist (03/2020)
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell The Most Dangerous Game (11/2014)
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway (01/2017)
Much Ado About Nothing by Alistair McCallum Much Ado about Nothing (05/2014)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (07/2018)
Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men (04/2013)
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson Old Yeller (12/2017)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Peter Pan (01/2013)
Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Le Petit Prince (04/2019)
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs A Princess of Mars (11/2015)
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion (05/2013)
Rabbit-Proof Fence The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington Rabbit-Proof Fence (07/2019)
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun (08/2014)
Rashoumon and In a Grove by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Rashoumon and In a Grove (07/2020)
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe The Raven (02/2012)
Rear Window by Cornell Woolrich Rear Window (01/2014)
Red Dog by Louis de Bernières Red Dog (05/2017)
Rust and Bone by Craig Davidson Rust and Bone (01/2020)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark The Complete Collection by Alvin Schwartz Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (10/2019)
Second Variety by Philip K. Dick Second Variety (09/ 2015)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (04/2014)
The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King The Shawshank Redemption (03/2014)
Shopgirl by Steve Martin Shopgirl (02/2020)
The Sobbin' Women by Stephen Vincent Benét The Sobbin' Women (11/2017)
Steel And Other Stories by Richard Matheson Steel: And Other Stories (11/2018)
Stonehearst Asylum Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe Stonehearst Asylum (07/2015)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (05/2012)
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire (12/2018)
Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time by Brian W. Aldiss Supertoys Last All Summer Long (12/2014)
The Swimmer by John Cheever The Swimmer (08/2015)
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew (01/2018)
Tea and Sympathy by Robert Woodruff Anderson Tea and Sympathy (05/2015)
The Third Man by Graham Greene The Third Man (03/2018)
Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard Three-Ten to Yuma (06/2012)
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells The Time Machine (08/2017)
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Tuck Everlasting (09/2018)
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose Twelve Angry Men (08/2019)
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore V for Vendetta (02/2013)
The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith The Water Horse (06/2019)
Total Recall by Philip K. Dick We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (07/2012)
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera The Whale Rider (08/2016)
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Where the Wild Things Are (09/2012)
Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. Who Goes There? (10/2014)
The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr The Wisdom of Eve (10/2017)
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman The Yellow Wallpaper (06/2014)


message 3: by Alana (new)

Alana (alanasbooks) | 730 comments These haven't been nominated, but here is a Wikipedia list of short fiction of various kinds that have been made into films:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...


message 4: by Zeljka (new)

Zeljka (ztook) | 3005 comments Mod
Alana wrote: "These haven't been nominated, but here is a Wikipedia list of short fiction of various kinds that have been made into films: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Brilliant list! There are some oh so famous stories, how we forgot to nominate them in these three years? For example:
Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of the House of Usher
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algernon
Impostor by Philip K. Dick Impostor
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells The Invisible Man
Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson Johnny Mnemonic
The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr The Wisdom of Eve


message 5: by Phair (new)

Phair (sphair) This may not be easy to find in text or on film but I remember reading the play Visit to a Small Planet by Gore Vidal and loving it way back when. It was made into a Jerry Lewis film
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054446/?...
I believe the film is available on Amazon Prime but I don't use any other online sources.


message 6: by Zeljka (last edited Dec 12, 2017 11:22AM) (new)

Zeljka (ztook) | 3005 comments Mod
Thanks to Alana, here's a link to Wikipedia's list of short works made into feature films (it is not certainly a complete one, but it helps anyway):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...


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