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A stack of books. Lynn shares five books that will soon be adapted for television and movies — and that you should read before they do. COURTESY OF KIMBERLY FARMER VIA UNSPLASH

Five books to read before they hit the screen

Lynn Chu November 1, 2021
Here are five books to read before they hit the big screen in the near future.
"Eddie the Eagle,” opening Friday, tells the story of British Olympic ski team member Michael "Eddie" Edwards, played by Taron Egerton, and his journey to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. PHOTO COURTESY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

REVIEW: “Eddie the Eagle” takes off, soars

Allegra Peelor February 26, 2016

“Eddie the Eagle” has all the aspects of a classic underdog sports movie: a reluctant coach, mean foreign opponents and, of course, a training montage. The movie is based on the true story of...

Colin Firth stars as Harry Hart (left), a spy who helps Eggsy, played by Taron Egerton, apply for Kingsman, a top-secret independent intelligence organization in “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” released Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION

REVIEW: “Kingsman” offers bloody, but bloody good, thrills

Conner Reed February 13, 2015

Just over halfway through Matthew Vaughn’s new spy thriller, “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” Academy Award-winner and coiffed human teacup Colin Firth dryly utters this sentence: “I am a Catholic...

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