"Adaptation" (with Drew Buxton)

About this episode

Drew Buxton joins Tobias Carroll to discuss the film Adaptation and its themes of metafiction and adaptation challenges.

After a brief delay due to, well, current events, there's a new episode of Framed & Bound. This time out, Drew Buxton joins Tobias Carroll to get very metafictional as they discuss 2022's Adaptation , featuring two of Nicolas Cage's best performances. Discussed: writing about wrestling, Brian Cox's agelessness, Charlie Kaufman's work as a director, the challenges of adapting unadaptable books, and the greatness of Wojciech Has. Drew Buxton's So Much Heart is available directly from the publisher and wherever books are sold. If you've ever been curious to read The Orchid Thief , it's available from Bookshop and your local bookstore. Shout Factory's blu-ray of the film can be ordered here . Tobias wrote about another Charlie Kaufman adaptation for Literary Hub. Our logo is by Mack V .

People in this episode

Host: Tobias Carroll

Guest: Drew Buxton

Topics covered

• metafiction
• film adaptation
• Nicolas Cage
• Charlie Kaufman
• writing challenges
• wrestling

Keywords

• Adaptation
• Drew Buxton
• Nicolas Cage
• Charlie Kaufman
• film discussion
• writing about wrestling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shout Factory, Literary Hub

Books & works: Adaptation, The Orchid Thief, So Much Heart

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