Chris and Nate take a look at Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel 'Little Women,' as well as four of its most famous film adaptations: 1933 starring Kathryn Hepburn; 1949 starring Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh; 1994 starring Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes and Christian Bale; and 2018 starringSaorise Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalemet, Bob Odenkirk and Laura Dern, as directed by Greta Gerwig.

The story follows four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, growing up in 19th century Massachusetts.

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Chris and Nate, with special guest Dave Anderson, discuss J. R. R. Tolkein's classic fantasy novel, 'The Hobbit' as well as the film adaptations it spawned: 1977's animated television movie 'The Hobbit' and the live action trilogy ('An Unexpected Journey,' 'The Desolation of Smaug' and 'The Battle of the Five Armies') directed by Peter Jackson and starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis.

The story follows a humble Hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who is recruited by a wizard named Gandalf to help a crew of Dwarves reclaim their homeland from the dangerous dragon, Smaug.

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Special guest: Dave Anderson

Chris and Nate discuss Alice Walker's historic novel, 'The Color Purple' and its two film adaptations: 1985's directed by Steven Speilberg and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, and 2023's musical adaptation starring Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and Colman Domingo.

The story follows Celie, a Black woman in the American South facing a lifetime of obstacles and hardship as she learns to love herself.

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Bibliophile Chris and Cinephile Nate discuss the historical significance and cultural context of film adaptations of books, plays, novels and literature in general.

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