Books on the Silver Screen

A dear friend gave me a box of “literary tea”: To each bag is attached a quotation. Here’s one that gave me a chuckle, especially in light of how many 2011 film releases started on the printed page:

“Don’t judge a book by its movie.”

An abbreviated list of films released this year based directly or indirectly on books:

Hugo
Jane Eyre
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Puss in Boots
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Adjustment Bureau
The Adventures of Tintin
The Big Year
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
The Thing
The Three Musketeers
War Horse
Water for Elephants
We Bought A Zoo