Just in time for Thanksgiving, two movies based more or less on books are being released this Wednesday, November 23:
In The Ice Harvest, John Cusak and Billy Bob Thornton steal from mob boss Randy Quaid. Directed by Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day), with a script by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, it is based on the novel by Scott Phillips (Ballantine, $12, 0345440196).
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Syriana, directed by Stephen Gaghan (Traffic) and starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Amanda Peet, is based on Robert Baer's memoir, See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism (Three Rivers Press, $14, 140004684X).
In The Ice Harvest, John Cusak and Billy Bob Thornton steal from mob boss Randy Quaid. Directed by Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day), with a script by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, it is based on the novel by Scott Phillips (Ballantine, $12, 0345440196).
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Syriana, directed by Stephen Gaghan (Traffic) and starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Amanda Peet, is based on Robert Baer's memoir, See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism (Three Rivers Press, $14, 140004684X).