{"title": "Lectures on Tap: \"Hunger Games: The Art of Adapting Fiction into Film\" with Professor Isabella Tecson", "start": "2026-11-18T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Urbane Arts Club", "address": "Beverley Road 1016, 11218 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": "41.32", "price_to": "41.32", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/adaptation"], "description": "An evening lecture titled \"Hunger Games: The Art of Adapting Fiction into Film\", part of a series of talks given in bars. Professor Isabella Tecson, an English and film criticism professor, script doctor and award-winning playwright, uses Suzanne Collins' bestselling series as a case study to show how a novel is reshaped for the screen. She explores the differences between modern novels and screenplays, why a truly faithful adaptation is impossible and why that can benefit storytelling. 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