He lives in Washington -- the city he grew up in, a city he hates; his hatred of the government is, as he puts it, "personal" -- in an apartment adorned with a painting he commissioned based on a Smashing Pumpkins lyric, "I am still just a rat in a cage".
The Godfather was based on a pulp smash, Vertigo on a Gallic-noir potboiler, and Casablanca was written by committee.
The film, directed by Tate Taylor and based on a novel by Kathryn Stockett, was a smash hit, earning nearly $200 million worldwide at the box office.
Tomorrow's screening will feature "Mantrap," a 1926 box office smash based on a novel by Sinclair Lewis, and "Call Her Savage," from 1932.
Paper Towns is based on a novel by John Green, author of smash-hit young adult weepie The Fault in Our Stars – a cheeky cameo reminds you of this gem.
Based on the smash Broadway musical based on a five-volume novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables takes place in 19th century France and mostly follows Jean Valjean, a peasant played by Hugh Jackman who skips parole after being imprisoned for 19 years for stealing bread to feed a hungry child.
Based on a bestselling novel, "The Help" was an unexpected smash, and has already grossed over $100 million at the box office.
The first big theatre event of the new year in the West End is a smash hit of 50 years ago, re-launched in a new production based on a 15-year-old revival.
