When it comes to making a buck Hollywood isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. Like a horse following a dangled carrot into the backdoor of a Tesco warehouse, studio execs will trail behind any cash-cow begging to snap up the film rights. One Direction turning a profit; let’s make a film about them. Jack Reacher books shifted a few units; let’s knock out a movie. The latest money spinner to catch Hollywood’s eye is of course "EL James” 50 Shades of Grey.

 

 

You couldn’t walk around a summer holiday destination last year without tripping over one of the 50 Shades books. My better half picked them up to see what all the fuss was about and confirmed what I already suspected. There was nothing in the 50 Shades books that hasn’t been available for years from the Ann Summers steamy book section. The books we ... Read more »