The best movies based on books

Though I'm more of a TV than a movie person these days, I'm suddenly excited to hit the multiplex again — to see two upcoming movies based on two of my favorite books, Cloud Atlas (Oct. 26) and The Great Gatsby (May 10). (I'm kind of into Anna Karenina, out Nov. 16, too.) I'm sure there's something smart to say about the fact that even though the book business is always being declared dying,...