Elmore Leonard Leonard also contributed one chapter (the twelfth of thirteen) to the 1996 "Miami Herald" parody serial novel "Naked Came the Manatee" (). Twenty-six of Leonard's novels and short stories have been adapted for the screen (19 as motion pictures and another seven as television programs). Aside from the short stories already noted, a number of Leonard's novels have been adapted as films, including "Get Shorty" (1990 novel, 1995 film), "Out of Sight" (1996 novel, 1998 film), and "Rum Punch" (1992 novel, 1997 film "Jackie Brown"). "52 Pick-Up" (1986 film) was first adapted very loosely into the 1984 film "The Ambassador"
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Britney Spears, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Oscar-winning directors Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh. The soundtrack featured songs like "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat, "S.O.S." by Rihanna, "Funplex" by The B-52's and "My World" by Emigrate. True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet is a Lifetime Television comedy-drama film, based on a young adult novel of the same name by author Lola Douglas. The film stars Joanna "JoJo" Levesque and Valerie Bertinelli. The film was directed by Tim Matheson. It premiered on August 9, 2008 on Lifetime. Teen actress Morgan Carter (Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) is