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Duke Nukem Movie Adaptation Announced
With the release date for Duke Nukem Forever pushed back yet again, producer of Max Payne adaptation, Scott Faye, insists it's the perfect time for a Duke Nukem movie.
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Turn Your Novel into a Screenplay
You've finished your novel, maybe even gotten it published. Congratulations. Now you want to transform it into a movie. What's involved? Where do you begin?
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Watchmen Character Profiles: Nite Owl
Nite Owl is a brilliant inventor, a millionaire investor and a respected academician. Despite his accomplishments though, he is crippled by self-doubt and loneliness.
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Watchmen Character Profiles: Rorschach
Rorschach's intensity and strangeness make him one of the most compelling characters of comics. This article introduces him to the casual reader.
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Adapting Alan Moore's Watchmen to the Screen
Adapting Watchmen to the screen is an epic task. Are the creative personalities involved up to it?
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Characters of Watchmen
Watchmen is a complex story populated with a wide array of three-dimensional characters. This article gives a rundown of major characters in the graphic novel.
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Chicago: Film Review
A review of the film adaptation of Bob Fosse's musical <i>Chicago</i>, starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere.
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Everything is Illuminated
Liev Shreiber's film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's "Everything is Illuminated" retains the humor and humanity of the novel.
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Film Review: The Mist
Small town America comes under siege in Frank Darabont's latest Stephen King adaptation, an overlooked horror gem destined to be a cult classic
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Fun and Games, or Not
Funny Games is an independent feature that condemns the glorification of violence. It will leave the audience bewildered and disturbed, and that is the point.
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Great Cinema: Dersu Uzala
Akira Kurosawa's Dursu Uzala is a fusion of environmental and humanist cinemas. It is another masterpiece from the man who gave us Seven Samurai, Red Beard and Ikiru.
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The Birth of a Nation
In 1915, D. W. Griffith created a movie that stirred a nation with its heroic portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan and its negative portrayal of blacks in post-Civil War.
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Watchmen Character Profiles: Dr. Manhattan
Dr. John Osterman, aka Dr. Manhattan, takes the archetype of the atomic superhero to its logical end. Dr. Manhattan is a brilliant, powerful, and alienated man.
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Anatomy of An Adaptation
Video games have good stories and suck you in with fun. But do they make good movies? Find out the trend in movie adaptations of successful video games of the past, present and future and learn the secrets of creating a successful adaptation.
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Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone
Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and Amy Ryan co-star in this thriller adapted from the Dennis Lehane novels.
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Mary Harron's American Psycho
The movie based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel about an investment banker who may or may not be living out his violent fantasies about murdering the people around him.
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Pride and Prejudice in Film
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice remains a perennial favourite. In recent years there have been a range of film versions to delight or annoy fans of the novel.
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Ronald Fair: Part 2
In this part Ronald Fair, the prize-winning Christian author, talks about his experiences with making movies.
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There Will Be Blood
2008 Best Picture Oscar nominee and Best Actor winner, this movie is an amazing look at an oil tycoon's ambition and greed.
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Video Game Character to Movie Star
The big screen has not always been good to its video game counterparts but producers continue to remain optimistic about films based on them.
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Marvel Comics makes movie magic
Indiana Jones' first appearance in comic books was for the 1981 Marvel Comics adaptation of "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
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Last Crusade comic treats fans
The movie adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade offers sprinklings of new dialogue, characters and action sequences.
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New Prince of Tennis OVA
A new Prince of Tennis OVA (Original Video Animation) will come to Japanese DVD shelves on June 22nd. It's a further continuation of the original anime.
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Canadian Classics
A look at some of the novels which have built the foundation of Canadian Literature.
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Dragonlance movie a go
Will Meugniot announced as director for animated Dragonlance movie, starring Lucy Lawless. Film set for August 2007 release.
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Tales from Earthsea complete
Animation of of Ursula K. Le Guin novel finished on May 23.
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New Year's Resolution and the Art of Persuasion
Returning to the classics--a discussion of Jane Austen's <i>Persuasion</i>.,Returning to the classics--a discussion of Jane Austen's <i>Persuasion</i>.
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Comics add to Temple of Doom
The Marvel Comics adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom includes scenes that weren't in the film.
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Deep Throat Revealed
William Mark Felt should be regarded as an American hero, one who risked his career, and possibly his life, to bring justice to the White House.
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Enjoying Historic Atlanta
The southern city of Atlanta has seen some truly historic moments during its history and these well-known landmarks blend education and enjoyment for visitors.
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Have a Whale of a Time in January
Celebrate Herman Melville Days on January 11, 2001
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Must-Read 19th C. Russian Novels
Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Lermontov, Tolstoy, and Turgenev are authors who wrote novels that are considered "must-reads" for students of Russian history and literature.
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Persepolis Forced from Thai Fest
The Bangkok International Film Festival gives in to Iranian demands not to screen Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi's award-winning animated film.
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Stephanie Meyer's Twilight
The Twilight craze is sweeping the nation. Whether you've already read the books, or you're just trying to figure out what they're all about, you can get your answers.
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The Godfather by Mario Puzo
A review of both the novel and film, <I>The Godfather</I>, by Mario Puzo.
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The Rainbow Road to Oz
Fifty years ago, Walt Disney dreamed of making a new Oz movie. A TV special and a few songs are all that remain of his vision.
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Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
"Brisingr" is the continuation of a sci-fi saga of dragons, elves, and dwarves, which tells how a 16-year-old human boy fights for his country.
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Collecting Indiana Jones Comics
Now that the fourth Indiana Jones movie has been released to rave reviews, many Indy fans will be dusting of their old comic collections and checking out what's new.
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Cultivate a Love of Reading
Let's help children and adults learn to enjoy reading wholesome literature.
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Exterior Kauai
Hollywood's collaboration co-starring Kauai has had a long history. Stunning untouched landscapes lure many productions to the Garden Isle.
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Film World Mourns Minghella
The world of cinema was shocked today as it was announced that Anthony Minghella, director of the Oscar-winning movie "The English Patient" died early Tuesday morning.
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Iron Man (Review)
Robert Downey, Jr. excels in one of the best superhero comic book adaptations in recent years.
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Jordan Kerner on Smurfs movie
The Smurfs producer Jordan Kerner claims possible trilogy will be "the Lord of the Rings of animated movies." Bwah-hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
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June Movie Review
A review of the movie, <b>A Rat's Tale</b>.
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Movie: Mysterious Island (1961)
Jules Verne's fantastic Mysterious Island revisited the silver screen in 1961, with James Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan and Herbert Lom heading the cast.
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Pride and Prejudice Mad
This article compares the different adaptations of Pride and Prejudice.
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Snow White in the Movies
The timeless forces of good and evil fighting to the death continue to light up the silver screen.
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TMNT Sequel Likely?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans rejoice: chances of a CGI TMNT 2 just went up to 70%, according to Mirage Studios source.
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Batman Sold Out; Winne The Pooh Sues!
Batman #608 with Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee is the hottest comic book in October. Guess which characters will be in the next X-Men movie? Check out this month’s column for the answer. Get the news on the big lawsuit over the rights to Winnie the Pooh between Disney and Slessinger. Check it out!
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