What do Bella Swan, Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen, Buffy Summers, Lisbeth Salander and Michonne have in common? A (fake) reality television show,...
Millions of people have read the books and seen the Swedish movies and/or the US flicks, and soon there will be a new way to experience The Girl With ...
By Kristin Fritz via Word & Film Most of us know Katherine Heigl best as Dr. Izzie Stevens from “Grey’s Anatomy” or, you know, that blonde gi...
Despite massive hype leading to a mid-range box office bow, Sony insists that "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" has been successful enough to green li...
Lisbeth Salander is not a hero. She's not a woman we should all aspire to be, and she doesn't have superpowers -- but she is a strong character, and one worth the 158 minutes you'll spend with her if you see the highly anticipated film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Before director David Fincher could officially cast Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in his version of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," he had to put...
Is Fincher's film better than Oplev's? Not really. It's different; it's probably as good as the Swedish version. But better? Nope, sorry.
There's been much ado about the drastic transformation Rooney Mara's undergone to play Lisbeth Salander, the punky, tattooed and raven-haired lead of ...
By Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis for Bookish: Lisbeth Salander, the rugged yet vulnerable hacker chick who powered Stieg Larsson's trilogy to the...
With the upcoming release of the Hollywood version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- starring Daniel Craig and newcomer Rooney Mara and directed by David Fincher -- this Scandinavian capital is poised to attract an even broader tourist audience.
We may never see another novel about Lisbeth Salander, aka The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But books about the hacker-heroine's creator, the late Sti...
The Informationist is a page-turning thriller that sets up information bounty hunter Vanessa Michael Munroe as a likable, flawed character in what promises to be a strong series.
Americans are finally catching on to what thriller fans around the world already know -- that the Swedish team of Roslund & Hellstrom is writing explo...
Is Lisbeth Salander the most fascinating female literary -- or movie -- character of all time? Certainly, Stieg Larsson's punk-hacker heroine is right up there in the pantheon.
I think it was the right decision to cast an unknown in the role but they've put a big burden on such slight shoulders. Let's hope Mara is as resilient and fearless as the character she is about to play.
The relatively-unknown actress Rooney Mara has recently been announced as the official choice for the role of Lisbeth Salander, the titular character ...
I was in the middle of the second book when I realized the true genius of Larsson's vision. His real breakthrough is a veritable Final Solution for abused women.
It's summer. Some people are reading Larsson or re-reading Proust. Instead, I spent last week curled up with Jennifer Egan.
America's love affair with Lisbeth Salander, the cyberpunk/computer hacker created by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, is still hot. The novels in Larsso...
"The question is, after everybody reads 'Hornet's Nest,' what are they going to do?" said Stan Hynds, a book buyer at Northshire Bookstore in Manchest...
I heartily recommend The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, especially for the striking performance by actress Noomi Rapace who does an uncanny version of her character Lisbeth Salander.
