Movie Adaptation

Timeless Taboos: Why 19th-Century Novels Appeal To Film-Makers

The Guardian | Mark Lawson | Posted 07.31.2011

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At press previews, to which movie critics are lured on weekday mornings by platters of complimentary croissants and fruit segments, a special mood of ...

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WATCH: 'A Christmas Carol' Adaptations

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christmas is here! What better way to celebrate than with Charles Dickens' classic book 'A Christmas Carol'? Since its publication in 1843, 'A Chris...

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FILM: Daniel Day Lewis To Star In Spielberg's Anticipated Biopic, 'Lincoln'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Academy Award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis has chosen what is sure to be yet another masterful role in a series of well-chosen, award-winning, and i...

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Huffington Post Readers' Picks

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Late last month we showed that the tired saying, "the book is so much better than the movie," doesn't always hold true. "Sideways," "The Princess Brid...

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WATCH: 15 Movies That Are Better Than The Book

The Huffington Post | Gabe Habash | Posted 05.25.2011

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The book is so much better than the movie. We've all said it, we've all heard it. And we all think it's always true, that the book is better than the ...

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'Freakonomics' Documentary Gets iTunes Only Release For Now. Smart? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The film version of the massive bestseller "Freakonomics" is coming to the big screen--after it comes to the computer screen. In a move that is consi...

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Emma Thompson And Alan Rickman To Star In Poem Adaptation

The Bookseller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Husband-and-wife actors Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson are to star in a BBC production based on a poem by this year's Costa winner Christopher Reid....

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