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Books on the Big Screen: He’s Just Not That Into You

Posted by Dana on 02.03.2009 at 11:07 am

What will they think of next? Of course they make movies from comic books, and from great classics like Pride and Prejudice or Romeo and Juliet – but now apparently the movie biz is tapping into self help books too. Of course I’m talking about the new Warner Brothers release of He’s Just Not That Into You coming out this weekend with a pretty impressive cast including Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson and Justin Long. Read more…

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Poll Wednesday: Comics and Movies

Posted by admin on 11.19.2008 at 12:29 pm

In honor of the upcoming movie release of the (awesome) graphic novel: Watchmen, our poll today is, can the movie ever stand up to the comic?

Some quotes from a story about Watchmen writer Alan Moore to help you think about it: “Moore said he has never watched any of the film adaptations of his comics creations (which have included “V for Vendetta,” “From Hell,” “Constantine” and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen“) and that he believes “Watchmen” is “inherently unfilmable.” He also rues the effect of Hollywood’s siren call on the contemporary comics scene.

“There are three or four companies now that exist for the sole purpose of creating not comics, but storyboards for films. It may be true that the only reason the comic book industry now exists is for this purpose, to create characters for movies, board games and other types of merchandise. Comics are just a sort of pumpkin patch growing franchises that might be profitable for the ailing movie industry.”

Granted, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” was a positively awful film, but V for Vendetta was pretty sweet, and I have a soft spot for the original Spiderman as well. So, can it work?

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Poll Wednesday: Books and Movies

Posted by Jack on 10.22.2008 at 12:01 pm

In light of the coming Stephen King pre-order (coming to you via mail soon, if you don’t get it drop me a line at jack [at] betterworld [dot] com) let’s talk books and movies. Can the movie ever eclipse the book? Is the book always better?

Top Ten list coming Friday!

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Thanksgiving Break ‘Movie Night’

Posted by admin on 11.12.2007 at 8:48 am

With Thanksgiving just 10 days away, I am already anticipating renting some good movies and getting cozy on the couch during the long weekend. For those of you with a similar plan, my recommendation is a double feature of two documentaries that follow Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America…the Emmy nominated Lost Boys of Sudan