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The Messiness of Going From Films to Comics

Friends will frequently ask me after we’ve all seen a movie based on a novel, “should I read it?” I ...

Final MOCKINGJAY: PART 1 Trailer

Are you ready for the last and final trailer for Mockingjay: Part 1? Here it is: [youtube]https://youtu.be/IXshQ5mv1K8[/youtube]   What do you think? ...

Dream Casting for TAMPA, THE FEVER, and Other Hypothetical Adaptations

I told everyone I knew that I thought Alexander Siddig would be perfect for the role of Doran Martell in ...

I Don’t Care About Accuracy In Book Adaptations

Once upon a time, ages ago, I went to see The Dark Knight, the second of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, ...

The Big Bookish Netflix Round-Up

Netflix’s instant streaming catalogue is a wonderful thing, made more wonderful by the immense number of bookish TV shows, feature ...

6 Books HBO Should Turn Into Series

Six books that HBO should adapt for TV: Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, and more.

UNDER THE DOME: A Cautiously Optimistic Review

CBS' UNDER THE DOME premiered Monday. How good was the pilot episode? What does the show have to do to remain compelling? My cautiously optimistic review.

What Do Readers Really Want From Literary Adaptations?

Readers have strong feelings about film adaptations of their favorite books, but what do we really want to see on the big screen?

12 Movies That Should Be Books

Around Oscar season, there’s always a lot of talk about book-to-film adaptations. But personally, I’m more interested in seeing it ...

Why Books Make the Best Movies

This week’s print issue of Entertainment Weekly includes the results from a reader poll of the most anticipated movies of ...