Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Young Carrie Bradshaw Is…

It was recently announced that The CW has green-lit the pilot episode for a series based on the book, The Carrie Diaries, written by Candace Bushnell. The book and series is a prequel to the hit show (that I love) “Sex and the City”. It follows the four best friends as they traverse the city and learn about life and love (so yes its just like the original show but for teens). However, who is going to play the four women in their teen years? And many people want to know who is going to play the titular Carrie? Continue reading →

Could World War Z End The Zombie Genre?

 

I love zombies. I love zombie movies, I love zombie books. It is a genre that I really dig. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same. With the adaptation of Max Brooks’ brilliantly written World War Z, many feel that after this film comes out there isn’t much left to do in the genre. I am, like others, very weary of this adaptation for many reasons. One being that the book is an oral biography and I find it hard to translate that to a visual medium like film. Continue reading →

Book Adaptations Nominated For Oscars

Everyone knows what the Academy Awards are. It’s only one of the most famous award ceremonies of the year where dramas and comedies and amazing actors and actresses get recognized. This year for the 84th Annual Academy Awards, many of the nominees are adaptations of books. There is even a category for Best Adapted Screenplay that features many great film adaptations from the year. You can check out the nominees below.

The ceremony, held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, honors nominees in 24 film categories, voted on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ roughly 6,000 members. Comic Billy Crystal is set to host the telecast for the ninth time. Continue reading →

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 Surpasses $700 Million

 

The massively popular fourth installment on The Twilight Saga is making tons of money. Literally. I am pretty sure if you put all the money its made into a box it would weigh a ton. How much has it earned? Well it was recently announced that it has passed the $700 million mark worldwide. Continue reading →

ABC Picks Up New Supernatural Drama

Would live in an apartment at 666 Park Ave? Most superstitious people wouldn’t and in this case they would be correct in not wanting to live here in this particular apartment building. Why? Because the residents of 666 Park Ave have a secret. According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC has officially picked up with pilot for 666 Park Ave. Continue reading →

Battle of the Snow Whites: To the Pain!

For some reason, two studios had the same idea to remake something that doesn’t need to be remade at all, ever again. How very studio-like of them. In the next several months we will be treated to two different versions of Snow White. Elena and I are each championing a different incarnation for this point by point discussion; may the best useless fairytale re-imagining win.

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Watch the New Sneak Peek for Snow White and The Huntsman

Its been a couple of months since the first trailer for Snow White and the Hunstman was released , and finally Universal pictures has released a new video via their Facebook page. Although it has some of the footage from the first official trailer, it has some footage and exclusive footage of Charlize Theron’s guest spot on the show “Top Chef”. Continue reading →