Yes, Romeo and Juliet is remakes that seems to occur at least once every decade. With one of the most recent incarnations having it set in present day, it is no surprise its next frontier is that of the future. A sci-fi Romeo and Juliet, called Upside Down has just released its trailer. Continue reading
Almost everyone knows about the film, The Shining, and the book is based on written by Stephen King. Even if you haven’t seen it, you know what it is about and you know its iconic moments thanks to countless shows and movies spoofing it. Well now, a new documentary claims there are subliminal messages through out the book adaptation. Continue reading
Ok, well not all time, but these are definitely the highest grossing film adaptations and from that I gleaned this: Harry Potter dominates. I think that is the obvious conclusion that can be made from this compiled list of highest grossing film adaptations. With every book on the list only to be broken up by LOTR and Jurassic Park, Harry Potter reigns at the box office. I have to say though, Twilight is not in the top ten and we have Harry Potter to thank for that. Continue reading
It is common knowledge that in the casting process, many different people are looked at for roles or even offered. We recently published an article about casting close calls but did you know that there were over 30 actresses who auditioned for the role of Katniss in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games. Continue reading
I’ve talked about before, my love for the movie Forrest Gump as well as Bambi, and now it seems the world agrees with me. These films plus several others were recently added to the US Film Registry. Continue reading
I just put down my copy of Pierre Boulle’s 1963 opus, Planet of the Apes, as translated by Xan Fielding. “Put down” may not be the most accurate phrasing here — I closed the app on my phone and proceeded to do some web surfing for a while. That was primarily to verify the number of movies spun off of this relatively slender volume: seven films and two television series, at least one video game and several supporting documentaries and behind-the-scenes projects shot up on the IMDB site in short order. At first blush, these varied projects, most of which I have seen, bare little resemblance to the book used as their source material beyond the conceit that apes somehow supplant man as the dominant species of their planet. Continue reading
If you haven’t seen A Christmas Story, you haven’t experienced one of the greatest holiday traditions. The film, which plays every year for 24 hours straight on TBS, is one of the most beloved Christmas films ever. And it almost involved Jack Nicholson. Continue reading
A Japanese trailer for the upcoming adaptation, John Carter, was recently released. Continue reading
Many fans would have been happy enough with the reveal of the official trailer for The Hobbit, but now they have the 12 minute production video with extensive behind the scenes footage to salivate over. Continue reading
Sony Pictures and StudioCanal have released a new international trailer for the film, Bel Ami that stars Robert Pattinson. Continue reading