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Catherine Hardwicke Confirmed for ‘The Age of Miracles’ Movie Adaptation
Catherine Hardwicke has signed on to direct the film adaptation of Karen Thompson Walker’s bestselling debut novel The Age of Miracles.
Mayan Mayhem: Our 12 Favorite Apocalyptic Films
The end of the Mayan calendar got us thinking about the Apocalypse. These twelve films are our personal favorite ‘end of days’ movies.
Once Is Enough: 9 Great Films We Will Never Watch Again
Have you ever seen a terrific movie that from the moment the credits roll, realize you will never view it again? Here are nine brilliant dramas that are lethal to our serotonin levels if seen more than once.
The 6 Scariest Stephen King Film Adaptations
In the spirit of Halloween, Word & Film highlights the six Stephen King adaptations that truly scare the bejesus out of us.
It’s Alive! TNT to Breathe Life into Dean Koontz’s ‘Frankenstein’
With Halloween right around the corner, the news that television network TNT is developing Dean Koontz’s five-book Frankenstein series comes at the perfect time.
Alec Baldwin and Patrick Wilson ‘Caught Stealing’ in Charlie Huston Adaptation
Patrick Wilson is set to star as Hank Thompson in the cinematic adaptation of ‘Caught Stealing’ by Charlie Huston.
Taylor Schilling cast in Jenji Kohan’s new Neflix series ‘Orange is the New Black.’
‘Weeds’ creator Jenji Kohan sticks to her television roots as develops a 13-episode Netflix original series based on Piper Kerman’s prison memoir, ‘Orange Is The New Black.’
Michael R. Roskam will take a bite out of John Vaillant’s ‘The Tiger’
Deadline reports that Focus Features has identified Michael R. Roskam as the new director for the adaptation of John Vaillant’s book ‘The Tiger,’ after Aronofsky stepped down to focus on ‘Noah.’
The Temptation of the Unfilmable: 7 Books That Should Never Hit the Silver Screen
Considering today’s technology paired with large studio budgets, a case can be made that with the right director and actors, there is no longer such thing as an ‘unfilmable book.’ However, though both of these elements can help a movie get made, they do not ensure a film’s success. And sure, Hollywood likes a challenge, but even the most fortuitous and creative minds in the business would have serious reservations about adapting these seven books to the big screen.
A Gangster’s Lullaby: ‘Killing Them Softly’ Trailer Hits the Web
The bad-ass meter is off the charts in the first full-length trailer for ‘Killing Them Softly,’ which is based on Cogan’s Trade by George Higgins.
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