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The ‘Filth’ Element: The 5 Most Deliciously Despicable Movie Antiheroes
For anyone who also has a not-so-casual interest in cinematic bad boys …
From the Vault: ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan, Starring Keira Knightley
Word & Film looks back at Ian McEwan’s Atonement and the big screen adaptation it inspired.
Cate Blanchett to Terrorize Cinderella in Film Update
Also in casting news, we have the announced cast of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere as well as Tarantino’s last-minute tweaks to ‘Django Unchanged’ and a look at F. Scott Fitzgerald’s New Yorker-rejected (really) short story.
Edgar Allen Poe Turns 202, Still Looks Pretty Good
Today we also look at cinema’s best character introductions, literary souvenirs from the Suffragette movement, and the cast of the new Irvine Welsh adaptation.
What’s Happening to Me? On Women and Web Searches in Movies
Someday our descendants will be giggling at the silly generation of film heroines who turned to search engines in their hour of greatest need.
Tom Hanks Joins 'Cloud Atlas'
Tom Hanks is officially set to star in the Wachowskis’ film adaptation of “Cloud Atlas,” based on David Mitchell’s mind-bending third novel.
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In Conversation with Ian McEwan: On Writing Screenplays
Watch as the bestselling author shares his thoughts on the screenplay-versus-novel experience and more.
Will David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas Land in Theaters?
Literary phenom David Mitchell’s reader- and critic-darling, Cloud Atlas, a Booker Prize finalist, has been a long-rumored film-in-the-making. In recent remarks, Halle Berry seems to confirm the project …
Carey Mulligan cast as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby
Carey Mulligan will play Daisy Buchanan opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
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