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MIND MELD: What Makes a Successful SciFi/Fantasy Book Adaptation? Why Do Some Fail?

2008-09-17 00:29:25 by John in SF Signal
 
...successful sf/f book adaptation? Why do adaptations sometimes fail Read on to see a variety of viewpoints...and be sure to tell us your opinion Jennifer Pelland Jennifer Pelland is a Nebula-losing short fiction author who aspires to be a Hugo-losing author some day. Her first collection, Unwelcome Bodies , was released by Apex Publications in...
 
Tags: science fiction, science fiction quotations, science fiction novels, adaptation, science fiction films, short story, short, short film, book adaptation
 
 
 
 
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Nicelle Nichols Film Successful - Gets 2nd Screening

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2008-04-08 13:12:39 by Sam in Slice of SciFi
...successful enough that the organizers of the festival have scheduled a second screening of the movie for this coming Friday, April 11th, at The Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo, CA Home of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. The show begins at 8:15 PM with student films, followed by Lady Magdalenes Screening Venue The Old Town Music Hall 140...
 
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Will The Sci Fi Channel's TV Show/MMO Program Be Successful?

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2008-06-10 02:15:43 by JP in SF Signal
...successful in defeating the would be robot overlords. Is that content now null and void? How long did it take to create and test the invasion? Is it worth it to go through all the development for what is, essentially, a one-off? Or will the content still be there, but the results from only a specific time will influence the show? How far in...
 
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Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller, 2008)

2008-10-11 02:40:00 by Noel Vera in Critic After Dark
 
...successful is a Disney pirate franchise and the most critically praised are the tepid, safe-as-houses fantasies of Judd Apatow ("40 Year Old Virgin;" "Knocked Up"). Hats off to Ben Stiller then, for making what easily zooms to the head of the mainstream class as the funniest American-made movie of the year (I know I know, year's not over...
 
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Star Wars Must Die

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2008-08-25 00:25:02 by JP in SF Signal
...successful at the box office as the first movie. Then along came Return of the Jedi , and first inklings that all was not well in Lucas-land Then a funny thing happened. Before starting work on the prequel movies, Lucas decided to re-release the original trilogy in theaters, with 'tweaks and edits', ostensibly to make them more like his...
 
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BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEADThe Evening Class Interview With Producer Michael Cerenzie

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2007-11-17 00:16:00 by Maya in The Evening Class
...successful production, or any kind of production because not all productions unfortunately are successful I'm an odd person to ask about the hierarchy becausewhen I got into the businessI was coming from theatre. I was a theatre producer and an actor, writer and a playwright. So when I came into film in 2001, I was naïve in a good way I...
 
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A Conversation with Writer-Director Don Mancini Pt 2: FILM CRITICISM, THE STATE OF HORROR, THE MOVIES OF 2007 (so far) AND WHAT'S COMING NEXT...

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2007-11-06 00:19:00 by Dennis Cozzalio in Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule
...successful in that regard. But then again, I was a first-time director making a movie in Romania, for Gods sake. And making a movie with puppets . Puppets are really difficult. Its very slow, tedious work DC : Thats made clear enough from the bonus material on the DVD. How difficult was it to maintain focused on the big picture in this...
 
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11/29: Night On Earth

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2007-11-29 23:54:00 by Ed Howard in Only The Cinema
...successful, though the film as a whole holds together quite well. The first segment takes place in Los Angeles, with Winona Ryder as the spunky young cab driver Corky (really?) and Gena Rowlands as Victoria, a successful but stressed out Hollywood talent agent. Jarmusch seems to be reaching for the collision of the Hollywood dream factory...
 
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How to Make a Million Dollars

2008-01-22 22:02:31 by Editor in CinemaDave
 
...Successful Savings Strategies You're just starting your career, so this is your chance to build a solid financial foundation. Time is on your side Contribute enough to your company 401(k) plan to capture your employer match. If you don't have a retirement plan at work, fund an IRA You'll be investing for 30 years or more, so you can afford...
 
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