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‘books’ + ‘movies’

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Posted 11/20/08 in Vulture

Team Hardwicke vs. Team Stephenie

28 Reasons That ‘Twilight’ the Movie Is Better Than ‘Twilight’ the Book

The movie's more exciting, more fun, and way less annoying than Stephenie Meyer's gazillion-selling blockbuster.

Posted 11/19/08 in Vulture

Werewolves

Are Werewolves the New Vampires?

Yes.

Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture

Vampires

Did ‘Twilight’ Star Robert Pattinson Know What He Was Signing Up For?

'I just don't want to get stabbed or something.'

Posted 11/12/08 in Vulture

Chat Room

Culture Critic Ken Tucker on the Enduring, Inexplicable Influence of ‘Scarface’

We talk to critic Ken Tucker about the 'great shallow masterpiece' 'Scarface' — and why Brian De Palma won't allow a new hip-hop soundtrack.

Posted 11/07/08 in Vulture

Chat Room

Director Deepa Mehta on ‘Heaven on Earth,’ Adapting Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children,’ and the X-Men

Mehta spoke to Vulture from Toronto about Bollywood, Hollywood, magical realism, and the X-Men.

Posted 11/04/08 in Vulture

Chat Room

‘Watchmen’ Illustrator Dave Gibbons on His New Book, the ‘Watchmen’ Movie, and Why You Won’t Even Notice That Doctor Manhattan Is Naked

'You're not looking really at a naked man; you're looking at a model of a naked man. I know that's a rather fine distinction.'

Posted 10/16/08 in Vulture

Countdown

One of Our Interns Saw ‘The Road’ Last Night!

And he liked it!

Posted 10/15/08 in Vulture

The Comics Page

The Joker Returns in Our Exclusive Excerpt From Brian Azzarello’s New Graphic Novel

The fine folks at DC Comics are no fools: They've brought grease-painted madman the Joker back to Gotham.

Posted 10/02/08 in Vulture

Really?

Dubious ‘Choke’ Promotion

If you can prove that you brought the most friends with you to see the movie, Chuck will write you into his next book. You sure you want that?

Posted 09/17/08 in Vulture

Baseless Rumors

The ‘Infinite Jest’ Screenplay: Real, Sort Of!

Sadly, David Foster Wallace had nothing to do with it.

Posted 09/10/08 in Vulture

Wild Things

Sad Maurice Sendak Gives His Blessing to Sad ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Movie

Sendak says he hates 'syrupy animation.'

Posted 08/12/08 in Vulture

Chat Room

Rebecca Miller on ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ the Novel — and the Movie

Rebecca Miller on ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ the Novel — and the Movie

The novelist and filmmaker on the wisdom of not casting her husband, Daniel Day-Lewis.

Posted 07/29/08 in Vulture

Cheek by Jowl

Former New Line Chiefs Set Out to Film Only Novels Geekier Than ‘Lord of the Rings’

Former New Line Chiefs Set Out to Film Only Novels Geekier Than ‘Lord of the Rings’

The producers behind the 'Rings' trilogy will bring Isaac Asimov's sci-fi series to the screen, supposedly.

Posted 07/23/08 in Vulture

Apropos of Nothing

What Is Your Cultural Secret Shame?

What Is Your Cultural Secret Shame?

Which movie are you ashamed to admit you've never seen?

Posted 07/11/08 in Vulture

Countdown

‘Twilight’ Movie and Books Announce Imminent Pop-Culture Takeover

‘Twilight’ Movie and Books Announce Imminent Pop-Culture Takeover

What's the story with that windswept dude and his raven-hared beauty on the cover of 'EW'?

Posted 06/23/08 in Vulture

The Best Part

The Ten Most Head-Slapping Pairings in the ‘EW’ ‘New Classics’ Lists

The Ten Most Head-Slapping Pairings in the ‘EW’ ‘New Classics’ Lists

Really, 'EW'? 'The Lion King' is better than 'Schindler's List'?

Posted 06/17/08 in Vulture

The Early-Evening News

George Takei Sets Date for World's First Same-Sex ‘Star Trek’ Wedding

George Takei Sets Date for World's First Same-Sex ‘Star Trek’ Wedding

Plus 'Bruno' gets a release date, and David Sedaris is a liar no longer.

Posted 05/27/08 in Vulture

Apropos of Nothing

Movie Version of ‘The Road’ to Feature World's Only Non-Terrible Child Actor

Movie Version of ‘The Road’ to Feature World's Only Non-Terrible Child Actor

There's only one thing more depressing than a world-destroying apocalypse that turns its survivors into cannibals, and it's seeing a good movie ruined by bad child acting.

Posted 04/29/08 in Vulture

News Reel

Salman Rushdie, Aspiring Actor

Salman Rushdie, Aspiring Actor

Just how hard is Salman Rushdie trying to break into showbiz?

Posted 04/29/08 in Vulture

News Reel

Nicole Kidman Playing Dusty Springfield in Biopic, Says Michael Cunningham

Nicole Kidman Playing Dusty Springfield in Biopic, Says Michael Cunningham

Writer Michael Cunningham knows from brilliant, troubled women.