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Nine Book-to-Film Adaptations that Shouldn't Have Happened

There’s nothing Hollywood loves better than taking a book and adapting it to film, the scriptwriting has practically already been done for you! And sometimes they turn out really well—movies like Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz arguably improved upon their source material. But sometimes things go the other way, and you end up with a book-to-movie adaptation that just shouldn’t exist. Here’s nine of the most egregious offenders....  read more

Top 10 Best Debut Novels of the Decade (2000-2009)

Today, we pay tribute to some of the best new literary voices of the past ten years...  read more

Bookshelf to Screen: Eight New Classics Becoming Movies This Fall (And Beyond)

Last week, we took a look at seven old favorite books getting the film treatment this fall (and beyond—damn you, Alice in Wonderland, March is too long to wait!). A few readers piped up to ask inquire the absence of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men in that roundup, but never fear, it wasn't forgotten. David Foster Wallace's short story collection, like the other seven picks on this week's list, just aren't quite "old favorite" material yet—but check back in ten years or so. By then, we may know better which of these titles will stand the test of time, and...  read more

Watch the Trailer for Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones

Despite the creepy "Hi, I'm the director" interlude attached to most copies, the first trailer for The Lovely Bones packs a lot of material into an approachable package. The book was a relentless sensation when it was published, but the movie is aptly pitched as an everyman mystery colored by the visual ferocity of director Peter Jackson, who seems to have returned from hyper-blockbuster mode on King Kong. ...  read more

The 29 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

The new year is upon us and moviegoers are finally getting around to seeing some of 2008's big-name films (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino, Defiance, The Wrestler). But what about the rest of the year? Austin listed his five to watch a while back, but I will see his five and raise him 24. Here are the 29 movies due in 2009 that have caught my eye. What's missing? Let me know in the comments section....  read more