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Official Press Release Coming this July from the masterly pen of New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz - and featuring an adaptation by legendary comic book writer Chuck Dixon - is Dean Koontz's...

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Regarding the «Daredevil» news, the TV project will try and reintroduce the character since a 2003 film adaptation featuring Ben Affleck was heavily panned by critics and fans alike.

Then, too, it will presumably be possible to leave it an open question whether the history of human descent as known to us does or does not possess features which only after the Fall of the first man can be thought of to some extent as a predominance of his pre-human past and of his environment, over a sensitivity to the world around him no longer protected by the gift of integrity, and over his lack of adaptation to a particular milieu.

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction of cute humans, comic animals, and one - dimensional villains,» but also that the film's «hyped - up story line... gives evidence that cultural standards have undergone a drastic change» in the decades since Walt Disney first set out to charm both children and adults with his animated retellings of fairy tales.

In Tangled, the Walt Disney Company's new animated, feature - length, 3 - D adaptation of «Rapunzel,» critic Armond White finds, sadly, that the story of the girl with the very long locks not only «has been amped up from the morality tale told by the Brothers Grimm into a typically overactive Disney concoction... Continue Reading»

The program is an adaptation of the Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction Program founded by Jon Kabat - Zinn, Ph.D., at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and featured in the Bill Moyers» PBS TV series Healing and the Mind.

But the neat concept of adaptation to the environment driven by natural selection, as envisaged by Darwin in On the Origin of Species and now a central feature of the theory of evolution, is too simplistic.

Inspired by Fluor's annual company - wide employee engineering challenge, the student challenge features a student - friendly adaptation of one of the company's previous challenges.

Important features of XMRV biology include (1) tropism for a variety of cell lines, including prostate cancer DU145 and LNCaP cells [27], [43], [48], and human neural cell types [57], (2) adaptations that promote growth in prostate epithelium and human - derived prostate cancer cell lines including an androgen response element in the promoter region [58] and downregulation of APOBEC3G [59], and (3) cellular effects with potential oncogenic properties including increased tumor aggressiveness mediated by downregulation of p27 [60] and differential regulation of several microRNAs [61].

Inspired by the always creative and wonderful Spunky Coconut's Diary - Free Shamrock Shake, the Primal Kitchen ® adaptation features our Vanilla Coconut Collagen Fuel, macadamia milk, vanilla and mint.

The second film to be made from Woody Allen's successful stage comedy (following a 1969 feature starring Jackie Gleason), Don't Drink the Water is a made - for - television adaptation directed by and starring Allen himself.

In this rather loose adaptation of the 1938 children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins features Jim Carrey doing his best Jimmy Stewart; and really, he doesn't do that badly.

This moody screen adaptation of the Oprah - endorsed eponymous bestseller by Andre Dubus III's isn't a slam - dunk success, but it has plenty of sleeper potential and is a feather in the cap of director Perelman, a Russian émigré who debuts here as a feature filmmaker after a career in commercials.

Prior to that, he produced and starred in Phil Morrison's black comedy ALL IS BRIGHT alongside Paul Rudd and lent his vocal talents to the English - language version of the Oscar - nominated French animated feature, ERNEST & CELESTINE, and the highly anticipated feature - film adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE, directed by Mark Osborne.

Audiences most recently saw Holliday Grainger in the pivotal role of Estella in the critically acclaimed feature adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic GREAT EXPECTATIONS, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes, directed by Mike Newel.

This film features adaptations of three short stories by Edgar Allan Poe.

She went on to test her acting chops by appearing on shows like CSI and The 4400, before reprising the role of River for 2005's feature film adaptation of Firefly, Serenity.

His life was recently well - documented by the Shane Salerno documentary, SALINGER, and REBEL IN THE RYE very much plays out like a feature - adaptation of it, although it frustratingly ends the story as Salinger goes into seclusion.

Kebbell just got done shooting the video game adaptation Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which was also produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and featured Molina.

Directed by first time helmer Aleksander Bach, this video game adaptation features a cast that also includes Zachary Quinto, Hannah Ware, Ciaran Hinds and Thomas Kretschmann.

Special Features New high - definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack New interview with British cinema scholar John Hill, author of «Cinema and Northern Ireland: Film, Culture and Politics» Postwar Poetry, a new short documentary about the film New interview with music scholar Jeff Smith about composer William Alwyn and his score «Home, James,» a 1972 documentary featuring actor James Mason revisiting his hometown Radio adaptation of the film from 1952, starring Mason and Dan O'Herlihy Plus: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith

David Lynch's 1984 feature film starring Kyle MacLachlan is an infamous blip on the prestigious director's career, and a highly ambitious adaptation by avant - garde director Alejandro Jodorowsky only spawned a fascinating documentary about how it failed.

It is the first cinematic feature by Dominic Cooke, an acclaimed theatre director whose stage expertise shines from this sad, sensitive, altogether enthralling adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel.

The feature film adaptation of the acclaimed National Theatre production documents the events that shook Suffolk in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.

Director Terry George's adaptation of the John Burnham Schwartz novel Reservation Road is a thoughtful and often compelling drama about grief, anger and revenge featuring strong lead performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo as two fathers whose lives are irrevocably linked and altered one fateful night.

«That's Not Me» from filmmakers Alice Foucher and Gregory Erdstein is the best movie featuring identical twins played by the same actor since Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze's «Adaptation.»

A baker's dozen of books featuring the character of Ezekiel «Easy» Rawlins were penned by author Walter Mosley, and it's a shame the box office failure of Devil in a Blue Dress, the screen adaptation of the first Rawlins novel, prevented any more mysteries from making the leap from page to screen.

Adapted from McEwan's book of the same name, and from a screenplay by the author himself, Dominic Cooke's latest feature film On Chesil Beach brilliantly conveys all of those repressed feelings and more in this compelling yet flawed adaptation.

Disney will continue to break glass ceilings soon after Black Panther: On March 9, the studio will open the feature adaptation of the children's classic A Wrinkle In Time, which at a $ 100M - plus budget is the first production of its scope to be directed by a woman of color, Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay (at one point before Coogler, she was in talks to potentially direct Black Panther).

Actor turned director Tate Taylor proves to be even less adept crafting mystery thrillers than he does insincere period melodrama with his third feature, The Girl on the Train, an adaptation of the bestselling pulp novel by Paula Hawkins.

Special Features Andrei Tarkovsky's short film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's «The Killers,» made when he was a student in 1956 Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky about both films Piece from 2002 in which actor Stacy Keach reads Hemingway's short story «Screen Directors»» Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949 of the 1946 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager Audio excerpt from director Don Siegel's autobiography, «A Siegel Film,» read by actor and director Hampton Fancher Trailers PLUS: Essays by novelist Jonathan Lethem and critic Geoffrey O'Brien

Given the speed and unpredictability of change in this arena, it's reasonable to wonder if a big - budget feature film, much less one based on a four year - old novel (by Dave Eggers, who co-wrote this adaptation's screenplay), can hope to speak to the needs of the moment.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening March 23, 2012 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Hunger Games (PG - 13 for intense violence and disturbing images) Screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins» futuristic sci - fi novel about a 16 year - old girl (Jennifer Lawrence) who volunteers to take her unlucky younger sister's (Willow Shields) place in a nationally - televised fight to the death featuring 24 participants picked by a government lottery.

Advantageous was the feature adaptation of Phang's 2012 short film Advantageous which was commissioned by ITVS.

By firing on all cylinders, The Strange Ones becomes the quite rare short - to - feature film adaptation that completely warrants six years of anticipation.»

Directed by Johnny Martin, the film is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates» 2003 novel Rape: A Love Story and features a cast that also includes Don Johnson, Deborah Kara Unger, Anna Hutchison, and Talitha Bateman; -LSB-...]

In a stylish adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel featuring a pitch - perfect turn by Craig Roberts (Jane Eyre) as the wise - beyond - his - years Oliver Tate, and capable support from Yasmin Page (TV's The Sarah Jane Adventures) as his rebellious object of affection, Sally Hawkins (Never Let Me Go) and Noah Taylor (soon to be seen in Red Dog) as his unhappy parents, and Paddy Considine (Le Donk & Scor - zay - zee) as an eccentric neighbour, the surprisingly sincere and sympathetic effort chronicles the tender troubles of the Swansea youth.

Two - time Oscar winner Jessica Lange and two - time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts are set to star in a feature adaptation of Jean Nathan's book «The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll,» it was announced Friday by Indigenous Media, the company formed by Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia and Jake Avnet to produce and distribute original content across emerging and traditional platforms.

Personally, I was swayed by the news that the movie wouldn't be porting over the TV series» tone and sense of humor, but rather a 21 Jump Street type of feature adaptation.

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, of director Paul Thomas Anderson's latest feature: an adaptation of «Inherent Vice» by novelist Thomas Pynchon.

PLAYBILL — The new adaptation of Edmond Rostand's play will feature music by members of The National.

Dee Rees» new feature - length film, an adaptation of the novel by Hillary Jordan.

Features commentary by film scholar Dana Polan, a new interview with Gloria Grahame biographer Vincent Curcio, a 20 - minute piece with filmmaker Curtis Hanson produced for the 2002 DVD release, a condensed version of the 1975 documentary I'm a Stranger Here Myself (this runs about 40 minutes), and the radio adaptation of the original novel produced for «Suspense» in 1948, plus a fold - out booklet with an essay by Imogen Sara Smith.

The film is a feature adaptation of «Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,» which was a hit series of crime novels by Kerry Greenwood before being adapted for TV.

«Live By Night» features an all - star cast, including Oscar winner Ben Affleck («Argo»), Elle Fanning («Maleficent»), Brendan Gleeson («In the Heart of the Sea,» the «Harry Potter» films), Chris Messina («Argo,» «The Mindy Project»), Sienna Miller («American Sniper,» «Foxcatcher»), Zoe Saldana («Guardians of the Galaxy,» «Avatar») and Oscar winner Chris Cooper («Adaptation,» «The Town»).

Extras: Audio commentary from 1994 featuring Demme, Foster and Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas; new interview with critic Maitland McDonagh; thirty - five minutes of deleted scenes; interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster; «Inside the Labyrinth,» a 2001 documentary; «Page to Screen,» a 2002 program about the adaptation; «Scoring The Silence,» a 2004 interview program featuring composer Howard Shore; «Understanding the Madness,» a 2008 program featuring interviews with retired FBI special agents; behind - the - scenes featurette; trailer; an essay by critic Amy Taubin along with, in the Blu - ray edition, a new introduction by Foster; an account of the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter by author Thomas Harris; and a 1991 interview with Demme.

First up from Deadline is news that Steinfeld is in early talks to join Ten Thousand Saints, a feature adaptation of Eleanor Henderson's 2011 novel set in 1980s New York City, an age encapsulated by CBGB, yuppies and gentrification, all leading to 1988 ′ s Tompkins Square Park riots.

- Digital transfer of the director's cut, supervised by director Wes Anderson (with new DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack)- Audio commentary featuring Anderson, cowriter Owen Wilson, and actor Jason Schwartzman - The Making of Rushmore, an exclusive behind - the - scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson - «Max Fischer Players Present» theatrical «adaptations» of Armageddon, Out of Sight, and The Truman Show, staged for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards - Episode of The Charlie Rose Show featuring Wes Anderson and actor Bill Murray - Audition footage - Anderson's hand - drawn storyboards, plus a film - to - storyboard comparison - Collectible poster, essay by film critic Dave Kehr

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have released a new poster for The Beguiled, director Sofia Coppola's upcoming adaptation of the Thomas P. Cullinan novel of the same name, which stars Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning; check it out here... SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Beguiled The Beguiled, adapted by -LSB-...]