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Tag: adaptation

Movies & TV

Staying Faithful to the Source Material makes the Worst Game Movies

When House of the Dead came out 15 years ago, director Uwe Boll staked his claim: he would be the face of video ...
By Anthony John AgnelloOctober 26, 2018
Extra Punctuation

Taking Lessons From South Park – How To Not Ruin an Adaptation

So I was all settling down to write something about adaptations, but then I started to wonder if you could really classify South ...
By Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Legacy AuthorMay 6, 2014
Gallery of the Day

8 Reasons Nicolas Cage Is The Best Actor Of His Generation

Today we give you eight little reasons as to why Nicolas Cage is the best actor of his generation. He may have made ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2014
MovieBob - Intermission

Real People, Fake Movies

The Raven, in theaters today, is a work of fiction in which real-life historical figure Edgar Allen Poe teams up with the police ...
By Bob ChipmanApril 27, 2012
Special Attack

Daisy

I’ve been watching Hollywood produce movies as if it were a child sitting in the corner, playing with a spoon. Let’s see. We ...
By Mur Lafferty Legacy AuthorApril 12, 2012
Editorials

Why the Movie Is Better than the Game

If there’s a successful movie out there that appeals to males aged 18 to 35, you can bet someone somewhere is wondering how ...
By Steve Butts Legacy AuthorNovember 25, 2010
Editor's Note

Grand Theft Adaptation

An entire issue on a topic as nebulous and daunting, yet as timely as adaptation? I say timely because of the recent upswing ...
By Julianne Capps Legacy AuthorAugust 16, 2005
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