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Article: Adapt This: “Olympus” by Nathan Edmondson and Christian Ward

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

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Article: Ferris Bueller could use another day off

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. And then when you do finally stop and look around, your childhood idols are doing commercials for compact SUVs. And they’re doing them as the rebellious character that made them your childhood idol. Life moves pretty…

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Article: First trailer for “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock” video game debuts

Whovians rejoiced last week when the first image from “Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock” arrived online, and now there’s even more reason for celebration among “Doctor Who” fans with the debut of the game’s first trailer. Posted over on the official PlayStation Blog, the first trailer for “The Eternity Clock” puts the spotlight on the…

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Article: Peter Dinklage’ Golden Globes acceptance speech: Who is Martin Henderson?

While accepting the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a TV movie, mini-series or series, “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage name-dropped one Martin Henderson.” So who is he? Henderson — like Dinkledge — is a little person, and he claims that he was left partially paralyzed on his birthday when a drunken stranger…

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Article: Ricky Gervais comes back swinging at 2012 Golden Globes

One year ago, the Golden Globes hosting duties of funnyman Ricky Gervais supposedly caused such a celebrity outcry that the Hollywood Foreign Press Assocation (who run the annual gala) forever banned the comedian from the show. But then he wasn’t. Then he was. And then he wasn’t again. Whatever actually happened, the onset of the…

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Article: ADAPT THIS: “Poseurs” by Deborah Vankin & Rick Mays

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

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Article: Adapt This: “Absolution” by Christos Gage and Roberto Viacava

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

ADAPT THIS: "Infinite Kung Fu" by Kagan McLeod (photo)

Article: ADAPT THIS: “Infinite Kung Fu” by Kagan McLeod

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

ADAPT THIS: "The Spectre" (photo)

Article: ADAPT THIS: “The Spectre”

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

Ricky Gervais returning as Golden Globes host (photo)

Article: Ricky Gervais returning as Golden Globes host

The Oscars haven’t been the only high-profile 2012 awards show searching for a host. After what must have been considerable backroom discussions, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that British comedian Ricky Gervais will be returning the Golden Globes stage for the third straight year. Oddly enough, when Gervais mentioned in February that the…

"Doctor Who" movie: 5 pieces of advice for director David Yates (photo)

Article: “Doctor Who” movie: 5 pieces of advice for director David Yates

Today’s report that “Harry Potter” director David Yates was planning to make a “Doctor Who” movie has caused no small amount of discussion around the online world, and public opinion seems to lie somewhere between “the worst idea ever conceived” and “the most brilliant project of our generation.” Already a polarizing topic for fandom, some…

“Doctor Who” heading to the big screen courtesy of "Harry Potter” director David Yates

Article: “Doctor Who” heading to the big screen courtesy of “Harry Potter” director David Yates

Hold on to your sonic screwdrivers, Whovians. The Doctor is headed to the big screen. “Harry Potter” director David Yates has teamed up with BBC to create a “Doctor Who” movie, according to Variety. Yates will develop the movie with BBC Worldwide’s exec VP of programming and production, Jane Tranter. BBC America later confirmed the…

Adaptions of Stephen King's "Rose Madder" and "Under the Dome" underway (photo)

Article: Adaptions of Stephen King’s “Rose Madder” and “Under the Dome” underway

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Ron Howard’s “Dark Tower” gesamtkunstwerk will ever play anywhere outside the director’s head, but fortunately, Stephen King has somewhere around 1,347 other works (a rough estimate) just aching to be adapted into another medium. Next up on the list? The author’s 1995 novel “Rose Madder” and “Under the Dome” from…

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Article: ADAPT THIS: “The Unwritten” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

With Hollywood turning more of its attention to the world of graphic novels for inspiration, I’ll cast the spotlight on a new comic book each week that has the potential to pack a theater or keep you glued to your television screens. At the end of some “Adapt This” columns, you’ll also find thoughts from…

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Article: Why I don’t like the new rules for TV spoilers

SPOILER ALERT: articles about spoilers are contentious. Everyone has an opinion about spoilers. Even people who don’t care about spoilers don’t care about them passionately. Case in point: The New York Times Magazine‘s Dan Kois, who has written before in defense of spoilers, has just written a new piece entitled “The New Rules for TV…

Ray Villafane brings "Predator," "Child's Play" and many others to life in pumpkin masterpieces (photo)

Article: Ray Villafane brings “Predator,” “Child’s Play” and many others to life in pumpkin masterpieces

If you’re a fan of comic book action figures, you probably know who Ray Villafane is even if you don’t recognize his name. The 42-year-old Arizona native earns his weekly paychecks by sculpting wax prototypes of toys and action figures for companies like DC Comics. But every year come fall, Villafane becomes known for something…

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