The Dreams of a Ridiculously Ambitious Teen - A History in Adaptations
It's every filmmaker's dream, and every young artist's Achilles' heel. The adaptation. The desire to tell another man's story in your own wa...
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You've re-read this book a thousand times. You've memorized every panel of this graphic novel. You know every line and lyric from this anime, TV series, or musical. Only one question remains...
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8 episodesBioShock - The Hardcover Edition
What constitutes horror in either video games or film? Can you translate a lack of free will in a traditional cinematic media? What is the b...
Song of the Lioness - The Hardcover Edition
What are the makings of an exceptional female protagonist? Whatever happened to movies set in the medieval period? How do you pronounce Saoi...
Shadow of the Colossus - The Hardcover Edition
Do video game heroes need to have the moral high ground? How do you write for a silent protagonist? Can any movie break the dreaded ‘video g...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - The Hardcover Edition
The dramas found in a small British community, the differences between British and American culture, and the question of how to respectfully...
Maus - The Hardcover Edition
What makes a comic book starring people with animal heads stand out as a literary masterpiece? How brutal can a depiction of the Holocaust g...
At the Mountains of Madness - The Hardcover Edition
What came before us? Where did they go? When will they return? Join us in an episode chockfull of ancient aliens, existentialism, and geekin...
The Catcher in the Rye - The Hardcover Edition
What do we think of when we talk about teenage angst? How much can one author and/or main character hate the cinema? How many times can I sa...