Grab a snack, turn off the lights, and watch, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” an animated short film from 1953 based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
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I make things up and write them down. I hope one day someone will read them and believe me, and then print out a copy for someone else to read. Until then, would you believe me if I told you
Grab a snack, turn off the lights, and watch, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” an animated short film from 1953 based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
(Source: vimeo.com)
“Literary adaptations look set to sweep the board in Hollywood this year.”
Six of the nine nominations announced this week for Best Picture are based on books, reflecting a recent pattern in which the Oscar lists have consistently and gratifyingly affirmed cinema’s dependence on literature.
Love at first lift.
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (Oshima, 1968) centers around Birdie, a young, Japanese book thief who soon is caught by a woman named Umeko. As they become young lovers, the two begin stealing books together.
Blade Runner prequel – or sequel – on the way
“The original film, based loosely Philip K Dick’s short story, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, presents a dystopian vision of a future Los Angeles in which a policeman is hunting four illegal androids.”
Oh please oh please oh please oh please…
Ouch. Thorn.
Kristin Nelson of Pub Rants points out a potential issue with “enhanced” eBooks (multimedia sBooks). While reviewing a contract with a film studio, she saw this clause:
Electronically Read Editions: The right to publish the text of published print editions of the Property via the Internet and in the form of CD-ROM, DVD, videocassette tape or similar electronically read devices individually purchased by the end-user. Such electronically read editions may not contain moving visual images (other than the text) or audio tracks of any kind.
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