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What Would Wes Anderson Read?
What Would Wes Anderson Read?
By Freddie Moore
May 01, 2014

Celebrate the director’s 45th birthday with eight great reads to complement his fantastic films.

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Based on a Flimsy Story: The 10 Worst Biopics of All Time
Based on a Flimsy Story: The 10 Worst Biopics of All Time
By Michelle King
April 29, 2014

Prepare yourself for the David Foster Wallace biopic by remembering these 10 god awful ones.

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Based on True Events: 5 Famous Authors on Hollywood
Based on True Events: 5 Famous Authors on Hollywood
By George Dobbs
March 27, 2014

Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner and more comment on screenwriting, films and Hollywood at large.

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The Book Isn’t Always Better: 9 Bizarre Movie-to-Book Adaptations
The Book Isn’t Always Better: 9 Bizarre Movie-to-Book Adaptations
By Adina Applebaum
March 24, 2014

Novelizations of films based on screenplays inspired by books — what a clusterfuck.

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A Brief History of Pop Culture References to William Butler Yeats
A Brief History of Pop Culture References to William Butler Yeats
By Freddie Moore
March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patty’s Day from the late great Irish poet.

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The Men Behind the Pipe: The 5 Best Sherlock Holmes Portrayals in History
The Men Behind the Pipe: The 5 Best Sherlock Holmes Portrayals in History
By Benjamin Welton
March 04, 2014

We celebrate the great detective’s literary debut 127 years ago today with an overview of some of the most riveting actors to ever claim it was "elementary."

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CUT: Differences Between Oscar-Nominated Adaptations & the Original Books
CUT: Differences Between Oscar-Nominated Adaptations & the Original Books
By Adina Applebaum
February 28, 2014

Because not only is the book always better than the movie, it’s also always different.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Literary Performances
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Best Literary Performances
By Patrick Kilkelly
February 06, 2014

Celebrating the late actor's finest performances inspired by novels, plays and nonfiction works.

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Artists are Not Special: 5 Creative People Who Shouldn’t be Forgiven
Artists are Not Special: 5 Creative People Who Shouldn’t be Forgiven
By David Forbes
February 04, 2014

Why authors, filmmakers and philosophers shouldn’t get a license to destroy the lives of others.

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Not a Major Motion Picture: The Literary Equivalents of 10 Great Films
Not a Major Motion Picture: The Literary Equivalents of 10 Great Films
By Freddie Moore
January 30, 2014

For cinephiles who need a break from the big screen, a few book recommendations based on our favorite movies.

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