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Awesome Art We've Found Around The Net: Aladdin, Firefly, Star Trek, War Games

Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. "Awesome Artwork We've Found Around The Net" is the outlet for that passion. In this column I will showcase the kick-ass...

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J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is optioning Stephen King's 11/22/63 to develop as a series

In a recent Ten Spot on the best unfilmed Stephen King stories, 11/22/63 was in my Top 5 . For a while, director Jonathan Demme was attached to the movie but left after disagreements with King over how the plot should be altered for a feature film. At over 800 pages, cutting anything would be detrimental to the overal story. So, if you cannot fit everything into a...

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Former Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara to write the prequel to The Shining

Stephen King 's THE SHINING is having quite the renaissance these days. The documentary on the Stanley Kubrick film, ROOM 237, was recently released and King himself penned a sequel to his novel, DOCTOR SLEEP, set for release later this year. Now we are getting news that Warner Bros. is planning a prequel film entitled THE OVERLOOK HOTEL. Deadline reports that Glen Mazzara, the...

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The Ten Spot: Best Unfilmed Stephen King Stories

Stephen King is one of America's greatest contemporary storytellers. His pop fiction has influenced countless films and television shows and almost every one of his novels has been adapted for the big and small screen, with varying success. But, did you know there are still countless short stories and novels by the master that have never been adapted? Some of his best works are still out...

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TV Trailers: First looks at Stephen King's Under the Dome and Simon West's The Saint

It is a really great time for quality television series. While there is still a ton of crap on the tube, many networks are embracing quality over quantity. In the mold of premium cable series, a lot of series are coming with limited runs of 10 to 13 episodes. Sure, it means less episodes each year, but they are so much better made. With intriguing series like HANNIBAL yet to premiere,...

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Jonathan Demme drops out as director of Stephen King's 11/22/63

Stephen King 's bestseller 11/22/63 was looking like a safe bet to become a movie thanks to the involvement of director Jonathan Demme . The sprawling time travel novel was, like most of King's works, ideal for the big screen, but some trimming would obviously be needed. It appears that is where Demme and King could not see eye to eye. Demme told The Playlist that "[11/22/63] is...

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Stephen King's Under the Dome will get a 13 episode first season on CBS, not Showtime

Let me start by saying I am a die-hard Stephen King fan so any new projects based on his works is exciting for me. I mean, I even saw SLEEPWALKERS in a first-run theater and that movie was hot dog shit. But, UNDER THE DOME is one of his best novels in a while. The adaptation of the massive novel has been in development over at Showtime for over a year. While it will begin airing...

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Ben Affleck is still working on adapting Stephen King's The Stand but is having a hard time doing it

Ben Affleck's credibility as a director is rock solid right now. GONE BABY GONE, THE TOWN, and now ARGO have been skilled films from someone I never thought would be a top level director. With all of the rumors swirling around awards recognition for ARGO, it is nice to see that Affleck is staying grounded and continuing to work on future projects. One project we haven't heard about...

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What happens after the events of The Shining? Stephen King reveals the release date for the sequel

As some of you may already know, Stephen King has been working on a sequel to his novel, The Shining . The story follows Danny Torrance, who is now 44-years old and living in upstate New York. Danny is, "a hospice worker who uses his powers to help ill patients to pass away without pain. Unfortunately, he runs afoul of a gang of wandering psychic vampires (called The Tribe) who...