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Page to Screen: Kiddie Spies & a 'Maze Runner'
Two YA series are going out to Hollywood producers this week--Michael Buckley's N.E.R.D.S. and the first book in James Dashner's fantasy series, The Maze Runner, are both making the rounds.
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Page to Screen: A 'Cookie Club' & a Gal's Canine Companion
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Page to Screen: Spike Lee On the Ledo Road & A Monster Hunter
Spike Lee might be returning to the subject of World War II for his next film. The director, whose Miracle at St. Anna, about four African-American soldiers who get trapped in an Italian village during WWII bowed to uneven reviews in September, has optioned Brendan Koerner's nonfiction book Now the Hell Will Start.
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Page to Screen: Madoff on Film & MGM's New Scout
Although the number of manuscripts making the Hollywood rounds in the past few weeks has slowed to a trickle--one scout said she's hoping things pick up after the Random House reorg is officially completed--business is still happening.
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Movie Alert: ‘Coraline’
Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed 2002 novel, Coraline, about a girl who ventures through a door into a strange, parallel world, hits theaters February 6.
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Movie Alert: Inkheart
On the heels of Harry Potter, Eragon and The City of Ember, another popular children’s fantasy series is ready to jump to the big screen. On January 23, New Line Cinema will release Inkheart, based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Cornelia Funke.
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Page to Screen: A Friendly 'Monster' & 'Autism, The Musical' Expanded
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Page to Screen: 'Trust' Issues & a Backlist Fashionista
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Page to Screen: Werewolves of Cincinnati & Van Gogh's Girl
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Movie Alert: The Tale of Despereaux
Next month, the big screen is making way for a little mouse. The Tale of Despereaux, based on Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery-winning novel about the adventures of a brave, big-eared rodent, hits theatres December 19. Sam Fell (Flushed Away) and Robert Stevenhagen (his directorial debut) direct the CGI film from Universal Pictures, which was written by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit; Pleasantville).
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Page to Screen: A New Conroy & More Meg Cabot
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Page to Screen: Brotherly Love and Depression-Era Hobos
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Page to Screen: The Hot Frankfurt Book and a Former Self-Published Author
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Movie Alert: 'Twilight'
The film based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel Twilight will premiere on November 21.
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‘City of Ember’ Premieres in Manhattan
City of Ember, a film based on the book by Jeanne DuPrau, opens in theaters this Friday. The book's agent, Nancy Gallt, attended its premiere.
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Page to Screen: An Imaginary Friend and 'Hedge Fund' Gals
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Page to Screen: A Vampire Hunter and a Teenage Angel
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Page to Screen: Dracula for Kiddies & A New Cox
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Movie Alert: City of Ember
Though Jeanne DuPrau’s Books of Ember series has just ended, with the publication of last month’s The Diamond of Darkhold, fans still have something to look forward to: City of Ember, based on the first book in the series, arrives in theaters October 10.
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Page to Screen: Waiting on 'Sawtelle'