Posted by Tom Brogan on Monday, February 9, 2015,
Bill Morris in The Millions looks at the
Best Adapted Screenplay race at this year's Oscars. He makes the observation that only one script is based on a novel.
"But the novel is now in retreat — and not only in Hollywood — as screenwriters and moviegoers turn their gaze to movies based on established franchises, comic books, graphic novels, musicals, non-fiction books and magazine articles, TV shows, memoirs, and biographies. There’s nothing inherently wrong, or particularly new, about ... Continue reading ...
