Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell is the live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's manga and the subsequent animated films and television series. Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger wrote.
Tag: Adaptation (Page 5)
1980sExcalibur (1981)
Nicholas Clay plays Lancelot. What makes the film unusual is that Boorman shoots the legend as the legend instead of as a historical drama.
1980sClash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans is Ray Harryhausen's final film and his farewell to the medium he helped invent. Judi Bowker plays Andromeda.
1960sMysterious Island (1961)
Mysterious Island is the Harryhausen adaptation of Jules Verne. The film adapts Verne's 1874-1875 novel L'Île mystérieuse, with substantial creative liberty.
1950sThe Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is the film that invented the modern atomic-age monster movie. The third act involves the rhedosaurus, a fictional dinosaur, attacking lower Manhattan and eventually being killed at Coney Island.
2020sDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Honor Among Thieves is the rare studio fantasy film that knows what it is and commits to it without apology. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
2000sConstantine (2005)
Constantine is a better film than its reputation suggests. Francis Lawrence directed in his feature debut.
AdaptationGame of Thrones (2011-2019)
Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels. Sean Bean as Ned Stark in the first season.
2000sDune (2000)
Frank Herbert's Dune is the most faithful screen adaptation of Herbert's novel ever produced. Seen it three times across decades.
1950sUlysses (1954) Review
The Ulysses direction represents his most substantial international production. The film adapts Homer's Odyssey.
AdaptationRobin Hood (1938 / 1973 / 1991 / 2010), Contrast Review
Robin Hood is one of the most adapted properties in English-language popular culture. The legend traces back to medieval English ballads from at least the fifteenth century.
AdaptationThe Raven (1935 / 1963 / 2012), Contrast Review
Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem The Raven has generated multiple screen adaptations across nearly a century of cinema. The three versions covered here represe.