I would posit that it is less relevant what an adaptation of any given classic story does differently from or the same as the original, and more important whether or not it does it well.

Take Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Aside from the names of the characters and the barest skeleton of a plot, it bears little resemblance to Hugo's Notre- ( Read more... )

One occasionally hears an objection to, or at least a reservation about the legalization of gay marriage along the lines that it would lead to anti-discrimination lawsuits being brought against churches who refused to marry gay couples. This hypothesis is usually dismissed as unlikely on the basis that the 1st Amendment would still be in place and ( Read more... )

Between this "dark sci-fi comedy" about Space Nazis (whose leader is, no joke, "the Moon Fürher"):

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And the film adaptation of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter:

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It's looking like 2012 is the year for fans of vaguely historical cheesy sci-fi action movies.

There are other fans of vaguely historical cheesy sci-fi action movies out there, right?

Imagine a library of some importance, with an extensive collection. Imagine, if you will, that among the items in this collection is a manuscript of great historical significance, that is very old and thus very fragile. This manuscript would naturally be highly valued and widely sought after by historians looking to study it. The library, however, ( Read more... )

I've resisted the idea of having a fandom-y userpic as my default, but this one is just too perfect. Anyway, it isn't even obviously fandom-y. Most people probably wouldn't be able to tell that it's Molly from Sherlock - who, incidentally, is a brilliant character. There's some absolutely fantastic writing and acting there (as there is for almost ( Read more... )

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not. (Jn 1:1-5 ( Read more... )

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Rebuilding by ~Bookwrm17 on deviantART

My Academic Plans: You have two years to write a 40-page thesis paper.

Me: AAAHHHH, HOW THE HECK AM I EVER GOING TO DO THAT?!?!

My Academic Plans: Oh yeah, you also have two years to achieve proficiency in Arabic.

Me: Yeah, ok, that's not a big deal.

I'm currently juggling classes, Bible study, volunteer work, Catholic fellowship, homework, career planning and breathing. I've taken up studying Arabic, which is the first time I've started seriously studying a new language in years (my brief experimentations with Hebrew, German and Spanish don't count as real study). I'm also taking a class on ( Read more... )