31 Movies Based on Short Stories

31 Movies Based on Short Stories

Or How to Turn a Nine-Page Story into a Feature Film

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2018

Patrick DeWitt on the Surreal Joy (and Terror) of Seeing Your Novel Onscreen

Patrick DeWitt on the Surreal Joy (and Terror) of Seeing Your Novel Onscreen

Eight Years Later, The Sisters Brothers is a Movie

By Tatum Dooley | September 26, 2018

'I Started to Cry.' Sally Field on Bringing <em>Norma Rae</em> to Cannes

'I Started to Cry.' Sally Field on Bringing Norma Rae to Cannes

"The people below rose to their feet, turned to us, and cheered."

By Sally Field | September 24, 2018

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

What Do Superheroes and Zombies Have to Do With the End of the World?

Peter Biskind on Pop Culture's Obsession with How It All Ends

By Peter Biskind | September 18, 2018

<em>Better Call Saul</em> Knows Morality is About More Than Individual Choice

Better Call Saul Knows Morality is About More Than Individual Choice

How the Breaking Bad Prequel Complicates and Improves on the Original

By Eric Thurm | September 12, 2018

Laura van den Berg on the Horror Films That Inspired Her New Novel

Laura van den Berg on the Horror Films That Inspired Her New Novel

Lurking in the Shadows of The Third Hotel

By Laura van den Berg | August 24, 2018

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How <em>Vanya on 42nd Street</em> Captured a Changing New York City

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On the Film Adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya

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