Watching the Watchmen Jul 26, 2008
1991-2001 Gilliam struggles with this adaptation for over a decade, in amongst other films of his that are made (The Fisher King, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) and those that are not (an adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett s Good Omens, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote). Once again, the concern over budget is the culprit for stalled production. (Suite101.com)
Comic-Con in San Diego: Get your geek on Jul 25, 2008
Singer Tori Amos has become an interesting figure in the comics community due to her friendship with acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman, who paid homage to Amos in his groundbreaking "Sandman" series. She repaid the compliment by weaving Sandman tales into her music. (Los Angeles Times)
Comic icons' multimedia punch brings DC, Marvel lots of green Jul 25, 2008
Novelists who also write for DC include Brad Meltzer and Neil Gaiman. Both companies see additional opportunities to expand on the Web: Marvel makes thousands of its comics available for about $60 a year at Marvel. (USA Today -- Money)
Moviegoers get wound up over Watchmen Jul 23, 2008
Based on the Hugo award-winning graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons (with help from Neil Gaiman), the film by director Zack Snyder (300) will be released on March 6, 2009 ... The book directly or indirectly influenced many of todays pop culture hits: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Heroes, The Incredibles, Lost and Neil Gaimans comic book series The Sandman. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Top 100 books of last 25 years Jul 1, 2008
Sandman, Neil Gaiman (1988-1996). World s Fair, E.L. Doctorow (1985). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fairy Tales Adults Can Enjoy Jun 27, 2008
Romantic Adult Fairy Tale: Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Faerie land, a lover on a quest to retrieve a fallen star for his beloved, evil old witches, unicorns and goblins: these are the typical things a fairy tale is comprised of. (Suite101.com)
Leterrier: too many superheroes Jun 13, 2008
Hulk director: too many superhero movies. Staff and agenciesFriday June 13, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Exclusive: Leterrier's Marvel-ous Dream Jun 11, 2008
Leterrier continued, "But by making them cross-pollinate and crisscross and have different stories and good guys become bad guys and all of that stuff; that will make them good. But 1602 is great because it's another take on the superhero. It's almost like Freaks and Clash of the Titans and all of this stuff that I love. And Neil Gaiman is a genius.". Reviews. (IGN FilmForce)
More of this story Jun 7, 2008
" Two, a competing studio is close to finishing a similar script, sending Baum - who believes there's only room in Hollywood for one so-called Jew movie a year - into something of a frenzy. Written by Daniel Goldfarb, directed by Paul Mazursky (director of the 1986 film Down and Out in Beverly Hills, among many others) and featuring actors you might recognize from TV, the tale of jaded Hollywood runs through July 20 at the Hayworth Theatre. Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 389-9860... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
AMAZON: The Kindle online store Jun 2, 2008
Neil Gaiman, author of Stardust, "It's like paper and its very interesting. Its very, very crisp. Very functional. Very readable.". Wireless Access with Whispernet/h3> Whispernet utilizes Amazon's optimized technology plus Sprint's national high-speed (EVDO) data network to enable you to wirelessly search, discover, download, and read content on the go. (USA Today -- Tech)
Rowling pens Potter prequel May 30, 2008
Other authors who have donated outline works are Lisa Appignanesi, Margaret Atwood, Lauren Child, Richard Ford, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Michael Rosen, Axel Scheffler, Tom Stoppard and Irvine Welsh. Copies of the cards will be collated into a book available in August. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Postcard Writer May 30, 2008
Other cards were completed by children's author Michael Rosen, illustrator Axel Scheffler, graphic novelist Neil Gaiman, Lisa Appignanesi, Richard Ford, Lauren Child, Irvine Welsh, Sebastian Faulks and Nick Hornby, who plastered his card with a collage. The cards will go on sale at the "What's Your Story?" auction at Waterstone's flagship store in central London on June 10. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Birth Of Harry Potter ..yours For 5m May 29, 2008
include: Margaret Atwood, Sebastian Faulks, Irvine Welsh, Lauren Child, Lisa Appignanesi, Richard Ford, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Doris Lessing, Michael Rosen, Axel Sheffler and Tom Stoppard. Share this article. (Glasgow Daily Record)
'Harry Potter' prequel to sell at U.K. auction May 29, 2008
Other cards were completed by children's author Michael Rosen, illustrator Axel Scheffler, graphic novelist Neil Gaiman, Lisa Appignanesi, Richard Ford, Lauren Child, Irvine Welsh, Sebastian Faulks and Nick Hornby, who plastered his card with a collage. The cards will go on sale at the "What's Your Story?'' auction at Waterstone's flagship store in central London on June 10. The proceeds are to go to English PEN, the writers' association, and the British charity Dyslexia Action. Copies of the... (MSNBC -- International)
Dresden Dolls' Palmer Looks Back, Forward May 13, 2008
Palmer's also teamed with comic book author Neil Gaiman to create a companion book to be released at the same time as the album. The Dresden Dolls begin a two-week tour Sunday (May 18) in San Francisco, and are also on board for the Rothbury Festival in Michigan over 4th of July weekend. (Billboard.com)
Talking explicitly about the influence of graphic novels May 3, 2008
Neil Gaiman: no longer on the fringe ... But the books are everywhere now, and best-selling author Neil Gaiman is in Melbourne to talk about their place in the publishing world: do we read them or simply love them for their art ... Neil Gaiman will read and sign books at 9. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
MCC musical has Merritt May 2, 2008
A new musical from the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, based on a book by Neil Gaiman, is on the bill for the 2008-09 season at Off Broadway's MCC Theater. Also on the company's upcoming slate are world preems of plays by Neil LaBute and Michael Weller. (Variety)
Neil Gaiman Celebrates Dismissed Charges Against A Comic Book Store Owner, At New York Comic-Con Apr 22, 2008
Neil Gaiman (Photo: MTV News). Comic book legend has a black eye at the moment and he likes to joke that he got it "battling for the First Amendment.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Heroes Heroes Apr 17, 2008
After legal battles like those over "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and "Tropic of Cancer," "it's understood that if you're writing prose, you can write your novel and that's freedom of speech," says Neil Gaiman, who sits on the fund's board of directors and is best known for his award-winning Vertigo "The Sandman" series ... Neil Gaiman's CBLDF fund-raising reading event and auction is tomorrow at NY Comic Con. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Amazon helps 'Kindle' e-books Apr 5, 2008
Fans include such authors as Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, Michael Lewis and Neil Gaiman. In a review last November, AP technology writer Peter Svensson called the Kindle in "some ways an amazing device," citing its full-alphabet keyboard and "rudimentary Web browser that allows you to surf for free." But he also noted several flaws, including "its poor battery life, making it hard to see it as a game-changer.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
THE SPIRIT's Frank Miller and Eva Mendes in Conversation with MTV News' Kurt Loder at New York Comic Con Mar 29, 2008
New York Comic Con is the second largest popular culture event in the United States and features guests including Neil Gaiman, Mike Mignola, Grant Morrison, and T.M.Revolution. Frank Miller is an American writer, artist, and director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DVD Review: Beowulf Director's Cut Mar 5, 2008
Scriptwriters Neil Gaiman () and Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) decided to have some fun with the story of the mighty Geat who kills assorted demons and dragons before dying heroically in the final scene ... It's obvious that Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary have a lot to say about the story, and it's a shame that they didn't have more time to get into it. (Suite101.com)
With `Beowulf' and `30 Days,' there's plenty of gore this week Feb 29, 2008
The screenplay by novelist Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary (who co-wrote ``Pulp Fiction'') plunges us into early sixth-century Denmark, where aged King Hrothgar (a boldly bawdy Anthony Hopkins) and his people are living in fear of Grendel (Crispin Glover), a demon that looks like a gawky high-school basketball player who's been pumped up with steroids and skinned. As if on cue, a dashing young Viking (Ray Winstone) lands in Hrothgar's domain and brings some much-needed good news: ``I am Beowulf. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Net A Best-Seller For Free Feb 27, 2008
" Publishers have worried about Internet piracy and whether online text could hurt traditional sales. But lately the trend has been to make more books available on the Internet and hope that interest in all formats will be increased. HarperCollins recently announced that books by Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman and a handful of others would be posted online (although not for printing or downloading). In mid-February, financial advice writer Suze Orman said on Oprah Winfrey's television show that... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Malibu's Top 10 Books (7) Feb 24, 2008
"Top 10 Nonfiction1. "The 9/11 Commission Report," by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks, W. W. Norton, 10, paper. 2. "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," by David Sedaris, Little, Brown ny, 24.95, cloth.3. "1,000 Places to See Before You Die," by Patricia Schultz, Workman Publishing, 18.95, paper.4. "Inside the Kingdom," by Carmen bin Laden, Warner Books, Inc., 23.95, cloth.5. "Dude, Where's My Country," by Michael Moore, Warner Books, Inc., 14.95, paper.6. "Thieves in High... (Malibu Times, CA)
Coraline Teaser Trailer Feb 23, 2008
Check out the teaser trailer for Henry Selick's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Coraline ... A standard voice over (don't know the actor's name, but he does a lot of this sort of work) talks about "The Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Selick" and "acclaimed author Neil Gaiman" bringing this classic tale to the big screen. (Suite101.com)
Eight comic books to read before you die Feb 22, 2008
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (Neil Gaiman): Gaiman is known as a strong storyteller, but his biggest gift is with language. This introduction to his most famous character - Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams - passes through a reality and fantasy world, painting an often pessimistic portrait of mankind. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Publisher experiments with free online books Feb 12, 2008
Neil Gaiman: 'Online reading helps increase sales ... With Neil Gaiman and Paolo Coelho lined up to be among the first clutch of six titles, it seems as if the publisher is only beginning to catch up with their authors' enthusiasm for free distribution ... Neil Gaiman, who offers readers free stories on his website and has been running a promotional blog for seven years, is convinced that tasters are "enormously useful". (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Harpercollins to put free books on the Web Feb 11, 2008
Neil Gaiman, a fantasy novelist, short story and comics writer, is asking readers of his blog to vote on the title they would most like to give as a gift. An electronic scan of the winning title will be offered free on the HarperCollins site later this month. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Del Toro Eyes Doctor Strange : Hellboy helmer wants Gaiman to script.... Feb 9, 2008
"I talked with Neil Gaiman [about writing it]," del Toro told EmpireOnline. "I said, that's an interesting character because you can definitely make him more in the pulpy occult detective/magician mold and formula than was done in the Weird Tales, for example.". (IGN FilmForce)
Hellboy II Set Visit: Part One Feb 8, 2008
On the set of the comic book adaptation with director Guillermo del Toro. February 1, 2008 - The time has come. (IGN FilmForce)
Love between the covers Jan 31, 2008
Writers including Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem and Neil Gaiman pen fictitious letters in a collection that strives to illuminate love's reality, 21st-century-style. Simply Irresistible by Ellen T. White (Running Press, 264 pp. (USA Today -- Life)
Read on... Jan 19, 2008
Reading material: Neil Gaiman comics. Web sites: gofugyourself. (Variety)
For a musical polymath, only the wardrobe color stays the same Jan 15, 2008
He is also working on a movie musical with his accordionist Daniel Handler, better known as the author Lemony Snicket, and a musical adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novella "Coraline" with the playwright David Greenspan. For the moment, though, he is most focused on the latest Magnetic Fields album, "Distortion" (Nonesuch), out on Tuesday. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Screenwriter Apologizes for Fatal Crash Jan 15, 2008
In a file photo writer Neil Gaiman, left, and writer Roger Avary, right, speak to an audience at a screening of "Beowulf" at Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. on Wednesday, July 25, 2007. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Pulp Fiction' co-writer arrested Jan 14, 2008
"Beowulf," a film that Avary co-wrote with Neil Gaiman, was released last year. Avary and his wife are residents of Ojai, a small city in Ventura County known to be favored by artists. (Los Angeles Times)
Richard Branson Receives Celebration Honor from The Jim Henson Company Dec 23, 2007
The 2007 Jim Henson Honorees: -- The Jim Henson Celebration Honor -- Richard Branson, British Entrepreneur -- The Jim Henson Community Honor -- Etsy, Online Marketplace for All Things Handmade -- The Jim Henson Creativity Honor -- Neil Gaiman, Writer -- The Jim Henson Technology Honor -- REAL D 3D, 3D Experience Provider The artists and staff at The Jim Henson Company nominate recipients who are inspiring, maintain core values consistent with those of the Company, and of course, reflect Jim... (PR Newswire)
Fantastic five Dec 19, 2007
The Sandman: Although this is a comic book, creator and author Neil Gaiman did grab a book award for it the World Fantasy Award and it chronicles the complex existence of the Lord of Dreams a.k.a. The Sandman a.k.a. Morpheus, among his many names. The deathly-thin, pale, black-haired figure is first introduced as a prisoner in an oval glass cell and patiently waits until his captor, an occultist, dies and before returning to rebuild his neglected kingdom. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Revolutionary artists in theater, film, music, conceptual art to demonstrate how ‘ARTSPEAKS’ Dec 7, 2007
Previous presidential fellows are Anne Bogart, Uri Caine, Atom Egoyan, Neil Gaiman, Bill Jones, James Schamus, Anna Deavere Smith and John Zorn. For more information on the Artspeaks Fellows Program, please visit. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
A battle of Beowulfs: Who shall slay whom? Dec 3, 2007
It counts on some heavyweights to back it up among others, director Robert Zemeckis of Forrest Gump and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, graphic novel veteran Neil Gaiman, and his co-writer Roger Avary, who has his finger in a number of Tarantino films are the masterminds behind the scenes. The author of Beowulf the poem is unknown, but he committed to paper a heroic folk tale. (Yale Herald, CT)
Sandra Hall, reviewer Dec 2, 2007
As well as packing the script with innuendos and bad behaviour of all kinds, Zemeckis and his writers - Neil Gaiman (author of the graphic novel Sandman) and Roger Avary ( Pulp Fiction) - have given Jolie a siren suit of gold and a pair of cloven feet with stiletto heels ... Animation Sci-Fi/Fantasy M 3 stars 2007 Angelina Jolie, Ray Winstone, Robin Wright Penn, Anthony Robert Zemeckis Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary 114 United States 20115041196394599894-smh. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Saga's spirit evades capture Dec 1, 2007
Robert Zemeckis, director of the Back to the Future trilogy and Forrest Gump, among other box-office blockbusters, admits that he didn't respond positively to the ancient poem when he read it at school, but a full-blooded (in every sense) screenplay by Roger Avary (of Pulp Fiction fame) and Neil Gaiman convinced him that the material could make a successful action film. The most recent film Zemeckis directed before this was the execrable The Polar Express, for which he pioneered the... (The Australian)
Are you reading more or less? Dec 1, 2007
I will say that one book-turned-movie where I preferred the movie to the book was Neil Gaiman s Stardust. The ending to the movie was several notches above the ending to the book, IMHO.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Still Playing Nov 25, 2007
From the book by Neil Gaiman comes an entertaining epic fantasy about a fallen star (in the form of a beautiful girl, played by Danes) being chased by an innocent villager (Cox), a brethren of princes, and a wicked old witch (Pfeiffer), each with their own agenda. The film sets itself slightly apart from the likes in the genre released recently with its cheeky sense of humor that would appeal to adults as well. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Beowulf: A beast in 3D Nov 24, 2007
The tale was adapted for the screen by co-writers Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) and Neil Gaiman (Stardust). "It's a sacred text in its own very strange way, because we only have one version set down by monks in the 11th century from the oral tradition hundreds of years earlier," Gaiman said. (CNN)
Beowulf sexes up epic poem Nov 21, 2007
Adapted by Neil Gaiman (the Sandman comics) and Roger Avary (who co-wrote Pulp Fiction), the film follows the mythic Viking hero who emerges from the sea to rid a Danish kingdom of the bloody, raging, pus-covered monster Grendel (played with pathos and twisted physicality by Crispin Glover). Only then can there be much merrymaking and mead-drinking and wench-bedding. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Old poem, new technology Nov 20, 2007
Originally, screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary saw Beowulf as a low-budget, live-action thriller when they wrote the script a decade ago with Avary set to direct. But when Zemeckis read their screenplay, he saw it differently. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Beyond the 3D graphics, "Beowulf" lacks depth Nov 20, 2007
The monster also has an even more intimidating mother whose conniving spirit entrances the powerful men she comes across and sets a curse on the town in the form of violence and destruction; a curse to add to the plot that is an ill-conceived invention of screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary. For over a year the film pushed a campaign on the movie-geek websites filled with excited flourish over the advancing technology of "performance capture" (the middle ground between live action and... (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
'No Country For Old Men' promises to be among best movies of 2007 Nov 18, 2007
Adapted by Roger Avary ("Rules of Attraction") and Neil Gaiman ("Stardust"), the two writers, thankfully, take the unwieldy Old English and adapt it into good ol' "new" English. They've also managed to squeeze in more innuendos than all three "Austin Powers" films combined. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Monster of a myth enters another dimension Nov 17, 2007
Academic debate was not the aim of the film's screenwriters, Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman. Their goal was to use the latest cinematic technology to flesh out the ancient story for a 21st-century audience, and to share what it was in the poem that caught them as high school students and never let them go. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Beowulf and Grendel — and Grendma Nov 17, 2007
Some critics have already chided Robert Zemeckis's new animated feature, written by Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman, for insufficient fidelity to its fabled source. I have to confess I can't remember even sleeping through the poem in high-school English class. (Time.com)
Review: Exciting 'Beowulf' jumps off screen Nov 17, 2007
There's precious little poetry in this free adaptation by screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, but their sharp spin on the story puts a psychological face on the ancient fable. The story concerns the title warrior, who arrives in Denmark in the year 507 to do battle with Grendel, a giant, pustulant, suppurating demon that terrifies the Danish court whenever they're in their mead cups, which is often. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Zemeckis waves digital wand over 'Beowulf' Nov 16, 2007
Neil Gaiman, the graphic novel writer who wrote the screenplay, thinks so. "Beowulf is a remarkable, powerful story," he said. (Philadelphia Daily News)
Gangsters vs. monsters Nov 16, 2007
"Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis and screenwriters Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction") and Neil Gaiman have tried to give the Middle Ages classic a modern spin. Grendel's mother, which some translators have described as a "hag" and "wretch," is now the unfairly curvaceous Jolie (albeit with a tail). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Beowulf **½ Nov 16, 2007
Written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary ... While the ambitious script written by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, Quentin Tarantino's former collaborator initially hews closely to the source, it seeks to be more than a straightforward adventure tale. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
‘Beowulf' gets high-tech makeover Nov 16, 2007
Originally, screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary saw Beowulf as a low-budget, live action thriller when they wrote the script a decade ago with Avary set to direct. But when Zemeckis read their screenplay, he saw it differently. (Globe and Mail)
Film reviews: Beowulf, The Jane Austen Book Club and more Nov 16, 2007
Beowulf, the 1,000-line-long Old English saga about a legendary Scandinavian warrior, has been adapted with refreshing irreverence by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, even if students of the Anglo-Saxon text may be taken aback by some of their coarser liberties - "Bollocks, Wulfgar!" exclaims clan lieutenant John Malkovich. It's with the arrival of Beowulf's first foe, the monster Grendel (Crispin Glover), that Zemeckis's vision hits its fierce and bloody stride. (Telegraph.co.uk)
For Roger Avary, bringing 'Beowulf' to the screen was no mean feat Nov 16, 2007
As his co-writer, Avary enlisted fantasy master Neil Gaiman, who said, "There are a number of places in the poem where you learn what happened from people coming back and saying, 'Let me tell you of my mighty deeds!' In some of those cases, they're not telling the truth.". "Everybody holds so holy the Cotton Vitellius document the Christian monks wrote, which is what we base all our translations on, but the truth of the matter is, they added their own elements of Christianity to it, just like... (San Francisco Chronicle)
No poetry in motion Nov 16, 2007
Working from a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, "Beowulf's" story of a hero who slays monsters has become a Fan Boy Fantasy that panders to the young male demographic with demonic energy. As Avary says in the press material, with a lot more truth than poetry, "I think teens will get their rocks off with this film." If they don't, the simultaneous release (are you surprised. (Los Angeles Times)
'Beowulf' is a 3-D gore-fest Nov 16, 2007
Robert Zemeckis' 3-D movie, from a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, is overstuffed with gory moments ... Working from a script by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, "Beowulf's" story of a hero who slays monsters has become a Fan Boy Fantasy that panders to the young male demographic with demonic energy. (Los Angeles Times)
Review: Beowulf Nov 16, 2007
Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Angelina JolieDirected by Robert ZemeckisWritten by Neil Gaiman and Roger AveryParental advisory: violence, disturbing images, nudity, not suitable for small children ... And the screenplay by Neil Gaiman (the Sandman comic series) and Roger Avery (Pulp Fiction) expands the Beowulf legend to be not only epic and Freudian (The sins of the father, moans an old man on a cross, an early... (Canada.com)
A mighty warrior Nov 16, 2007
Ably adapted by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, who laced the script with only a smattering of ponderous clunkers, the film sticks reasonably close to the A.D. 700 (or thereabouts) unknown author's tale, until all of a sudden it doesn't ... Writers: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Chabon's Swashbucklers Nov 15, 2007
Neil Gaiman seems to find a new novel for us every few years. Novels about the gritty realities of day-to-day life are important, and more of this would be welcome. (Forbes -- Markets)
Movie: 'Beowolf' an old story with a new twist Nov 15, 2007
The 8th-century poem isn't the stuff of traditional screenplay structure - it's two hero vs. monster battles separated by a 50-year gap - and despite an ingenious adaptation by fantasy novelist Neil Gaiman and Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction"), the tale feels a bit garbled. You watch it with a sense that there are still scenes missing. (Juneau Empire)
Thrilling Beowulf gives epic tale a new spin Nov 15, 2007
But future generations of students shouldnt look to this stirring motion-capture animation version to help them get through their Origins of Literature final screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary have taken broad liberties with the ancient text, although their departures translate to the screen quite well for the most part. Once again we begin with the prosperous King Hrothgar (voice and digitally captured face and body of Anthony Hopkins) opening up the grand hall Heorot, where there... (MSNBC -- Movies)
