adaptation

Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia. In this edition Jack Ford looks at March of the…

Of all David Cronenberg’s work, it’s his 1990 ad for Nike Air 180 that captures the spirit of his project most succinctly. ‘Transformation’ is only a thirty second footwear promotion but it packs a guttural punch that stays with you, that…

This week the I Know That Face boys are talking about character actor extraordinaire Judy Greer. From sarcastic best friends to well-meaning moms to sex-crazed nymphos Greer has done it all and more. Up for discussion are her one scene…

The lazy metallic stare, the aura of a wannabe rock star, for a while Nicolas Cage was the most sought after actor in Hollywood. Since his debut in 1982 in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Cage has appeared in over ninety movies. The eighties…

Sean Connery ’s career ended with a whimper not a bang. The League of Extraordinary Gentleman was the famed Scottish actor’s last film before he went into retirement. It might be one of his worst. A mishmash of Victorian characters from…

About thirty minutes into Lawrence Kasdan’s 2003 adaptation of Stephen King’s doorstop novel Dreamcatcher, I remembered my deathly fear of leeches. Being from Ireland I have no real cause to fear leeches other than the fact that they’re…

Films adapted from stage plays can be some of the most rewarding viewing experiences. From 12 Angry Men through to Carnage, the scale is refined, which draws the focus firmly on character, dialogue and performance. Glengarry Glen Ross is a…