Film adaptations of wildly popular books is a tricky realm at the best of times. There are so many things to balance, even above and beyond the normal host of things to balance, that you'd hate to bet on success... except in terms of dollars, of course. You've got to find a way to appease the rabid fans, but you also have to make it possible for the uninitiated to wander in, and somehow it has to … [Read more...]