nWave Studios (“The Son of Bigfoot,” “Sammy”) is set to produce “The Inseparables,” a $25 million animated feature film based on an original idea by screenwriters Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. Oscar nominees for “Toy Story”. ” The feature film is jointly produced by nWave Studios in Belgium, Octopolis in France and A Contracorriente Films […]
Weird is hard to define. A cousin of strange, it tends to make us slightly uncomfortable. And yet, in time, the abnormal can be made normal and the unknown made familiar. Wearing a face mask wasn’t common three years ago and, depending on where you live, it’s the new norm now. As a species, we […]
The new year marks a 12-year partnership since the Andover Stories series and the Andover Townsman has pledged to publish stories about the town’s history. To date, this includes over 360 stories written by 44 intrepid writers, all dedicated to sharing insights into the people and events that have made Andover the town it is […]
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The two-day Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Sahitya Samagam, organized under the joint aegis of Vama Sahitya Manch, ended on Thursday. The conference was organized during the third year in collaboration with the Sahitya Akademi, Department of Culture of Madhya Pradesh. Book authors and storytellers from across the country participated in the program. Five […]
Jonathan Kasdan has spoken of wanting to use Boba Fett in Solo, but he’s been told the character is “off limits”. There were many factors on Solo: A Star Wars Story who failed to connect with audiences and critics, but would a Boba Fett appearance have helped the much-criticized Star wars previous movie? It looks […]
Tribune press service Chandigarh, September 26 The Chandigarh Literary Society (CLS) honored the winners of its short story and poetry writing competitions for the year 2020 and 2021 at its annual function held at the UT Guest House here recently. The Company had not rewarded the winners of last year’s competitions due to the Covid-19 […]
Since the new teen thriller, cruel summer, was released on Freeform, viewers want to know if it’s a true story. Two different teenage girls tell the story – Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt) and Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia). So where did the writers get the idea for the show if it’s not a true story? Several […]
Short stories are like a steaming mug perfectly infused with Adarakwali Chai a winter afternoon. It’s over before you know it. As you suck in a bit more you hold the hot cup between your palms but cherish the aftertaste and in the meantime you don’t need anything else. With many of us reading on […]
“I deeply hate short story books – lousy trash bags full of failed novels from writers too lazy to carry their offspring.” This was Frankie Gaffney’s introduction to his review of June Caldwell’s Room Little Darker, which he later praised, but I can’t help but think that some novelists should end their limp works. Modern […]
The three American writers in question here are all fiercely original creators of fiction, owners of voices outsized by their idiosyncrasy and ambition. Elizabeth McCracken is perhaps the most conventional of the three, but no less daring or inflexible. The quiet and terrifying stories of “Dumbfounded” (Dial Press, $26) all centered on loss or disaster. […]