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  1. 'The Lovely Bones' a lifeless adaptationRead the original story w/Photo

    27 min ago | NY Daily News

    ... in the transition to the big screen. In adapting Alice Sebold 's 2002 novel "The Lovely Bones," Peter Jackson ("King Kong," "Lord of the Rings") siphoned out all the soulfulness that made the author's combination thriller/afterlife fantasy a ...

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  2. Peter Jackson on Lovely Bones: You Don't Make a Movie For a Book's FansRead the original story w/Photo

    58 min ago | TIME.com

    ... Techland's exclusive look at the first images from Lovely Bones ) After Lord of the Rings, Heavenly Creatures and King Kong, there are a whole lot of sci-fi-fantasy buffs eager to see what he has molded next. So with Lovely Bones opening today in ...

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  3. The Lovely BonesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Sify

    ... human side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his Lord of the Rings trilogy and his King Kong remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that The Lovely Bones would hark back to his 1994 drama Heavenly ...

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  4. How to ruin a great piece of writingRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Salon.com

    ... together the three films constitute an honorable adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien source material. Jackson's " King Kong " was less popular with audiences, but I still admired his eagerness to attempt a grand, go-for-broke spectacle. But Jackson is ...

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  5. a The Lovely Bonesa trades soul for spectacleRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | MSNBC

    ... side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his "King Kong" remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that "The Lovely Bones" would hark back to his 1994 drama "Heavenly ...

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  6. Review: `Lovely Bones' trades soul for spectacleRead the original story

    Tuesday | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his "King Kong" remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that "The Lovely Bones" would hark back to his 1994 drama "Heavenly ...

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  7. Peter Jackson talks about "Lovely Bones"Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | The Carolinian

    ... of a child brings upon a family. The story is a departure from the three-hour blockbusters Lord of the Rings and King Kong, and that's exactly what attracted Jackson to the project. I "was very, very - I wouldn't say I was tired of big-budget ...

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  8. The Lovely Bones: Dead Girl's Love StoryRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Time

    ... early Meet the Feebles , the exponentially more complicated imaginary realms of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong - and invites children of all ages to share his obsessions. A director wants to trap life on film, and the prime visual motif ...

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  9. The Lovely Bones: Dead Girl WatchingRead the original story w/Photo

    14 hrs ago | Television Without Pity

    ... the constantly morphing In-Between was part of the appeal for Jackson, but he should have saved his pixels for King Kong 2 . While the events leading up to the murder of Susie Salmon (Saorsie Ronan, Atonement ) are actually pretty gripping, showing ...

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  10. 'J'accuse': WWI-era film finally lands in U.S.Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | San Francisco Chronicle

    ... Drama of the Wilderness" (1927), shot on location in Siam (Thailand) by the filmmakers who would eventually make "King Kong," Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The evening event includes a Buster Keaton double feature ("Sherlock Jr." and ...

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  11. Review: 'Lovely Bones' trades soul for spectacleRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Oshkosh Northwestern

    ... side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his "King Kong" remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that "The Lovely Bones" would hark back to his 1994 drama "Heavenly ...

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  12. Movie review: 'Lovely Bones' trades soul for spectacle in Jackson's return to smaller dramaRead the original story

    Yesterday | CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

    ... side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his "King Kong" remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that "The Lovely Bones" would hark back to his 1994 drama "Heavenly ...

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  13. 'J'accuse' finally lands in U.S.Read the original story

    Yesterday | SF Gate

    ... Drama of the Wilderness" (1927), shot on location in Siam (Thailand) by the filmmakers who would eventually make "King Kong," Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The evening event includes a Buster Keaton double feature ("Sherlock Jr." and ...

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  14. Busy Sarah Jessica Parker suffers style slip at...Read the original story

    Yesterday | Hellomagazine.com

    ... same style sense as some of the film world's other elegant stars with her two-tone pink-red Dolce&Gabbana number. King Kong star Naomi Watts wore a violet-purple version of the dress back in October at a film festival in the United Arab Emirates. ...

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  15. Last rites for Tavern on the Green, banned fruit, and blue-cheese cookiesRead the original story

    Wednesday | Salon.com

    ... knickknacks and artifacts -- including a chandelier from 1790, a 3-foot German carved monkey, and a topiary of King Kong (which was, of course, debuted by Fay Wray). The article's accompanying slide show is an oddly moving tribute to a very ...

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  16. Review: The Lovely Bones- A perfect flick for Twilight parents and teensRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Examiner.com

    ... brought to life by fantasy craving director Peter Jackson. With the history-making The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, and District 9 under his belt, Jackson took the plot of The Lovely Bones and breathed his own, unique vision into the movie. ...

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  17. Auctioning Off Tavern on the GreenRead the original story

    Wednesday | International Herald Tribune

    ... of the maestro himself, dancing ecstatically as a topiary figure. Even Tavern's exterior topiaries, including King Kong, must be gaveled away. (Ms. LeRoy said that Kong's debut at Tavern was, of course, hosted by the actress Fay Wray.) "These are so ...

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  18. Movie review: a Lovely Bonesa trades soul for spectacle in Jacksona s return to smaller dramaRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | The Chronicle-Journal

    ... side of the story. It's certainly a smaller, more intimate tale than his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and his "King Kong" remake. Yet the hope among fans of Jackson's early work was that "The Lovely Bones" would hark back to his 1994 drama "Heavenly ...

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  19. Peter Jackson - Jackson Planning Dragon TV Series?

    Tuesday | ContactMusic.com

    ... into a money-spinning movie franchise, because he's convinced the stories would be better told as a TV series. The King Kong filmmaker purchased the rights to author Naomi Novik's fantasy novels in 2006 with a view to turning the stories into ...

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  20. A Nightmare on Their StreetRead the original story

    Tuesday | The New York Observer

    The Lovely Bones Running time 135 minutes Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci Ia m no fan of Peter Jackson, but as much as I hated the 2005 remake of King Kong and all of those silly, overrated Lord of the Rings comic ...

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