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Can Canon Entertainment Do for Briggs what HBO Is Doing for Harris?

According to Publishers' Weekly, Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series has been picked up by 50 Canon Entertainment. Deets for the fans: 50 Canon is run by Mark Newell who has an eclectic directing background.  His portfolio includes Four Weddings and a Funeral (loved*) and Pushing Tin (liked) and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (never watched).  [...]

Dangerous Book for Boys Coming to a Big Screen Near You

Dangerous Book for Boys Coming to a Big Screen Near You

The surprise British sensation, The Dangerous Book for Boys, achieved a new pinnacle when the rights for the book were sold to Disney and producer Scott Rudin (“The Queen” and “School of Rock”). The problem is that there is no story in The Dangerous Book for Boys. It’s a how to manual of reclaiming some [...]