For a project I'm currently working on as part of my graduation in Graphic Design, I wanted to compile something like an atlas of fictional cities. These may be from books, legends, stories, video games, advertisements, comics, really whatever... Even "real" cities but alternate versions, imagined or in some way deviate from their real counterpart are valid.
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posted by ahtlast93
on May 18, 2013 -
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What are some books or movies where the story is essentially told backwards? Ideally, ones that put a big initial event at the end of the narrative.
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posted by gottabefunky
on Dec 19, 2011 -
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Give me examples from literature, film, and popular culture of stories that end without actually telling us what really happened, leaving us unable to resolve multiple plausible versions of events.
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posted by decathecting
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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Looking for a movie based on a book written by a child author in the nineteenth century possible called 'the young travellors' [sic]
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posted by soymilk
on May 15, 2011 -
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Looking for books and/or movies about fiascos and disastrous but avoidable situations
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posted by reenum
on Nov 22, 2010 -
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I loved the plot of
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Any recommendations for similar books, shows, or movies?
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posted by reenum
on Oct 28, 2009 -
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Cinephile seeks THE book on early film, including dissections of films by Godard, Truffaut, Bergman, Fellini and the like. Lots o' pretty pictures are great, too. Can you help?
posted by heather-b
on Jul 30, 2009 -
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Please suggest movies, TV shows and books that feature unrepentant, amoral characters
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posted by reenum
on Jun 10, 2009 -
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I've had a book published and been approached by a film producer wanting to option the film rights to the book. He's sent a draft agreement but there is no fee involved. When I questioned this the response was that this was standard practice for a book that is 'not a known branded property'. I gotta be honest me and my book are about as unknown as its possible to be but should I still expect some sort of fee for this.
posted by wggrace
on Apr 17, 2009 -
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Looking for recommendations on films (documentary or dramatic) or books (nonficiton or novel) about Agitprop or Agitprop Theater, specifically as it was practiced in Boshevist Russia/USSR.
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posted by brain cloud
on Nov 15, 2008 -
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I'd like to broaden my horizons by getting a better understanding of life in different cultures and time periods. Please recommend great books or films (fiction or non-fiction) which paint a broad, immersive, reasonably accurate picture of a place and time.
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posted by MetaMonkey
on Jul 12, 2008 -
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Can you think of examples of movies based on novels (or short stories) that are very, very faithful to the source work?
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posted by zardoz
on Jun 1, 2008 -
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I'm interested in hearing personal experiences of movies based upon literary works. Which movies are best experienced only after you've first read the book? Has reading the book afterwards altered your opinion of a movie or indeed has your appreciation of a book changed after you watched the film adaptation?
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posted by wannalol
on Dec 4, 2005 -
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