Like a down-and-out character in one of his Boston-based films, all he can do is keep on keeping on.
With bigger production budgets and proven actors such as Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid to carry the storylines, faith-based films have made huge strides in reaching bigger, more diverse audiences.
There are a number of reasons why most games based on films or TV shows are sub-par.
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Allen Wan, head of production for Hong Kong-based Salon Films Group which has worked with Hollywood companies in Asia, was positive about the deal.
And about one-third of the musicals appearing on Broadway this season are based on films, including Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which opened this year.
C. and a series of films based on the adventures of Sinbad the sailor.
Musicals based on both films are slated to move to the United States after opening in London.
Meanwhile Beirut-based distributor Italia Films has changed its mind about showing Brokeback Mountain in the Gulf region.
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But it is still male dominated, most likely a hold over from being based on the films.
Del Toro, in the biggest project of his career, had signed on to direct two films based on the novel.
Which is why we are seeing so many sequels, remakes and films based on material that automatically comes with a fan base.
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U.K. retailer Tesco this week sealed a partnership with movie-production firm Amber Entertainment to produce and release films based on some of the best-selling books it sells.
Arguing for more films based on games is a shaky soapbox to stand on as the results of such projects have largely been bad, with only a few exceptions.
The problem with flops is that they scare studios away from risky films and the movie-viewing public ends up with an endless procession of sequels and films based on best-selling young adult books.
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Deadpool is coming to consoles in 2013 from Activision, which has done a great job over the years with the Spider-Man games (both those based on the comics and those based on the films).
Nicholas Bernstein, CEO of start-up Brazilian media venture Corisco Films, based in New York and Rio, says it has already has a slate of films ready to make in Brazil.
Only two of the top 10 films are based on original ideas: Brave and Ted.
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Perry stayed on as President, working with the Wachowski brothers on a series of games based on their Matrix films.
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Enter Argentine millionaire, Eduardo Costantini of Costa Films, the company behind 2007 Berlinale winner "Elite Troop, " and Hengameh Panahi of Paris-based distributor Celluloid Dreams which represents films like Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet, " which won the Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival this year.
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Film Simulation Modes include "Velvia, " "ASTIA, " and "PROVIA, " as well as two additional settings based on professional color negative films, PRO Neg.
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One lawyer said that if Antigua did set up the mooted media download site it would be legal for UK-based internet users to buy films and music from it.
Several Bollywood studios in India are setting up a trial this fall in which phone owners can aim at a movie poster and download ringtones based on songs from those films.
Last week, THQ Wireless --the mobile subsidiary of software vendor THQ (nasdaq: THQI - news - people ) announced a deal with Lucasfilm to create phone content based on the Star Wars films.
The value of a film poster is based on the fame of the films and actors, rarity, good condition and design impact.
Films with faith-based messages have consistently done well, from Passion of the Christ to The Chronicles of Narnia movies and countless others.
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It's certain that getting nominations will help with these two period films, giving they are based on 19th century novels, and Les Mis is a musical.
Another reason Walters attributes to growing interest not only in the Dallas Comic Con, but in comic conventions in general, is the success of comic book films -- particularly ones based on Marvel comics.
Recent films shot at Pinewood Studios, based outside of London, include the coming Angelina Jolie film, "Maleficent, " and "Jack Ryan, " directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Some, however, are as watchable in their own way as the films on which they're based, and every once in a while a remake actually contrives to improve on its model.
So go ahead, enjoy these films and ones like them that are based on actual events or current hot issues.
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