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the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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For a long time, the line was there hasn’t been a good dramatic adaption of a video game so the bar for doing that is really low.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Why do bears go into hibernation? Bears hibernate as a result of an evolutionary adaption to survive winter, when food supply and temperatures are low, according to the National Park Service.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The story of a North Texas couple, who embezzled nearly $17 million from a fruitcake company, is getting a film adaption thanks to actress Jennifer Garner and a Fort Worth company.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Two other tribes in Arizona received grants from the climate change program:
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe received $250,000 to develop its own climate adaption plan for communities in Pima and Maricopa counties.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Netflix also announced a film adaption of Alex Ahndoril’s Swedish whodunit The Key Series, a second season of its Swedish feminist crime thriller series Barracuda Queens, and a feature film adaptation of Antti Tuomainen’s Finnish crime comedy novel Little Siberia.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Thus far, Villeneuve has been exceedingly faithful to his source material (his approach to Dune’s adaption was about finding character and story essentials and cutting out the rest, rather than making significant changes).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
The film is the latest adaption of author Gregory Mcdonald’s Fletch book series, which previously was adapted into a pair of films starring Chevy Chase in the 1980s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
The talented duo became fast friends while filming the 2021 adaption of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Why do bears go into hibernation? Bears hibernate as a result of an evolutionary adaption to survive winter, when food supply and temperatures are low, according to the National Park Service.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
The story of a North Texas couple, who embezzled nearly $17 million from a fruitcake company, is getting a film adaption thanks to actress Jennifer Garner and a Fort Worth company.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Two other tribes in Arizona received grants from the climate change program:
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe received $250,000 to develop its own climate adaption plan for communities in Pima and Maricopa counties.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Netflix also announced a film adaption of Alex Ahndoril’s Swedish whodunit The Key Series, a second season of its Swedish feminist crime thriller series Barracuda Queens, and a feature film adaptation of Antti Tuomainen’s Finnish crime comedy novel Little Siberia.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Thus far, Villeneuve has been exceedingly faithful to his source material (his approach to Dune’s adaption was about finding character and story essentials and cutting out the rest, rather than making significant changes).
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
The film is the latest adaption of author Gregory Mcdonald’s Fletch book series, which previously was adapted into a pair of films starring Chevy Chase in the 1980s.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024
The talented duo became fast friends while filming the 2021 adaption of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
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