adaptation
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What seems like recklessness to parents and grandparents is actually a worrisome form of economic adaptation.
"Ageing is something that we're just watching happening", he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, adding: "We know that adaptation is the way forward".
From BBC
Jon M. Chu, who made the second part of a musical adaptation with “Wicked: For Good,” sits dead center — and has been known to talk to the theater manager if the sound isn’t loud enough.
From Los Angeles Times
Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic has already caused a stir, as most Imax tickets sold out a year before its release next July.
From Los Angeles Times
Even so, Hawley’s stellar adaptation of a decades-old blockbuster conceit proves that the right take on a classic movie monster can yield provocative storytelling.
From Salon
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