Inspired by Chance
Jerzy Kosinski's Being There (1979).
The birth of the anti-hero
Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff (1983)
When you grow up, your heart dies
SE Hinton's The Outsiders (1983)
In brief: Blob proves indestructible as Rudin eyes remake
Plus: adaptation for Dahl's Mr Fox, how Latifah missed out on Monster's Ball, and poll says de Niro is greatest living actor
From the basement to the mainstream
Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol (1948)
Viz gives Fat Slags the elbow
8am: Viz magazine has axed the Fat Slags, one of its most infamous cartoon strips, after their big screen adaptation was branded the worst ever British film. By John Plunkett.
Perspectives on a Japanese classic
Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950)
The value of indifference
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist (1970)
In brief: Studio abandons American Gangster after director walks
Plus: Gibson granted restraining order, and Depp tipped for big-money novel adaptation
Furry tale
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Last exit to arthouse
Uli Edel's Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
When the gruesome finds the wholesome
Richard Brooks's In Cold Blood (1968)
In brief: Karl Urban to take star blast in Doom video game adaptation
Plus: Be afraid as the Pang Brothers team up for The Scarecrow, listen up for sound reports for the new Wallace and Gromit, and Vince Vaughn to star as sporting heckler
Sweet like chocolate: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Easy writer
Carl Franklin's Devil in a Blue Dress (1995).