DETROW: I appreciate the movies. I'm not a hater on the ... I actually think that - I think that the first "Twilight" movie is much better than the book. In fact, it's a great example of when ...

Matthew Specktor grew up around celebrities during an era of bold filmmaking — only to see safe franchises dominate and ...

Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.