Comments on: An Aside | Iain M. Banks hitting the Silver Screen http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/10/asides/an-aside-iain-m-banks-hitting-the-silver-screen/ A part of the Aidan Moher network Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Lord http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/10/asides/an-aside-iain-m-banks-hitting-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-4594 Mark Lord Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:56:34 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=2076#comment-4594 I'd implore you to take another look sometime at his work. His last SF book, Matter, was simply brilliant! I’d implore you to take another look sometime at his work. His last SF book, Matter, was simply brilliant!

]]> By: And some TV and movie links | Mostly Geek http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/10/asides/an-aside-iain-m-banks-hitting-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-4556 And some TV and movie links | Mostly Geek Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:05:20 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=2076#comment-4556 [...] The State of The Art is apparently going to be made into a film. More here and here (tip from A Dribble of Ink). No word on timing or anything else. I’ve read the story but can’t remember a thing [...] [...] The State of The Art is apparently going to be made into a film. More here and here (tip from A Dribble of Ink). No word on timing or anything else. I’ve read the story but can’t remember a thing [...]

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2009/10/asides/an-aside-iain-m-banks-hitting-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-4546 Adam Whitehead Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:28:33 +0000 http://aidanmoher.com/blog/?p=2076#comment-4546 Interesting choice. The short story in question - from THE STATE OF THE ART collection - is excellent, but it feels like the opening chapter of a longer story. The events in the story would take maybe 15 minutes maximum to depict on screen, so they have a lot of freedom to take the story in their own direction after that. Intriguing idea. Also, it would be relatively cheap. If successful, they could then look at adapting maybe CONSIDER PHLEBAS, which would require a monstrous special effects budget. Interesting choice.

The short story in question – from THE STATE OF THE ART collection – is excellent, but it feels like the opening chapter of a longer story. The events in the story would take maybe 15 minutes maximum to depict on screen, so they have a lot of freedom to take the story in their own direction after that.

Intriguing idea. Also, it would be relatively cheap. If successful, they could then look at adapting maybe CONSIDER PHLEBAS, which would require a monstrous special effects budget.

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