>The recently released "Conspiracy Theory" was preceeded by a novel based >on the film, which if not a first, is at least a recent development. >Previously, the novel based on the film followed it. I'm not trying to be obnoxious, but film to novel adaptations have been common since the 1970s. Almost any major Hollywood release that was based on an original screenplay has been "novelized." I can remeber many times seeing a book I thought would be good and seeing "adapted from the screenplay by ______" on the cover or liner notes. I would then put the book down and keep on shopping. Now that I write this, I remember an article that appeared in the early years of PREMIERE magazine on this issue. Sorry to be so vague, but I have not thought of this issue in some time. David Ezell ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/screensite