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By Sanford Allen, on June 29th, 2010 The movie based on San Antonio kid-lit author Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” didn’t exactly burn up the multiplex box offices.
Time to see if it has a more impressive showing now that it’s been released today on DVD.
If you haven’t been following Riordan’s books — the heirs apparent [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on June 22nd, 2010 "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan, due in the Fall of 2010
Prolific San Antonio author Rick Riordan has a new series coming out and he took the time to talk about it recently with the New York Times. The series, starting with The Lost Hero, is set in the same world as his hugely [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on February 25th, 2010 Percy may be able to throw lightning, but can he make Fox money?
San Antonio author RICK RIORDAN’s Percy Jackson series may be a kid lit phenomenon, but the jury’s still out whether it will be a Hollywood franchise.
“PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THEIF” took in $31.2 million during its Feb. 12-14 [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on February 10th, 2010 Unless you’ve been living under a rock (a Sorcerer’s Stone perhaps?), you’ve probably seen the splashy, flashy and undeniably enormo-budgeted trailer for PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF, which opens Friday.
The movie — chock full of Olympian set pieces and more CGI harpies, hydras and medusas than you can shake a virtual stick at — [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on August 31st, 2009 Borders has posted a nice video of an older interview with San Antonio author RICK RIORDAN. Riordan discusses the origins of the Percy Jackson series and reads from the then latest installment, The Battle of the Labyrinth. The also talks briefly about the upcoming movie Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief. Extra props to Riordan [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on July 18th, 2009 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF will be a major motion picture debuting February 12, 2010. The film is based on the novel THE LIGHTNING THIEF by San Antonio’s Rick Riordan.
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