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Adapting Stephen King novels into films often requires condensing the content significantly. Even lengthy adaptations like Frank Darabont’s 189-minute version of “The Green Mile” and Mike Flanagan’s 180-minute director’s cut of “Doctor Sleep” combine characters and omit subplots from their original stories. Despite the novels’ cinematic qualities, this is a testament to King’s writing style, as his fiction doesn’t just portray lives but whole universes.

Among Stephen King’s numerous invented small-town names in Maine, Salem’s Lot could be considered the most appealing. It serves as the setting for his renowned novel bearing the same name, and also two subsequent short stories. In King’s book, this humble Maine town somehow attracts a ravenous vampire, transforming it into a tourist destination of a chilling kind. The film industry appears to be enamored with the name too, as evidenced by multiple adaptations of the novel, including the upcoming release of a new movie on October 3.

Mercedes-Benz has teamed up with Sony Pictures Entertainment to offer its customers an innovative in-car entertainment option called RIDEVU. This service is accessible through the MBUX infotainment system and delivers a movie theater experience right inside vehicles. With RIDEVU, customers can choose from a variety of popular movies and stream them on as many as six screens within their vehicle or on connected devices.

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For quite a while, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa were a couple before they got married in 2021. This pair consistently demonstrates relationship aspirations and openly displays their mutual support on social media platforms. Lately, Patralekhaa confessed that she was initially ‘nervous’ of Rajkummar after seeing his debut film, Love Sex Aur Dhokha. She disclosed that she found him ‘strange.’