The best-selling novel "The Kite Runner" has been made into a film, which hasn't even opened yet, but it's already causing concern in Afghanistan and in Hollywood. The film reflects the book's take on ...

Studio halted the movie's release to protect the actors and their families. Oct. 4, 2007 — -- "After watching the rape scene, what will happen to me and my family? I can't even think of it." ...

“The film that I cannot stop thinking about is ‘The Kite Runner.’ I was on the edge of my seat for the entire picture and found it be absolutely stunning, beautiful and just an incredibly difficult ...

KABUL, Jan. 15 -- Afghanistan has banned the import and exhibition of "The Kite Runner," a film about the troubled friendship of two Afghan boys, on the grounds that it could incite violence. The U.S.

Marc Forster started with two strikes against him when he set out to make "The Kite Runner." Most of the story takes place in Afghanistan, a place Americans associate with terrorists. And the movie's ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — The Banned Books to Film series continues at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St. in Brattleboro on April 21 with a screening of "The Kite Runner ...

Adapting novels for the stage is a noble endeavor; a healthy culture should be eager to translate its new (or classic) narratives into other media. I’ve seen revelatory theatrical versions of ...

When it was published in 2003, "The Kite Runner" could not have been better timed, bringing the life and culture of Afghanistan to an America largely wary of the country with which it had gone to war ...