Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Origin of the Species: ‘Planet of the Apes’ from Laughing Stock to Box Office Gold
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Origin of the Species: ‘Planet of the Apes’ from Laughing Stock to Box Office Gold

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 / 11 August 2014
After the best-selling novel La Planète des Singes and the hit film Planet of the Apes, the series found itself in hairy times. How did the saga regain its glory?
Origin of the Species: ‘Planet of the Apes’ from Page to Screen
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Origin of the Species: ‘Planet of the Apes’ from Page to Screen

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 / 4 August 2014
Humankind once laughed at The Planet of the Apes -- until it became a critically acclaimed artistic endeavor and had an Academy Award category created for it. Now who amongst us is laughing?