With a wealth of great fantasy books out there, how come there aren't more fantasy movies?

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Overview:

Title: With a wealth of great fantasy books out there, how come there aren't more fantasy movies?
Author: Dan Perez
Year: 1997
Type: Essays
Series: Movies (Realms of Fantasy)

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Realms of Fantasy, October 1997 (Unknown, Dan Perez, Sovereign Media Co., $3.50, 100 pages, quarto, MAGAZINE)

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