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HOLES

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

HOLES

There is an attitude among some filmmakers that children’s films should be anything but sophisticated, rather, they should be simple in theme and execution and excruciating for anyone over the age of five. Not just the flicks for little kids, either, as evidenced by such recent mush as WHAT A GIRL WANTS. And for those… Read More »

Tagged With: Andrew Davis, author, book to film, buried treasure, casting, cinema, curses, desert, digging holes, director, fantasy, filling in holes, film, HOLES, lizards, Louis Sachar, movie, mystery, narrative, poisonous lizards, racism, screenwriter, Shia LeBeouf, sun screen, UNDER SIEGE 3, YA literature, young adult

JARHEAD

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

JARHEAD

The history of the military film has had several notable eras, from the melancholy of THE BIG PARADE (featuring the divine John Gilbert in arguably his best role) from the post WWI, silent era, to the jingoistic excesses during and just after WWII with such offerings as an iconic John Wayne THE FLYING LEATHERNECKS, followed… Read More »

Tagged With: active service, American military, Anthony Swofford, author, based on a true story, books to film, Homer, Illiad, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marine, memoir, narrative, Persian Gulf, scout-sniper, wartime service

Bjorn Lomborg Warns Us to COOL IT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Bjorn Lomborg Warns Us to COOL IT

Bjorn Lomborg has been writing about his alternative approach to the environmental crisis for many years, but COOL IT, the documentary based on his book, is Lomborg’s first foray into films. When we spoke on October 18, 2010, why he decided to go that route was one of the many questions I had for him. Lomborg is used to… Read More »

Tagged With: author, Bjorn Lomborg, book to film, documentary, environmental crisis, The Skeptical Environmentalist

Jason Reitman Is A YOUNG ADULT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

When I spoke with Jason Reitman on December 2, 2011, he had just finished the “get to know us” tour for YOUNG ADULT. It was his way of sneaking the film under the radar directly to audiences in seven lucky cities. The film breaks many rules, including the biggest one, the main character doesn’t change.… Read More »

Tagged With: author, Chalize Theron, high school reunion, high school romance, Jason Reitman, narrative, Patton Oswalt, young adult

Stephen Chbosky Describes THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Stephen Chbosky Describes THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

Stephen Chbosky is a patient man. He could have sold the rights to make THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER when he first published that novel in 1999. Instead, he waited until he could not only write the script himself, but also direct. When I spoke with him on August 24, 2012,  the first thing… Read More »

Tagged With: author, book to screen, family secrets, freshman year, high school, narrative, young adult

Andrew Davis and Louis Sachar’s Perfect HOLES

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Andrew Davis and Louis Sachar’s Perfect HOLES

If I had had any doubts about HOLES being one of the big summer films of 2003, they were all put to rest by the audience reaction the film and its makers received at one of the two press screenings that I went to. The audience was packed with kids of all ages who adored Louis… Read More »

Tagged With: Andrew Davis, author, book to film, casting, cinema, digging holes, director, fantasy, filling in holes, film, HOLES, lizards, Louis Sachar, movie, mystery, narrative, screenwriter, Shia LeBeouf, sun screen, UNDER SIEGE 3, YA literature, young adult

Steinfeld, Jake — I’VE SEEN A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAKED, AND THEY’VE GOT NOTHING ON YOU!

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Steinfeld, Jake  — I’VE SEEN A LOT OF FAMOUS PEOPLE NAKED, AND THEY’VE GOT NOTHING ON YOU!

I spend a lot of time advising people which movies to NOT waste their money on, as well as putting together contests and giveaways for my faithful readers. When I heard about Jake Steinfeld’s new book, I saw this as a chance to give those same readers a chance to win $200,000 to use in… Read More »

Tagged With: author, book, business advice, celebrities, entrepreneur, fitness, Jake Steinfeld, personal trainer

Anthony Swofford Remembers What It’s Like to be A JARHEAD

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Anthony Swofford Remembers What It’s Like to be A JARHEAD

For someone who has seen action in the Persian Gulf, not to mention survived Marine boot camp, Anthony Swofford is a surprisingly soft-spoken guy. When I spoke to him on October 25, 2005 about JARHEAD, the film version of his memoir of the same name about his time in the Marines, including taking part in Gulf War… Read More »

Tagged With: active service, American military, Anthony Swofford, author, based on a true story, books to film, Homer, Illiad, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marine, memoir, narrative, Persian Gulf, scout-sniper, wartime service

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