Casting Call: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night

Casting Call: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night

This past week, the much-delayed 3D production of “The Great Gatsby” opened in theaters, which got us thinking about other great Fitzgerald adaptation opportunities. Our suggestion for one that would fare brilliantly on the big screen? The dramatic, evocative Tender is the Night. Here in Word & Film’s Casting Call, we dream up more than the possibility — we dream up the perfect cast for such a film.


Divorce Courting: Q&A with ‘What Maisie Knew’ Directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee

Divorce Courting: Q&A with ‘What Maisie Knew’ Directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee

W&F spoke with the filmmakers about the challenges and rewards involved in capturing the painful, pivotal point in a child’s life she’ll undoubtedly return to endlessly.


Free Falling: Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell’

Free Falling: Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell’

Polley’s debut documentary is now in theaters – and W&F catches up with her to avoid spoilers, talk about the film, and more.



Deconstructing James Franco: What a Man’s Adaptation Choices Say About Him

Deconstructing James Franco: What a Man’s Adaptation Choices Say About Him

What does ‘As I Lay Dying’ and other adaptations awaiting creation say about Franco?


The Foodie Revolution Has Been Televised – and Now It’s Headed for Theaters with Dueling ‘Chef’ Projects

The Foodie Revolution Has Been Televised – and Now It’s Headed for Theaters with Dueling ‘Chef’ Projects

Things are about to get a whole lot more confusing after this week’s news that the most recent foodie films to hit studio slates shares the same name: ‘Chef.’





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Patti Smith to Would-Be New York Artists: ‘Find a New City’

Patti Smith to Would-Be New York Artists: ‘Find a New City’

Also today: get your Joan Crawford Mommie Dearest dolls! Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Inherent Vice is coming together; and Ursula from The Little Mermaid has her moment in the sun.


The Top 5 Most Memorable Academy Awards Moments

The Top 5 Most Memorable Academy Awards Moments

Eighty-four years ago, on May 16, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out their first round of Oscars at a dinner party.


Wait, What? Actual ‘Showgirls’ Actress Joins the Cast of the ‘Showgirls’ Spoof Musical

Wait, What? Actual ‘Showgirls’ Actress Joins the Cast of the ‘Showgirls’ Spoof Musical

Just when you thought the twenty-first century couldn’t get any more self-aware, Rena Riffel has set a new standard by joining NYC’s current production of ‘Showgirls! The Musical!’


‘The English Teacher’ and 10 Other Great Bookish Females on Film

‘The English Teacher’ and 10 Other Great Bookish Females on Film

Bookish characters are our favorite characters, and as Julianne Moore joins the lineup, we look back on some other fabulous literary females from film.


Angelina Jolie Joins a Growing Canon of Candid Cancer Storytelling

Angelina Jolie Joins a Growing Canon of Candid Cancer Storytelling

As we all digest Jolie’s op-ed, learn more about the BRCA experience from one of these memoirs from women who went through it also.


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