Posts Tagged ‘Jonathan Franzen’
The Roth I Know: A Q&A with the Director of ‘Philip Roth: Unmasked’
On March 19, Philip Roth, one of America’s greatest living authors, celebrated his eightieth birthday, not very long after announcing his retirement from writing. In commemoration of his birthday, PBS’s American Masters series will present a new documentary in which the novelist candidly and intimately talks about his career and life. Here’s what the director of the documentary had to say when we caught up with her.
Finally, Christopher Walken Reads ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Aloud
Also in our roundup, Mark Ruffalo really digs his role as the Hulk, The Corrections hits a roadblock, and Tony-nominated musicians.
Lucy Liu to Play Dr. Watson and Russell Crowe to Play Noah (of Ark Fame)?
In unrelated news, Martin Scorsese takes us to film school and the New York Times considers a literary crisis.
Jane Eyre Screenwriter Moira Buffini Bringing Inky Magic to Night Circus
We’ve been chomping at the bit for more news around the movie adaptation of Erin Morgenstern’s best-selling debut novel The Night Circus since we first learned it was optioned
Ewan McGregor Coming to HBO for Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections
Ewan McGregor takes on one of his first televised roles! Also in our pre-turkey roundup, what to do with those Christmas cards that come in hordes, Capote for Thanksgiving, and sad news from the science fiction and fantasy realm.
Noah Baumbach Abandons Adaptation of Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children to Crazy Heart Director Scott Cooper
Has Noah Baumbach ceded his position as the auteur of entitled urbanites?
'Arrested Development' and 'The Corrections': On-screen Dysfunction, Doubled
There’s something oddly symbiotic about this double dose of dysfunctional family-entertainment.
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