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Revolutionary Road

ninebelow — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:48:48 -0800

Sam Mendes is currently directing an adaptation of Richard Yates's 1961 novel Revolutionary Road. Ignored for much of Yates's lifetime the 2000 edition, championed by Richard Ford, received renewed critical acclaim and the book went on to make Time's all-time 100 novels list. For those re-discovering it John Mullen offers a four part reading guide: imaginary dialogue, the epigraph, comic dialogue, the ending.

I, Consumer

bonehead — Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:52:38 -0800

Three Laws Safe! They'll do your laundry, walk the dog and wash your car. But not until July. (via Ars Technica)

serafinapekkala — Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:48:54 -0800

On The Road... coming to a theater near you (scroll down in link). Francis Ford Coppola is working on a film adaptation of Kerouac's classic (?), starring Brad Pitt. Genius? Heresy? I can see the Barnes & Noble tie-ins now...

RichLyon — Sun, 26 Aug 2001 13:50:25 -0800

Daema kicks some serious ape butt The sequels to Pierre Boulle's original Planet of the Apes novel are, apparently, leaving something to be desired. Lets invent some and raise the tone, shall we? Planet of the Jeeps: An astronaut lands on a planet and gets rammed in his Nissan Micra at an intersection by a Simian driving a Sport Utility Vehicle. Director Tim Burton gets slated by the critics - "Good Science Fiction should show us things we've never seen before".