Winter in the Blood
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This forthcoming film by Alex and Andrew Smith is based on the James Welch novel of the same title, published by Harper & Row in 1974. Author, poet, and filmmaker Sherman Alexie serves as the associate producer.
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River-Born
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This preview (sans sound) of an upcoming film and performance piece combines images of rivers, graphic novel illustrations, and words of poetry from Carl Jung, Li Po, and Ted Hughes. The film, created by the Cabinet of Living Cinema, premieres at the Bournemouth Arts Festival by the Sea in England on September 27.
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Reaching for the Moon
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"I hear one of my poems and I'm mortified." Watch the trailer for Reaching for the Moon, a movie based on the life of renowned poet Elizabeth Bishop.
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Big Sur
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Watch this recent movie trailer for Big Sur, based on Jack Kerouac’s novel of the same name, which chronicles the beatnik author’s transition from a rebellious and reluctantly famous young man into an emotionally troubled adult. The book debuted in 1962; Jack Kerouac, born in 1922, died in 1969, only seven years after its publication.
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Tar
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Watch this trailer forTar, an independently produced movie based on the 1983 book of the same name by poet C. K. Williams. Twelve New York University students directed the film, which stars James Franco and Mila Kunis.
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Great Expectations
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This trailer for Great Expectations, based on the Charles Dickens novel which was published in three volumes in 1861, stars Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Irvine, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Fiennes, and Holliday Grainger.
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C.O.G.
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This movie trailer for “C.O.G.,” based on the autobiographical essay that shares the same name, relates the life and experiences of a young David Sedaris as he searches for his identity and a place to belong.
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The Book Thief
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Based on the 2005 novel by Australian author Markus Zusak, The Book Thief, which is narrated by Death itself, this movie trailer leaves much interpretation as to what role, if any, Death will play in the film.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Based on the 1939 short story by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty follows the journey and thoughts of a common man who is catapulted by an active imagination into heroic adventures. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, set to open this Christmas, stars Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Ben Stiller, who also directed the film.
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As I Lay Dying
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Directed by James Franco, who also stars as Darl Bundren, As I Lay Dying will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. Based on the 1930 classic by William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, which was filmed in Canton Mississippi, is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
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