Artist Ezra Furman is part of the wave of unapologetic gender diverse musicians making inroads into film and TV soundtrack work. Last year, Ezra's songs were used for the soundtrack of the Netflix comedy Sex Education starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield. This year, Ezra … [Read more...]
Berlinale Opening Gala: “My Salinger Year” with Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley
The 70th annual Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) got off to a rather somber start last night after a right-wing mass shooting Wednesday evening in the German city of Hanau sent shockwaves through the country. The opening gala host, actor Samuel Finzi, delivered a … [Read more...]
J.D. Salinger’s legacy in the capable hands of Captain America
It's true! Reclusive (and DEAD! OMG, did you HEAR?) author J.D. Salinger had a son Matt who is an ACTOR and starred in the 1990 film version of Captain America! And he was pretty God damn cute! Watch the trailer! I think I'm in love! According to [Read more...]
Bret Easton Ellis didn’t much care for Salinger
Apparently Bret Easton Ellis is more of a Bret Easton Ellis fan. (via Buzzfeed) … [Read more...]
literary lion Louis Auchincloss: dead and forgotten
Even before J.D. Salinger died today and hogged all the literary news headlines, poor Louis Auchincloss … [Read more...]
Quote Unquote: If I Say So Myself Edition
"I keep saying this and nobody seems to agree, but The Catcher in the Rye is a very novelistic novel. There are readymade “scenes” – only a fool would deny that – but, for me, the weight of the book is in the narrator’s … [Read more...]
Apocryphal of Rye
Super-reclusive author JD Salinger has awakened from literary hibernation to protect the copyright of his most famous novel, 1951's The Catcher in the Rye, and its protagonist, young Holden Caulfield. Seems some ambitious … [Read more...]
