Now that he’s done playing Tommy Wiseau, James Franco is turning his attention to a much less disastrous artist: Shel Silverstein. Deadline reports that the multi-multi-hyphenate is now in talks to both direct and star in a biopic about the children’s author, songwriter, poet, and cartoonist, whose books have adorned many a classroom for decades.
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Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair are writing the as-yet untitled project, which is based on the Lisa Rogak book “A Boy Named Shel.” Deadline’s report notes that the film “will focus on the personal and professional struggles that made Silverstein a unique voice.”
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Silverstein, who was born in 1930 and died in 1999, is best known for books like “The Giving Tree,...
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Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair are writing the as-yet untitled project, which is based on the Lisa Rogak book “A Boy Named Shel.” Deadline’s report notes that the film “will focus on the personal and professional struggles that made Silverstein a unique voice.”
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Silverstein, who was born in 1930 and died in 1999, is best known for books like “The Giving Tree,...
- 12/2/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
It looks like James Franco has found a great new film project to jump on board. According to Variety, he is in talks to in and direct a film that will tell the story of prolific children’s book author, cartoonist, and lyricist Shel Silverstein.
Shel Silverstein is best known for his children's books such as The Giving Tree, Where The Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, A Light in the Attic, Everything On It, The Missing Piece and more. I own all of these books and I enjoyed reading many of them all the time when I was growing up!
In case you didn't know, Silverstein was also a singer, songwriter, and screenwriter. According to the report, the movie will focus "not only on his struggles professionally, but personally as well, and trace how he became the iconic author he is today."
This is actually incredibly cool and James Franco is...
Shel Silverstein is best known for his children's books such as The Giving Tree, Where The Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, A Light in the Attic, Everything On It, The Missing Piece and more. I own all of these books and I enjoyed reading many of them all the time when I was growing up!
In case you didn't know, Silverstein was also a singer, songwriter, and screenwriter. According to the report, the movie will focus "not only on his struggles professionally, but personally as well, and trace how he became the iconic author he is today."
This is actually incredibly cool and James Franco is...
- 12/1/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
James Franco will play children's book author Shel Silverstein in a biopic that he will also direct.
Based on Lisa Rogak's book A Boy Named Shel, the movie will focus on the personal and professional struggles of the author behind the popular book The Giving Tree and collection of poems Where the Sidewalk Ends. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair will write the screenplay.
McG and Mary Viola will produce through their Wonderland banner, along with Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane for Mwm Studios, which was recently rebranded from Pritzker's OddLot Entertainment.
Franco will executive produce through Rowena Films with Vince Jolivette and Adrian Alperovich of Mwm, which will fully finance.
The...
Based on Lisa Rogak's book A Boy Named Shel, the movie will focus on the personal and professional struggles of the author behind the popular book The Giving Tree and collection of poems Where the Sidewalk Ends. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair will write the screenplay.
McG and Mary Viola will produce through their Wonderland banner, along with Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane for Mwm Studios, which was recently rebranded from Pritzker's OddLot Entertainment.
Franco will executive produce through Rowena Films with Vince Jolivette and Adrian Alperovich of Mwm, which will fully finance.
The...
- 12/1/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress and author Bella Thorne — who just released Autumn’s Kiss, the second book in her young-adult trilogy — shared exclusively with Us Weekly the stories that influenced her life. Autumn’s Kiss by Bella Thorne The Shake It Up actress, 18, spent a year writing her second novel, in which protagonist Autumn Falls “has to find her middle ground” while juggling friends, boys, and high school. “I still think I could put finishing touches on it,” she tells Us. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Growing up with dyslexia, the [...]...
- 11/6/2015
- Us Weekly
I have accepted that cinema is an ever-evolving medium. But I never expected our heritage to be at stake. This post is not a podium for me to exclaim film is superior to digital, nor will I be stating the digital conversion (or DC) was a poor decision of the industry. As a society furthering itself in the Digital Revolution, the DC was the most obvious future for the way we exhibit motion pictures theatrically. But I never expected this:
“We have decided to suspend theater operations…”
As I wrote that line in a memo to our email subscribers, Facebook fans, and website visitors, I caught myself recalling the final illustration of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, where the tree, now a mere stump, has nothing left to give the old man but a place to sit.
Will we only appreciate our original movie houses once they’re gone?...
“We have decided to suspend theater operations…”
As I wrote that line in a memo to our email subscribers, Facebook fans, and website visitors, I caught myself recalling the final illustration of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, where the tree, now a mere stump, has nothing left to give the old man but a place to sit.
Will we only appreciate our original movie houses once they’re gone?...
- 11/17/2014
- by Max Einhorn
- Hope for Film
Terminator: Salvation director McG is producing a feature film biopic based on the life of children's book author, cartoonist, and poet Shel Silverstein. The movie will be an adaptation of the book, A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein, which was written by Lisa Rogak.
According to the report, the book "explores the personal and professional struggles that made Silverstein, who died in 1999, a unique voice." For those of you not familiar with what he's done, some of the books he wrote include The Giving Tree, and poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. He also wrote songs such as Johnny Cash’s A Boy Named Sue as well as Dr. Hook’s The Cover of Rolling Stone.
I grew up reading Silverstein's stuff, I absolutely loved his stories and poems. They made me laugh and also provided great entertainment. I...
According to the report, the book "explores the personal and professional struggles that made Silverstein, who died in 1999, a unique voice." For those of you not familiar with what he's done, some of the books he wrote include The Giving Tree, and poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. He also wrote songs such as Johnny Cash’s A Boy Named Sue as well as Dr. Hook’s The Cover of Rolling Stone.
I grew up reading Silverstein's stuff, I absolutely loved his stories and poems. They made me laugh and also provided great entertainment. I...
- 7/22/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
This story first appeared in the Feb. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Shel Silverstein never allowed paperback editions of his books, but to mark the 50th anniversary of a particularly prolific year (four of his titles hit stores in 1964), the late author's iconic story The Giving Tree will become the Silverstein catalog's first digital release, via HarperCollins on Feb. 18. Photos: Shel Silverstein's First Book Turns 50, Unseen Images From the Archive The e-book edition of Tree, which has sold more than 10 million print copies worldwide, acknowledges the reality of the young wired generation. Says Silverstein
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- 2/5/2014
- by Shirley Halperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Once there was a tree
And she loved little boy.
Yo, is The Giving Tree by the great Shel Silverstein not the saddest children’s book in all the land? A quick summary in case you haven’t been six recently or just haven’t felt like weeping: Boy takes a liking to a tree, tree loves him back; Boy ditches tree because he’s too cool; Boy demands money, tree offers her apples to sell; Boy demands house, tree offers her branches for house; Boy demands boat to escape his mid-life crisis, tree offers her trunk; Boy complains about being old and tired,...
And she loved little boy.
Yo, is The Giving Tree by the great Shel Silverstein not the saddest children’s book in all the land? A quick summary in case you haven’t been six recently or just haven’t felt like weeping: Boy takes a liking to a tree, tree loves him back; Boy ditches tree because he’s too cool; Boy demands money, tree offers her apples to sell; Boy demands house, tree offers her branches for house; Boy demands boat to escape his mid-life crisis, tree offers her trunk; Boy complains about being old and tired,...
- 10/10/2013
- by Jodi Walker
- EW.com - PopWatch
We're all familiar with Shel Silverstein's classic children's book, "The Giving Tree". A young boy befriends a nearby tree, and as the boy grows older, the tree generously gives him whatever he wants and needs, including apples to sell and branches to play with. Eventually, the tree becomes evil and attacks the boy to the gruesome death, until… Wait, what?
Well, that's one way to interpret it. Or at least what the folks over at Funny or Die had in mind when they released the parody trailer for a new film adaptation of the book. The trailer, which stars Tyler Posey from MTV's "Teen Wolf", is chock full of piercing screams, (fake) blood, and deadly branches — all of which come from the twisted, twisted mind of Shel Silverstein. (Or so they say.)
Perhaps our friends at FoD taking a cue from recent adaptations of children's tales that stray just...
Well, that's one way to interpret it. Or at least what the folks over at Funny or Die had in mind when they released the parody trailer for a new film adaptation of the book. The trailer, which stars Tyler Posey from MTV's "Teen Wolf", is chock full of piercing screams, (fake) blood, and deadly branches — all of which come from the twisted, twisted mind of Shel Silverstein. (Or so they say.)
Perhaps our friends at FoD taking a cue from recent adaptations of children's tales that stray just...
- 8/13/2013
- by Jacqueline Lem
- NextMovie
The Bunny The Bear have released an official video for “In Like Flynn”, which comes from the band’s third studio album Stories. The video is loosely based upon Shel Silverstein’s classic story “The Giving Tree”. However, this video takes things to a slightly more gruesome place and…well, let’s just say that this girl won’t be... Read More...
- 4/25/2013
- by JonathanBarkan
- bloody-disgusting.com
2013 is here. Obviously its extremely early in the game, but the biggest moneymaker of the year so far has been Texas Chainsaw 3D. That says something about a landscape of movies full of reboots, remakes and sequels.What it says is that they work.
Is this a sad fact? Yes, in some ways its a bit disconcerting. In my mind I see a film industry that no longer embraces the original. Just look back at the 80′s and nostalgia kicks in with bitter sentimentality. But if you go back 20 years to 1983 you’ll find six of the top 20 films from that year were also sequels. Granted, six of the top ten films of 2012 were also sequels, the others including one reboot, a comic book film and two films based on novels (The Hobbit can even be classified as a prequel).
Unfortunately we have to come to terms with what mainstream...
Is this a sad fact? Yes, in some ways its a bit disconcerting. In my mind I see a film industry that no longer embraces the original. Just look back at the 80′s and nostalgia kicks in with bitter sentimentality. But if you go back 20 years to 1983 you’ll find six of the top 20 films from that year were also sequels. Granted, six of the top ten films of 2012 were also sequels, the others including one reboot, a comic book film and two films based on novels (The Hobbit can even be classified as a prequel).
Unfortunately we have to come to terms with what mainstream...
- 1/9/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
According to his IMDb page bio, Jorge Diaz ("Hor-Hey" - don't call him "George") is lactose Intolerant. He feels you should know that. He was recently in New York to attend the HBO New York International Latino Film Festival for the world premiere of 'Love, Concord' directed by Gustavo Guardado, in which he plays the lead role of Gerry, a class clown who meets Melinda (played charmingly by Angelina Leon), a pretty Latina bookworm and his world is flipped upside down in this sweet funny story that is the first feature set in Concord, California. Jorge's charm, sweetness and inappropriate humor proves he has something for everyone. LatinoBuzz caught up with him! LatinoBuzz: 'Love, Concord' is very inspired by throwback films from the 80's. What was the dopest thing from those films that you would treasure most; Marty McFly's Hoverboard, Ralph Macchio's Crane Kick from 'The Karate Kid', A Mogwai or Phoebe Cates taking off her top in 'Fast Times At Ridgemont High'? Jorge: Gizmo, the Mogwai, has to be the cutest creature on this planet and I had my own stuffed animal as a kid, but can I treasure a combination of a couple of these options? Can I add to my basket my Hoverboard and fly around with Gizmo in it E.T. style??? Imagine that silhouette flying across the moon. Let's come from a place of all possibilities and throw in a topless Phoebe on my board, she was in 'Gremlins' too! We're all homies, she's comfortable. I can do the Crane Kick pose while I'm at it. Boom. Let's take a mental still image of that flying across the moon. I want that tattooed on my back right now, or at least framed to hang on the wall of my bedroom. Wow. I'm inspired. LatinoBuzz: Stranded on a desert island, the 3 books you take? Jorge: One: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coello, book is beyond inspiring and if I'm stranded on a desert island, I'll be talking to the moon, stars, and ocean and looking for an omen to help me back home…or wherever it is I need to be. Two: "The Mastery of Love" by Don Miguel Ruiz. It has become one of my favorite books ever. I could read it over and over again. A must read for everyone. That man speaks nothing but truth in those pages. Three: "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein. One of my favorite books as a kid, so I could never lose my appreciation for all that nature has to offer. It would just be me and my tree friends :) LatinoBuzz: They are remaking a movie and you would kill for the lead role, which is the film? Jorge: Can BBC just remake the entire Planet Earth series and incorporate me in it??? Just take me with the crew Wherever they go; on a boat, in the jungle, on a grassy field. I could imagine my ass just swimming with dolphins, petting goats, delivering panda babies. Yes. No, but in all honesty, I can't think of a role just now. I know that role exists in my future, and I'm open to the possibilities. Some of my favorite films are partly due to the fact that I greatly appreciate that actor/actress in that particular role. Their unique energy was needed for that project. However, there are some directors I would Love to work with…Tarantino, Cameron Crowe, Judd Apatow, Luc Besson to name a few. I know James Cameron also has a few more Avatars coming up so… lol. No, but seriously. LatinoBuzz: Worst stereotype about Latinos in Hollywood? Jorge: Worst stereotype for Latinos are any roles depicting us as ignorant. Be it a housekeeper role or a brain surgeon, we need deeper stories that reveal the characters' humanity and complexity. So many roles for Latinos have been written so superficially. That is why we need more Latinos telling their stories in general! That's the beauty of "Love, Concord" it's just the director's truthful portrayal of a two young people falling in love, who just Happen to be Latino. I am first generation Mexican-American from two working class parents…I'm not gang member, I'm not a gardener. There are So many just like me. Why aren't we represented on TV and film? We underestimate just how powerful of a teacher television is. People are constantly learning social norms, which are often Not normal. LatinoBuzz: Worst song you have ever put on a mixtape? Jorge: I'm not going to say “Worst”, but this one definitely has to be the Most Random song ever put on a mix tape. The theme to The Main Street Electrical Parade from Disneyland. I know, but let me Explain. I always have to when it comes on because I still own that old mix cd! I Loved that parade as a child. It brings me back to a place of joy and awe every time I hear it. The intricate compilation of sounds that flows out of that tune was beyond its time! Like seriously. I would love for Diplo to dissect some of the music, sample it, and make a sick beat! Haha! Just so you get an idea of How random that song is, on that same mix I have Outcast's "Hootie Hoo," Maxwell's "This Woman's Work," and Cat Stevens' "The Wind." Main Street Electrical Parade theme: Download it Now! LatinoBuzz: People you would do hookah and talk smack with? Jorge: Albert Einstein. In love with this man! Einstein had such a deep understanding of life stemming from his simple child-like curiosity, and has such a wonderful spirituality I admire. He also seems like he'd be a cool dude to take around to all your BBQ's and be like "this mah' Uncle Albert, dude's kinda crazy, but he's brilliant!". The other four would have to be Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus, and John Lennon. I doubt smack is what we'll talk, but the ideas that would come from a meeting of those minds would be life changing for me and the people on this planet. However, I also just see us being So present, and simply laughing and enjoying each others company…and possibly recording an album, why not!? Those men are such inspirations to me. To think how all these men must have held such an intimate relationship with Fear…to do what they did. Such revolutionaries in their own way. To speak their Truth, when so many doubted them…to be called crazy, idealistic, and numerous other things. Fear is something I feel we all battle with on a daily basis. I'm sure they fought the same battle too, but did it anyway. I never want to let fear get in the way of anything I want to do when I'm coming from a place of truth and love. LatinoBuzz: How did your family take to your decision to become an actor? Jorge: It still hasn't sunk in. hahaha. They probably think I drive around La all day as a job. My mother is the big worrier in the family. Very "realistic" for a lack of a better term. Always mentioning education first and a back-up plan. I understand it, they sacrificed a lot, and still do. I got that college diploma though! My dad was very supportive from an early age, he'd be the first guy on set making friends whenever I booked something. I think it's mainly due to my brother being such a bad ass growing up; it made me look like an angel. I was just a kinda shy, sweet kid, but after raising that child, I think my dad was just happy with me staying out of trouble. But what's funny is that both my parents are entertainers in their own way. My mom writes rap lyrics in Spanish, and my dad is a joke-telling machine. He knows hundreds of jokes! It's insane! Such characters they are. LatinoBuzz: What is your favorite journey? Jorge: My favorite journey is this. Right now. My life on earth. I always try to take the time to reflect and see what I've done. How much I've loved those I love around me. Have I helped someone along the way? I'm I living to my fullest potential? Sharing my gifts? There so much I want to do beyond acting. Like a ridiculous Much. I have to remain connected to that sweet dreamy kid within me. Cuz that's where the expansive imagination is…that's where all possibilities lie. Little kids with no fear, they're my heroes. I admire them. Their purity, their imagination, their honesty. So much in our world is disempowering. You hear disempowering messages from the news, other people. But to the people who say it can't be done, don't curse them. Be sympathetic towards them, send them love in your thoughts…because someone killed that beautiful child in them and caused that light to dim. May our way of living will help ignite that fire again. LatinoBuzz: Who best describes you as a romantic lead? King Kong opposite Fay Wray, Patrick Swayze in RoadHouse, whatever Ryan Gosling did in the Notebook, Lloyd Dobler from Say Anything or Ron Jeremy? Jorge: I see myself as more of a John Cusack in 'Say Anything'. He has a quirky child-like demeanor to him. Pssh, I wish I could say Ryan Gosling in whatever he did in "The Notebook,''…cuz whatever he did, it worked! and keeps on working! Before Ryan became #1 on every girl's crush list, I would occasionally see him out in La and never understood why So many women threw their panties at him. Then one day I finally watched "The Notebook," and after was like "Ohhh…ok, i get it." Haha! But I think all the guys mentioned did their unique honest portrayals of a human being in state of love. That's my aim for anything I do…honesty, just plain honesty. LatinoBuzz: What do you think happens to Gerry and Melinda in 'Love, Concord'? Jorge: Gerry becomes a man whore. Melinda gets knocked up, has a kid, names it Little Pisto. Gerry drops out of school and joins a gang. No! haha... I think he remains in love with her, But I don't know if they're together or apart. I think you meet certain people, have certain experiences to ultimately grow and get you ready for the next chapter in your life. Some of us don't grow, that's the problem. So we keep experiencing the same shit over and over again, and attracting the same thing into our lives. Gerry does grow. He needed her, and will forever cherish that relationship. He Learns to become grateful for having experienced it. I think that's just as beautiful as your typical happily ever after…cuz it's Real. People need to learn to be more grateful for the experiences they interpret as "bad"…that way we don't carry them into our future. Like: 'Love, Concord' at https://www.facebook.com/loveconcord or follow Jorge at @iamjorgediaz!
Written by Juan Caceres and Vanessa Erazo, LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights emerging and established Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow @LatinoBuzz on twitter.
Written by Juan Caceres and Vanessa Erazo, LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights emerging and established Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow @LatinoBuzz on twitter.
- 9/6/2012
- by Juan Caceres
- Sydney's Buzz
Author Tod Goldberg
I first began to seriously explore writing as a vocation after what I think of as my red-shirt year of college – or what my collegiate transcript would indicate as my first junior year, essentially. It was 1992, I was 21 years old and I had one of those rare epiphanies young people get that actually become something tangible. I was sitting in a classroom listening to people critique a terrible short story I’d written – this was a scene...
I first began to seriously explore writing as a vocation after what I think of as my red-shirt year of college – or what my collegiate transcript would indicate as my first junior year, essentially. It was 1992, I was 21 years old and I had one of those rare epiphanies young people get that actually become something tangible. I was sitting in a classroom listening to people critique a terrible short story I’d written – this was a scene...
- 6/22/2011
- by Tod Goldberg
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Adam Hendershot
Thanks for welcoming our celebrity blogger — Elisabeth Röhm!
The actress, 37, best known for her role as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order, has a busy 2011 ahead of her.
She can be seen on the big screen in the upcoming films Chlorine, Transit and Abduction, and plans to continue her role as spokesmom for Juno Baby.
In her latest blog, Röhm — who is mom to 2½-year-old daughter Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — looks back on her own love of the written word, shares her and Easton’s favorite books to read together, and asks for your picks.
I’ll...
Thanks for welcoming our celebrity blogger — Elisabeth Röhm!
The actress, 37, best known for her role as Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order, has a busy 2011 ahead of her.
She can be seen on the big screen in the upcoming films Chlorine, Transit and Abduction, and plans to continue her role as spokesmom for Juno Baby.
In her latest blog, Röhm — who is mom to 2½-year-old daughter Easton August with fiancé Ron Anthony — looks back on her own love of the written word, shares her and Easton’s favorite books to read together, and asks for your picks.
I’ll...
- 2/24/2011
- by Sarah
- People - CelebrityBabies
Johnny Knoxville is still threatening to make another asinine Jackass movie. In 3D, of fucking course. Because who doesn't want to see Steve-o's scrote realistically flying out of the screen? (Agent Bedhead)
So??? What did everyone think about last night's "Supernatural" season finale? A little anti-climactic I thought compared to other season finales, (and are they really suggesting what I think they're suggesting about Chuck?) but overall a solid episode. Also: "Hey Ass-butt!" (Atomic Popcorn)
Ryan Gosling's new movie is so hipster (how hipster is it?) that his character has a tattoo of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree on his arm. Gaaaah. (Film Drunk)
Here's the trailer for Season 3 of "True Blood" which comes back next month. Oh look, there's a doggy! (Screen Junkies)
And now, obligatory Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson rocky marriage rumors. Yeah, I know. They're probably not going to last because, obviously. Still,...
So??? What did everyone think about last night's "Supernatural" season finale? A little anti-climactic I thought compared to other season finales, (and are they really suggesting what I think they're suggesting about Chuck?) but overall a solid episode. Also: "Hey Ass-butt!" (Atomic Popcorn)
Ryan Gosling's new movie is so hipster (how hipster is it?) that his character has a tattoo of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree on his arm. Gaaaah. (Film Drunk)
Here's the trailer for Season 3 of "True Blood" which comes back next month. Oh look, there's a doggy! (Screen Junkies)
And now, obligatory Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson rocky marriage rumors. Yeah, I know. They're probably not going to last because, obviously. Still,...
- 5/14/2010
- by Stacey Nosek
Spike Jonze released a new 30-minute short film March 19, available from Absolut at imheremovie.com. It’s your typical boy-robot-meets-girl-robot story, where the band Lost in Trees (fronted by L.A. musician Aska Matsumiya) will change your life. Jonze’s last film was based on one children’s classic, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and the new one owes much to another one—Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree. It’s a beautiful film about waking up to life and human (er…robot) connection. You can watch the trailer below or watch the full film here....
- 3/23/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
Perhaps it was the altitude. Whatever the reason, IFC's earlier confirmation that they would be premiering Spike Jonze's Sundance short I'm Here on their television channel is not correct. The company has not made a deal with Jonze and his backers from Absolut Vodka to air the short. Rather CAA is still negotiating with buyers to secure the film's television and digital rights. Though if you go to www.Imheremovie.com, the site proclaims that the short, a modern-day take on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, will be available there in March.
- 1/27/2010
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
Director Spike Jonze's 30-minute short film I'm Here, which played as part of the Short Films program (number 1, in case you're here and want to catch it), will be airing on IFC sometime later this year, according to EW. The ink probably hasn't dried on the deal yet, or it's waiting to be written, but this is a fantastic little short film that needs to be seen by a wider audience.
Jonze admits he was partly inspired by Shel Silverstein's book The Giving Tree, and it's a lovelorn robot tale starring Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory, which you can read all about right here on Cinematical. Or, if you really want to build up some anticipation for this, check out the trailer here. I'm glad the IFC is putting shorts on their channel, and I hope they pick up a few more from the festival, including the incredible Logorama,...
Jonze admits he was partly inspired by Shel Silverstein's book The Giving Tree, and it's a lovelorn robot tale starring Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory, which you can read all about right here on Cinematical. Or, if you really want to build up some anticipation for this, check out the trailer here. I'm glad the IFC is putting shorts on their channel, and I hope they pick up a few more from the festival, including the incredible Logorama,...
- 1/25/2010
- by Kevin Kelly
- Cinematical
Director Spike Jonze has proven again that he can make magic in any format. The director of Where the Wild Things Are created a beautiful 30-minute short called I'm Here about young love in Los Angeles. The film, which debuted here as part of the festival's short program, feels like a modern-day retelling of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, with two crudely constructed robots serving as the protagonists. Financed by Absolut Vodka, I'm Here will be screened on the IFC channel and will likely also be distributed on iTunes and eventually on DVD. Jonze admits to the Silverstein influence,...
- 1/23/2010
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
Jake Walden wants you to know that while he might be bleeding love, he's not broken. The Northern California native is thoughtful, warm, and genuine, something that comes across clearly in his frequent blog posts and intimate YouTube videos. His voice ranges between a gravelly rasp and angelic falsettos, but it's his simple, beautiful melodies and introspective lyrics that really grab you by the heart and don't let go.
On October 20, the out singer-songwriter released a new single — a tender cover of Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love," recorded as a duet — and re-released his debut album, Alive and Screaming, with additional live tracks. But it's another tune that might soon be stealing the spotlight. He's hoping one of his other songs will become a marriage-rights anthem ... and he needs your help to make it happen.
AfterElton.com sat down recently with Jake to discuss his new album, his views on being a gay artist,...
On October 20, the out singer-songwriter released a new single — a tender cover of Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love," recorded as a duet — and re-released his debut album, Alive and Screaming, with additional live tracks. But it's another tune that might soon be stealing the spotlight. He's hoping one of his other songs will become a marriage-rights anthem ... and he needs your help to make it happen.
AfterElton.com sat down recently with Jake to discuss his new album, his views on being a gay artist,...
- 10/22/2009
- by josh
- The Backlot
-- Here's a nice, little, admittedly objective runthrough of the 25 best book-to-film adaptations on record. The picks are culled from across cinema's history, so you've got the 1939 adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" (at number 2) alongside the post-2000 adaptation of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (number 25). I have to say though, I'm terribly disappointed that the "Harry Potter" series (number 22) ranks higher than "Rings," and that Terry Gilliam's adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is conspicuously absent. (Telegraph)
-- Speaking of adaptations, the blog portal for Spike Jonze's upcoming adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" continues to dish out the goods. Today there are some vintage clips featuring poet/musician Shel Silverstein; an animated short set to his reading of "The Giving Tree" and a clip of him live and in person on "The Johnny Cash Show." (We Love You So)
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-- Speaking of adaptations, the blog portal for Spike Jonze's upcoming adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" continues to dish out the goods. Today there are some vintage clips featuring poet/musician Shel Silverstein; an animated short set to his reading of "The Giving Tree" and a clip of him live and in person on "The Johnny Cash Show." (We Love You So)
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- 9/10/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
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