"In the long history of the cinema, how many movies, let alone violent boxing movies, can have been based on a poem? Yet one was, a 1949 RKO release... more»"
This lead-in was written by Arts & Letters Daily, where I found the article, which is my homepage: http://www.aldaily.com/
The specific link to the article is below:
http://www.hudsonreview.com:80/su08/su08hunter.html
I recommend this article by Jefferson Hunter from the Hudson Review for anyone. Yes, it is long form essay, however it is brilliantly written.
Within the article there is so much: A writer's life, a writer's journey, an excellent, specific description/example of adaptation and how to adapt, and how movies, novels, plays and poetry really are not that far apart as they all plant pictures and images in our heads. It is also about the development and history of the cinema and its techniques to this day.
For anyone interested in screenplays - oops, I've said the dreaded word! - I would especially suggest this essay.
best,
in media resLast edited on Sun Aug 24th, 2008 05:34 pm by in media res
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