Am I the only one who had completely forgotten that “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh” was even coming out in two weeks’ time? Read into that what you will, but you’d expect the adaptation of a novel as successful and widely beloved as Michael (“Wonder Boys”) Chabon’s 1988 debut to be a bigger deal. Still, that’s […]
‘Mysteries of Pittsburgh’ trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:32 am · March 26th, 2009
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A night at the Scripter Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:17 am · January 31st, 2009
USC’s Scripter Awards ceremony is moving on up. It’s evolved form an intimate gathering to a full spread awards dinner over the years, and last night’s festivities marked the first time the Scripter winner was unveiled at the show rather than beforehand. It gave the atmosphere a tinge of anticipation. Even with the “Slumdog” writing […]
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Michael Chabon to receive Scripter prize
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · January 14th, 2009
The USC Scripter awards go down next Friday, Jan. 30 (right in the middle of the Santa Barbara Film Festival…I’ll be driving back down for the show). The USC Libraries introduced a new award last year: the Literary Achievement Award, which went to Steven Zaillian in 2008. This year, the group has tapped “Wonder Boys” […]
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Adapting Philip Roth
Posted by Blake Rutherford · 10:05 am · October 7th, 2008
The author’s novels have suffered a tough road to the screen.