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Jay Farrar And Ben Gibbard Collaborate on Jack Kerouac Project

17 July 2009 12:48 PM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

Jack Kerouac's writing holds an integral spot on many a musician's required reading list. The late writer pioneered and documented the Beat movement, paving the way for much of the writing and music that would come in the latter half of the century. Perhaps his most celebrated work, 1957's On The Road captures the spirit of the cross-country tour and the floundering and frenzied lifestyle of an artist. Channeling the essence of Kerouac's life and canon, Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard are working on a project that Farrar told St. Louis alt-weekly The Riverfront Times may see an October release.

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Multiple Personality Disorder Report

3 July 2009 4:43 PM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

[Editor's Note: Multiple Personality Disorder Reports are short news blasts meant to let you know about the stuff that didn't make it to the news page but still had us talking behind the scenes]

#1: Surrogates gets posterized!

As you see here, Johnathan Mostow's Surrogates (trailer here) starring Bruce Willis has finally received a poster. [via: comingsoon]

#2: Resident Evil: Afterlife in 2010?

The webs exploded with news that director Paul W.S. Anderson would be getting a new Resedent Evil flick into theaters by September 17, 2010. The 3rd one was the only one I've enjoyed so far so I hope they keep going the heavy Pa direction. [via: filmonic]

#3: live action Star Wars begins production in Australia?

We were promised a live action Star Wars show years ago so about bloody time i say. [via: scifiwire]

#4: Gilliam kills Zero Theorem

Word is that Terry Gilliam has canned production on what was to be his film after Dr. Parnassus, the heady scifi film Zero Theorem. I guess he wants to do Don Quixote instead. [via: /Film]

#5: Jack Kerouac's "Big Sur" heading to the big screen

This news made quietearth cringe

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James Franco Takes A Poetic Turn

24 June 2009 6:28 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

James Franco has literary cred. The star, who's a grad student at both Columbia and Nyu, will help launch the summer Travel issue of Lapham's Quarterly tonight at the Hungarian Cultural Center by reading, along with poet Frank Bidart, from works by the likes of Marcel Proust, Elizabeth Bishop, Marco Polo and Homer. The magazine's assistant editor, Jeannie Vanasco, told Page Six, "I met James through the brilliant writer Matthew Specktor . . . I threw out the idea of James recording passages of Lapham's Quarterly for us

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Exclusive: Scott Evans' First Interview

15 June 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

It's not hard to think of famous actors who happen to be siblings. There are the Baldwin brothers, of course, as well as the Wayans brothers. There is Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon, and Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson.

Then there is Chris Evans and Scott Evans.

Wait — Scott who?

Perhaps you're not familiar with that last actor just yet, but with any luck, you will be soon. Scott Evans currently plays Officer Oliver Fish on One Life to Live, a character about to embark on a relationship with another man. If you're especially sharp-eyed, you might have spotted Evans on a recent episode of Fringe where his character died in a rather horrible fashion.

Oh, Evans also happens to be the younger brother of Chris Evans of Fantastic Four fame.

With his new storyline on Oltl set to unfold over the next couple of weeks, now seemed a good

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The 2009 AfterElton Hot 100

10 May 2009 9:48 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

After triumphing for two years in a row, Jake Gyllenhaal is not the winner of our third annual AfterElton.com Hot 100 poll (see the results for 2007 here and 2008 here). So which out man did take the top spot? If you’re the kind of person who always burns their mouth biting into that piping hot chocolate chip cookie, you can just cheat and go here to learn who came in first place.

Here at AfterElton.com, we’re thrilled to announce an out gay man topped this year’s list – especially this particular man as most of us voted for him as well. In fact, out gay men snagged nearly 20% of the spots, including the top three. To be sure, we’ve nothing against our straight male crushes, but it says something great about 2009 that there are so many out men to choose from.

What we find almost as interesting

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Interview: John Krokidas on "Kill Your Darlings" and star Chris Evans

22 April 2009 7:02 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

A few weeks back, news broke that a film called Kill Your Darlings was heading into production and would feature actor Chris Evans (Fantastic Four, Sunshine) as Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac and Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, The Squid and the Whale) as legendary gay poet Allen Ginsberg. Naturally, the news had film buffs and gay bloggers abuzz.

Top row (l to r): Chris Evans, Ben Whishaw, and Jesse Eisenberg

Bottom row (l to r): Jack Kerouac, Lucien Carr and Allen Ginsberg

Coming on the heels of Milk, film fans are clearly primed for more tales of gay culture’s pioneers and artists. This one’s also been co-written and is set to be directed by a rising gay filmmaker, John Krokidas, and produced by the legendary indie-film mogul Christine Vachon (Poison, Boys Don’t Cry, Hedwig, Far From Heaven), so it’s got a nice gay pedigree already.

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Jon Hamm Joining 'Howl' Cast

23 March 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

Mad Men's Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Howl, the biopic detailing the obscenity trial involving the poem "Howl" by Beat Generation luminary Allen Ginsberg. The film already has James Franco in the lead, plus Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn and Jeff Daniels on board, so Hamm's joining is yet another casting boon for a very promising indie feature.

Variety reports Hamm will star as the defense attorney Jake Ehrlich, apparently the inspiration for Perry Mason. That sort of role seems compatible with his persona in Mad Men, that of the ethically conflicted, but generally good, man.

The casting of a popular actor should provide further strength as it battles against another Ginsberg-related movie, Kill Your Darlings. This latter picture follows the story of Lucien Carr and his murder of David Kammerer, purportedly over an unwanted sexual advance made by the subject. Carr is widely credited with being a

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Upcoming biopic to examine Beats' dark beginnings

18 March 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

Lucien Carr, now famous for his volatile mentorship of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, died without ever clarifying the murky details of his early life. Carr was convicted for the manslaughter of David Kammerer in 1944, and though he was pardoned, a haze of uncertainty still surrounds the incident. However, director John Krokidas and producer Christine Vachon hope to shed some light on Carr's life in their upcoming biopic Kill Your Darlings.

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Killer Films is Looking to be Beat Again, Add Trio to 'Darlings'

18 March 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- Will Killer Films once again find themselves in one of them conundrums where they come out second in dueling biopics portrayals? When Capote was first to be released theatrically, it sealed the fate for Killer Film's Infamous (Wip gave it the quick death in theaters). Though Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Howl focuses mostly on Ginsberg's later-in-life trials and tribulations, there is enough narrative overlap here and perhaps filmland can only have enough room for one Allen Ginsberg interpretation and not two. Christine Vachon is moving ahead with John Krokidas's directorial debut Kill Your Darlings, hiring Jesse Eisenberg, Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw to star in the Krokidas/Austin Bunn script. Whishaw as Lucien Carr, the Columbia University undergrad who brought together a circle of writers that included Allen Ginsberg, to be played by Eisenberg, and Jack Kerouac, to be played by Evans. Killer Films' Christine Vachon

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Jesse Eisenberg is Allen Ginsberg!

17 March 2009 1:35 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

I'm torn. Part of me is baffled by this casting announcement, while the other part wants to cry out: "Sweet!"

Variety reports that Jesse Eisenberg, the indie cutie from films like Roger Dodger and The Education of Charlie Banks, has been tapped to play poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. This is that project that Christine Vachon is producing (written by Austin Bunn and director John Krokidas), which follows the story of Lucien Carr, and how he murdered William Burrough's childhood friend David Kammerer after a supposed unwanted sexual advance and physical attack.

Along with Eisenberg, it seems that Chris Evans, believe it or not, is set to play Jack Kerouac, and Ben Whishaw will take care of Carr. But Eisenberg ... he's become such the indie boy over these last handful of years that it'll be hard to imagine him donning the glasses and becoming a Beat icon. But hey,

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Jesse Eisenberg to star in "Kill Your Darlings"

17 March 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Jesse Eisenberg will join Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw in "Kill Your Darlings." According to Variety, this is an ensembler about the murder that helped spawn the Beat Generation. John Krokidas, who wrote the script with Austin Bunn, will direct the film produced by Christina Vachon of Killer Films.   Eisenberg will play the poet Allen Ginsberg, Whishaw will be Lucien Carr, a Columbia University graduate who brought together Jack Kerouac (played by Chris Evans) and William S. Burroughs.   Evans was last seen in Paul McGuigan's sci-fi actioner "Push" and is currently filming "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Eisenberg can be seen very soon in Miramax's "Adventureland" alongside "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart. Wishaw was in "The International" along with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts and is in Julie Taymor's "The Tempest" next as well as Jane Campion's "Bright Star."

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Jesse Eisenberg Joins Kill Your Darlings as Allen Ginsberg

17 March 2009 1:15 AM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

Killer Films is developing Kill Your Darlings, about the poet Allen Ginsberg and the murder that helped spawn the Beat Generation. Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland) has been cast in the lead role as Ginsberg, and Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw have also joined the cast as Jack Kerouac and Lucien Carr, respectively. John Krokidas will be making his directorial debut. The script was written by Krokidas and his Yale roommate Austin Bunn. The story surrounding the murder is quite fascinating, so read on for more. This is also not related to Howl, the other Allen Ginsberg biopic starring James Franco. There is a great write-up on the events that make up the story in Kill Your Darlings over at Chud. Columbia student Lucien Carr befriended Allen Ginsberg and introduced him to Jack Kerouac and fellow Beat poet William Burroughs. Carr was also friends with a somewhat

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Jesse Eisenberg to star in "Kill Your Darlings"

17 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Jesse Eisenberg will join Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw in "Kill Your Darlings." According to Variety, this is an ensembler about the murder that helped spawn the Beat Generation. John Krokidas, who wrote the script with Austin Bunn, will direct the film produced by Christina Vachon of Killer Films. Eisenberg will play the poet Allen Ginsberg, Whishaw will be Lucien Carr, a Columbia University graduate who brought together Jack Kerouac (played by Chris Evans) and William S. Burroughs. Evans was last seen in Paul McGuigan's sci-fi actioner "Push" and is currently filming "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."...

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Jesse Eisenberg to star in "Kill Your Darlings"

17 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Jesse Eisenberg will join Chris Evans and Ben Whishaw in "Kill Your Darlings." According to Variety, this is an ensembler about the murder that helped spawn the Beat Generation. John Krokidas, who wrote the script with Austin Bunn, will direct the film produced by Christina Vachon of Killer Films. Eisenberg will play the poet Allen Ginsberg, Whishaw will be Lucien Carr, a Columbia University graduate who brought together Jack Kerouac (played by Chris Evans) and William S. Burroughs. Evans was last seen in Paul McGuigan's sci-fi actioner "Push" and is currently filming "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."...

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Jess Eisenberg Joins Kill Your Darlings

16 March 2009 11:16 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Like buses, movies about the Beat poets seem to be coming along in twos, with news that Jesse Eisenberg will play Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings, a dramatisation set in the early days of the Beat movement.Unlike the Ginsberg biopic Howl, also in production, Kill Your Darlings delves into altogether murkier territory, depicting the murder of David Kammerer in 1944. Kammerer, who had fallen in with Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and the Beat crowd, was found floating in the Hudson River, in a case that scandalised New York and remains controversial to this day.Fittingly for a movie about young literary doyens, Kill Your Darlings is chock full of Hollywood's bright young things:  alongside Eisenberg, soon to hit our screens as Adventureland's wide-eyed graduate, is Chris Evans as Kerouac and Ben Whislaw who plays Lucien Carr, the Columbia Uni student implicated in the murder.Our hope is

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Jesse Eisenberg is Allen Ginsberg

16 March 2009 10:50 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

Jesse Eisenberg, star of the indie drama The Squid and the Whale and Superbad director Greg Mottola’s upcoming Adventureland, has signed on to play poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings, an ensemble about the 1944 murder that brought together a young Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. Ginsberg was best known for the poem Howl (1956), celebrating his friends who were members of the Beat Generation and attacking what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in the United States. Ginsberg's willingness to talk about taboo subjects made him a controversial figure during the conservative 1950s and a significant figure in the 1960s. But Ginsberg continued to broach controversial subjects throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. He died April 5, 1997, succumbing to liver cancer via complications of hepatitis. He was 70 years old. Ginsberg continued to write through his final illness, with his last poem, Things I'll

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Running With the Rabbit: My Memories of John Updike

27 January 2009 8:18 PM, PST | From Pastemagazine.com | See recent PasteMagazine news

When I was in 8th grade, I had two teachers who changed my life. One was Mrs. Downes who kindly fostered my passion for creative writing, and the other was Mr. Dore who proved reading of great literature to be as important as listening to great music. This yin and yang, this one-two punch of  mentors on my pubescent and malleable mind set my future course. Which, gratefully, I still tread.

However, I am most indebted to them for introducing me to the words of John Updike. As our school was a mere mile or so from the house America's most distinguished living writer called home, both teachers made him a staple of our advanced syllabus to great effect: "Yes, you too could grow up to be a literary giant who lives down the block."

To belabor the point, one afternoon  Mr. Dore assigned Updike's, "A&P" for homework. Our

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Interview: Michael Shannon on "The Missing Person"

22 January 2009 2:05 PM, PST | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Alison Willmore

Michael Shannon was nominated for an Oscar today for his superb supporting role in Sam Mendes' otherwise glossily imperfect period drama "Revolutionary Road," so the world's about to be paying him a lot of well-deserved attention. But if you've seen him act before, on the screen or on stage, you've already noticed him. Shannon's established himself in the past few years as the guy who can walk away with a film under the noses of established stars -- see "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," see the aforementioned Mendes film, or better yet, see the edgier lead roles he's taken in indies like "Bug," "Shotgun Stories" or "The Missing Person," which had its premiere at Sundance this year. Directed by Noah Buschel, the film finds Shannon playing John Rosow, a private eye in the most noir tradition who's hired to follow a man who turns out

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18 articles from 2009

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