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Film Review: Visceral ‘On the Road’ Honors a Great American Novel
23 March 2013 5:06 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The 1957 novel “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, was a missile across the bow of American social conventions, and a precursor to the radical 1960s. For over fifty years, it has eluded a film adaptation, until director Walter Salles (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) found the way to capture it.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
It is a reverential depiction, with all the familiar characters from the novel springing to life. And that is the key word here…life. This adaptation is life itself, which is what the novel embraces. Somehow, by just indulging in the characters and their lifeblood, Walter Salles – in partnership with his screenwriter Jose Rivera – was able to understand what makes this story tick. It is about youth, discovery and the consequences regarding all of that. It is about the relationship between two kindred souls, not part of a lost generation, but part of everything that is discovered when challenging the society they are born into. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Interview: Director Walter Salles Takes Us ‘On the Road’
20 March 2013 8:44 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – One of most important counterculture novels in American literature history is “On the Road,” by Jack Kerouac. First published in 1957, the film rights were purchased at the time, but it took over fifty more years to get it onto the screen. Director Walter Salles (“The Motorcycle Diaries”) took on the adaptation.
The history of adapting the book to film is as much of a journey as the characters take in the story. After late 1950s Hollywood couldn’t interpret the radical morality in the book (Marlon Brando was attached to play the lead role at one point), and the rights were reacquired by Francis Ford Coppola in the late 1970s. Problems with several screenplay versions occurred, and it wasn’t until the mid-2000s that the team that produced “The Motorcycle Diaries” – screenwriter Jose Rivera and director Walter Salles – took their own journey with the classic novel, and the »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exclusive Clip: "On the Road" Gay Kiss
19 March 2013 5:02 AM, PDT | The Backlot | See recent The Backlot news »
Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road was completed in 1951, first published in 1957... and it finally got a film adaptation, arriving in U.S. movie theaters this Friday (with VOD premiere the following Monday).
Directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water), this indie film has received a lot of press attention because it's Kristen Stewart's first post-Twilight project.
From the press materials...
On The Road tells the provocative story of Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience. Seeking unchartered terrain and the last American frontier, »
- dennis
Giveaway – Win An On The Road Prizepack & A Free Pass To See The Film In St. Louis
18 March 2013 9:13 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
“Be in love with your life, every minute of it.” – Jack Kerouac
Wamg kicks off the new week with a chance to win a prizepack for On The Road. Jack Kerouac’s mythical book, has finally been adapted for the screen. This quintessential road movie and vibrant song of freedom is directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries). Bringing together a fine cast and crew the Brazilian filmmaker has directed a truly modern film, while remaining faithful to the original work and highlighting what was always a timeless work of art.
After his father dies, Sal Paradise, an aspiring New York writer, meets Dean Moriarty, a young and dangerously seductive ex-con. They hit it off immediately. Determined not to get trapped in a narrow life, the two friend’s burn bridges and hit the road: thirsting for freedom, they discover the world, others and themselves.
“The only people for me are the mad ones, »
- Movie Geeks
DVD Review: Tedium Overtakes Journey of ‘The Loneliest Planet’
15 March 2013 9:30 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – “The Loneliest Planet,” recently released on DVD, will try even the most patient and adoring of art movie lovers as its deliberate, plodding pace pushes out all possibilities of character involvement. To be blunt, by the time I felt like I was asked to care, it was too late. There’s some stunning cinematography and Gael Garcia Bernal is simply one of the most interesting actors of his generation but this effort is dull to the nth degree.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
The first hour of “The Loneliest Planet” is clearly designed to create realism that will allow us to emotionally invest in the characters and the inner turmoil they face in a barren landscape in the second hour. While the cinematography is stunning and the natural, unforced interplay between the stars feels genuine, the film drags in unacceptable ways (especially at home…on the big screen, the striking imagery might have »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
DVD Review: 'On the Road'
26 February 2013 7:40 AM, PST | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★☆☆☆ Following the success of Walter Salles and Jose Rivera's last collaboration, 2004 Guevara biopic The Motorcycle Diaries, the duo set about tackling Jack Kerouac's apparently 'unfilmable', revered Beat Generation bible On the Road. Starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund and Kristen Stewart, as well as a plethora of recognisable supporting cameos, Salles' elegantly-shot adaptation captures the beauty of the open road, yet fails to traverse its source material's rambling and incredibly conceited methodology. Riley plays Kerouac's fictional cipher Sal Paradise, a young writer living in post-war America, struggling to find inspiration.
Read more » »
- CineVue UK
On The Road DVD Review
25 February 2013 3:30 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Walter Salles
Starring: Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams
Running time: 137 minutes
Certificate: 15
Walter Salles has a respectable history with discovery and change, he’s previously given us The Motorcycle Diaries and so with his take on the Jack Kerouac novel On The Road, there was a decent level of expectation and hope despite the book having that ‘un-filmable’ cloud hanging over its head. I think it’s important to confess that I haven’t read the novel, yet, but I do know that this adaption of On The Road is based on Kerouac’s real-life experiences. In the film, we’re set in the late 1940s and see Sal Paradise/Jack Kerouac (Sam Riley) roam freely on four wheels between New York, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans in the 1940s with his friend Neal Cassady/Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund).
This very literal journey of freedom, »
- Dan Bullock
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up
23 February 2013 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
This is Not a Film; McCullin; Hope Springs; Rust and Bone; Frankenweenie; On the Road; Paranormal Activity 4; Premium Rush
It is often said that the greatest auteurs make films not because they want to but because they have to – it's as natural and essential as breathing. In December 2010 the Iranian maestro Jafar Panahi was banned from making movies and sentenced to six years in prison for creating "propaganda against the Islamic republic", a judgment that sparked outrage around the world.
While awaiting the outcome of an appeal, Panahi was visited in his home by his friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, who filmed Panahi wandering through his apartment, feeding his pet iguana, reflecting on scenes from his past movies and describing the latest script that he had been refused permission to shoot – the story of a young girl accepted for university but locked in her house by her zealous father.
That visit »
- Mark Kermode
Watch Online Now: Gael Garcia Bernal’s Film ‘Drifting’
18 February 2013 4:42 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Just under a month ago, we featured Diego Luna’s Drifting and now – as promised – is the second half of the project, as the two friends continue to develop some really interesting work. You’ll know Gael Garcia Bernal for the likes of Y Tu Mama Tambien and The Motorcycle Diaries and along with Diego Luna, they are co-founders of production company Canana. But they’re busy chaps because in addition to Drifting, their current projects include Oscar nominated No (read our review here) starring Bernal and upcoming Chavez directed by Luna with an on-screen appearance from Bernal.
In this short film, Bernal picks up the story from where friend and fellow actor/Director left off as we follow three friends stranded at sea, when they should be on route to a wedding. It’s good stuff, and we love a proper indie film here at Thn, There’s also »
- Dan Bullock
No Review - Gael García Bernal shines as a heroic ad man
15 February 2013 6:35 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Review of No: Gael García Bernal puts a heroic spin on the classic ad man in Oscar-nominated Chilean drama Gael García Bernal (Ggb) is best known for artful, thoughtful work going back to his breakout role in director Alfonso Cuarón’s road romance Y Tu Mamá También; The Motorcycle Diaries, playing a young Che Guevara and Bad Education for director Pedro Almodovar. The same artful description fits Ggb’s latest performance in the phenomenal, Spanish-language movie, No, the Best Foreign Language Film nominee from Chile, the story of the 1988 referendum election to determine whether the rule of Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet would continue for another eight years. Ggb, easily the most eclectic male Latino actor working today, gives a powerful performance as advertising professional René Saavedra, who heads the creative team managing the “No” campaign despite the fact his boss (Alfredo Castro) is managing the government-supported “Yes” campaign to keep Pinochet in power. »
No Review - Gael García Bernal shines as a heroic ad man
15 February 2013 6:35 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Review of No: Gael García Bernal puts a heroic spin on the classic ad man in Oscar-nominated Chilean drama Gael García Bernal (Ggb) is best known for artful, thoughtful work going back to his breakout role in director Alfonso Cuarón’s road romance Y Tu Mamá También; The Motorcycle Diaries, playing a young Che Guevara and Bad Education for director Pedro Almodovar. The same artful description fits Ggb’s latest performance in the phenomenal, Spanish-language movie, No, the Best Foreign Language Film nominee from Chile, the story of the 1988 referendum election to determine whether the rule of Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet would continue for another eight years. Ggb, easily the most eclectic male Latino actor working today, gives a powerful performance as advertising professional René Saavedra, who heads the creative team managing the “No” campaign despite the fact his boss (Alfredo Castro) is managing the government-supported “Yes” campaign to keep Pinochet in power. »
Gael Garcia Bernal On Saying 'No' To Simple Hollywood Films
6 February 2013 4:02 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Mexican film star Gael Garcia Bernal would be willing to throw his formidable talent, not to mention his piercing gaze, into the Hollywood blockbuster juggernaut - if only the films were a bit more… subtle.
“Are they willing to do a film without a flashback to help us understand?” he asks. “All these films insist on having this moment where they explain why the character is the way he is or she is. It's the opposite of emotional empathy."
Gael Garcia Bernal has got Hollywood knocking at his door, but he has certain conditions
Garcia Bernal, one of Latin America’s hottest stars after appearing as Che Guevara in ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ after the Oscar-nominated ‘Amores Perros’, is convinced his current film, the Oscar-nominated ‘No’, would never have made it past the studio system…
“They’d never do anything with this complexity. It’s a film that leaves many things unsaid or unexplained, »
- Caroline Frost
Directing Change For ‘The Man In The Rockefeller Suit’
1 February 2013 7:23 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Around a year ago, we reported Scott Cooper was in negotiations with Fox Searchlight to write and direct the fascinating fact-based tale of con-man Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German-born criminal who assumed the identity as a member of the famous Rockefeller dynasty. No confirmation from the studio – or even Cooper himself – came about the project, based on novel ‘The Man In The Rockefeller Suit’ by Mark Seal, so many assumed the deal was done.
We can now confirm The Motorcycle Diaries and On The Road’s Walter Salles will take the directing gig, telling the story of high-roller ‘Clark Rockefeller’, who was able to get an elite job on Wall Street and live amongst the rich and famous for decades, even going on to marry a top-ranking business women. This ultimately become his undoing when he was charged with kidnapping his own daughter and it was later discovered that his »
- Craig Hunter
Walter Salles Slips On A "Rockefeller Suit"
1 February 2013 5:44 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"On the Road" and "The Motorcycle Diaries" director Walter Salles is in talks to direct "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit" at Fox Searchlight.
The story is based on Mark Seal's 2011 book about German-born imposter Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter.
Gerhartsreiter passed himself off as a member of the Rockefeller clan and got away with it for decades until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter. Later he was charged with a murder from back in 1985.
Donald De Line will produce and is seeking a writer for the project. "Crazy Heart" writer-director Scott Cooper was previously attached to the film back in 2011.
Source: Variety »
- Garth Franklin
Walter Salles, Not Scott Cooper, Directing 'Man in the Rockefeller Suit'
31 January 2013 3:02 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
In 2011, Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper was in negotiations to write and direct The Man in the Rockefeller Suit, a true life con man film based on Mark Seal's 2011 book. But Cooper moved on to direct the revenge story Out of the Furnace, and now Variety reports that On the Road and The Motorcycle Diaries helmer Walter Salles is in talks to take over. The story chronicles the incredible deception of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German-born man who conned his way through high society for years, posing as a member of the famous Rockefeller family and lying to his wife of twelve years about his identity. Read on! Gerhartsreiter's wife figured out the truth, and after the two got divorced, Gerhartsreiter was arrested for kidnapping their daughter. A few years later, he was charged with a murder that happened in Los Angeles in 1985. It's a pretty wild story, »
- Ben Pearson
Nick Cassavetes to Helm The Other Woman; Walter Salles in Talks to Replace Scott Cooper on Rockefeller Suit
31 January 2013 1:17 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We’ve got a couple of director-related news stories to share this afternoon. First up, Variety reports that Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, Alpha Dog) has settled on 20th Century Fox’s The Other Woman as his next project. The director intended to next helm the gritty actioner Cali, but star Kristen Stewart abruptly dropped out following Huntsman-gate her personal drama late last summer. The Other Woman centers on a woman (surprise!) who, “after realizing she is not her boyfriend’s primary lover, teams up with the man’s wife to plot a mutual revenge.” Cameron Diaz was previously rumored to star with Kristen Wiig in the mix for the other lead role, but those rumors were apparently premature as neither actress is attached at this time. The studio wants to move quickly on this one, and they hope to have the leads locked up within the next week. Melissa Stack is writing the screenplay. »
- Adam Chitwood
Scott Cooper Out, Walter Salles In To Direct 'The Man In The Rockefeller Suit'
31 January 2013 12:17 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
For a while there, riding in the wake of the success of "Crazy Heart," director Scott Cooper put his name to a not insignificant number of potential projects, before finally mounting "Out Of The Furnace" last year. And it looks like one of those movies is moving on without him. Walter Salles is in talks to direct "The Man In The Rockefeller Suit" for Fox Searchlight, which should mark a pretty interesting gear shift from the director of "The Motorcycle Diaries" and the upcoming "On The Road." Based on the book by Mark Seal, this is fascinating true story the tells the tale of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German-born conman who for decades passed himself off as Clark Rockefeller, a member of the famed and powerful family, rising up the social ladder as a result. The project is still in early stages, and a writer is still being sought to »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Exclusive Clip: Gael Garcia Bernal Stars In Oscar-Nominated 'No'
25 January 2013 3:47 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
You know those films that turn up and shine a light on a pocket of world history that you kind of knew a tiny bit about before...?
Yes, like 'Argo' and the Iranian hostages. Or 'The Baader Meinhof Complex' and... the Baader Meinhof group.
It's Gael Garcia's finest hour, and that's saying something...
Now, it's the turn of Chile, and Pinochet's totalitarian regime, to get some big screen attention, in the form of 'No', which has been Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film. While this could have been a bleak look at the atrocities that went on during the General's era, instead it is completely engrossing and works like a high-class thriller, worthy of mention in the same breath as the films above. Why so?
Watch Huffpost UK's Exclusive Clip Of 'No' Above, Plus The Trailer Below...
Because, like those mentioned above, the filmmaker have cleverly concentrated »
- The Huffington Post UK
UK Oscar Trailer for Pablo Larraín’s No with Gael García Bernal
15 January 2013 1:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Debuting at Cannes last year to immaculate early reviews, Pablo Larraín’s No recently became the first Oscar-nominated film from Chile, making itself felt in the Best Foreign Language Film category last week.
Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries) takes the lead here, and Network Releasing have put out an altered UK trailer in recognition of the film’s Oscar nomination.
“In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote Yes or No to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition leaders for the No persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with scant resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s minions, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free.”
Starring alongside García Bernal is Alfredo Castro, »
- Kenji Lloyd
'On the Road' star Sam Riley discusses the burden of channeling Jack Kerouac
2 January 2013 10:52 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
In December, HitFix sat down with Sam Riley ("Control") to chat about his role as Sal Paradise/Jack Kerouac in "On the Road." Directed by Walter Salles ("Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries."), Riley takes on the lead character in this adaptation of the semi-autobiographical work by Kerouac. While Riley doesn't do an impersonation of Kerouac in the film, the English actor does tell us a little about how the accent came about and some of the difficulties inherent in taking on the part. He discusses watching the Salles-directed documentary about "On the Road" and having to step »
- Josh Lasser
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