On the Road is one of those books people live their life by. It changes perception. People read and reread it, discuss its particulars, and keep a copy in their luggage when they decide to act on its inspiration and go on a trip just like the characters Dean Moriarty, Sal Paradise and Marylou. Most…
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We've already seen a couple of trailers for Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's Beat classic On the Road, but the latest to hit may be the most arresting one yet. Thanks to sharp editing and a relentless pounding drumbeat, it does a fairly good job of capturing the heady exuberance of being young and…
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The release of Walter Salles' film version of Jack Kerouac's generational signpost novel On the Road rolls ever closer, following the film's relatively successful bow at Cannes this past May. Not having a lot of interest in Kerouac at this point, I'm still very interested in the film to see how actors like Garrett Hedlund and…
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After some thirty-odd years in development, On the Road is finally nearing the end of its long, long journey to the big screen. A week before the film's scheduled debut at the Cannes Film Festival, IFC Films and Sundance Selects (subsets of AMC Networks) have closed a seven-figure deal for the U.S. distribution rights to…
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The primary lineup for the competition slate at the 2012 Cannes has been unveilend, and it is a very strong list of films. There are quite a few expected entries: David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy, John Hillcoat's Lawless (formerly The Wettest County), and Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly (formerly Cogan's Trade), and we…
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It's been a year since we last saw anything from Walter Salles' adaptation of the Jack Kerouac book On the Road. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (aka the book's fictionalized version of Neal Cassady), Sam Riley as Sal Paradise (Kerouac's fictional alter-ego) and Kristen Stewart as Marylou. The film shot quite some…
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Here are the first three images from Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel/semi-autobiography On the Road. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (aka the fictionalized Neal Cassady), Sam Riley as Sal Paradise (the fictionalized Jack Kerouac) and Kristen Stweart as Marylou. See two more pics after the break. Have to say that…
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The Entertainment Weekly fall preview issue is a bonanza of first looks and new images. Scans from the magazine are showing up online, and they have the first official still from the Coen Bros. remake of True Grit, new images from Let Me In and Buried, and the first look at Clint Eastwood's drama Hereafter.…
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I'm not quite sure how I feel about the upcoming film version of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, which will be directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries). But I just became significantly more convinced about the viability of the film thanks to two new cast members: Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen. Deadline has the…
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It's breakout time for Greta Gerwig. She had a slightly (very slightly) more mainstream part than usual in Noah Baumbach's Greenberg and a great little role in The House of the Devil (pictured above). Now there's a report that she is in talks to take Liza Minelli's old role in the brewing remake of Arthur.…
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Production Weekly had a lot of late-breaking casting info at the end of this past week. Among the brief missives was a note that Tron Legacy star Garret Hedlund is in talks to play Dean Moriarty in an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, to be directed by Walter Salles. A film version…
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