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Tag Archives: short story
The Swimmer (1968)
Director: Frank Perry Writer: Eleanor Perry (Based on the short story by John Cheever)
Posted in Drama
Tagged 1968, adaptation, burt lancaster, drama, eleanor perry, frank perry, janet landgard, janice rule, joan rivers, john cheever, marge champion, marvin hamlisch, pool, short story, suburban, suburbs, summer, swim, swimmer, swimming, sydney pollack, the swimmer
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Mistress America (2015)
Director: Noah Baumbach Writers: Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig
Posted in Comedy, Uncategorized
Tagged cindy cheung, college, comedy, freshman, greta gerwig, lola kirke, michael chernus, mistress america, new york, new york city, noah baumbach, nyc, short story, writer
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Hateship Loveship (2014)
Director: Liza Johnson Writer: Mark Jude Poirier (Based on the short story “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage” by Alice Munro)
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagged 2014, adaptation, addict, alice munro, bob weinstein, christine lahty, comedy, Courtship, drama, friendship, guy pearce, hailee steinfeld, harvey weinstein, Hateship, hateship loveship, hotel, jennifer jason leigh, kristen wiig, liza johnson, love, Loveship, Mark Jude Poirier, mark poirier, marriage, motel, nanny, nick nolte, relationship, romance, sami gayle, short story, teenager
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We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004)
Director: John Curran Writer: Larry Gross (Based on the Short Stories “We Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “Adultery” by Andre Dubus)
Posted in Drama, Romance
Tagged 2004, adaptation, adultery, affair, andre dubus, drama, infidelity, john curran, larry gross, laura dern, love, mark ruffalo, marriage, naomi watts, peter krause, romance, sex, short story, we don't live here anymore
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Director: Ben Stiller Writer: Steve Conrad (Screen story by Steve Conrad) (Based on the short story by James Thurber) Not a good movie but gorgeous looking. Gross over the top product placement run amok.
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance
Tagged adam scott, adaptation, adventure, afghanistan, andy richter, ben stiller, comedy, conan o'brien, crush, day dream, drama, dream, eharmony, fantasy, gore verbinski, greenland, himalaya, iceland, james thurber, jon daly, kathryn hahn, kristen wiig, life magazine, magazine, mountain, papa john, patton oswalt, photo, photographer, romance, romantic, sean penn, shark, shirley maclaine, short story, skateboard, steve conrad, stuart dryburgh, the secret life of walter mitty, travel, walter mitty, work
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Stuck in Love (2013)
Director: Josh Boone Writer: Josh Boone
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Review, Romance
Tagged affair, author, book, comedy, divorce, drama, english, greg kinnear, jennifer connelly, josh boone, kristen bell, liana liberto, lily collins, logan lerman, nat wolff, novel, publish, published, romance, romantic comedy, short story, stephen king, stuck in love, writer, writers
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Public Speaking (2010)
Director: Martin Scorsese Before this I was not familiar with Fran Lebowitz at all. I definitely only watched this because Martin Scorsese directed it. It was a fine snapshot of a famous New Yorker. I don’t really know if it … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Tagged comedy, documentary, drama, hbo, martin scorsese, monologue, new york, new york city, nyc, public speaking, short story, writer
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