Joseph Baxter Oct 27, 2017
Hulu will adapt Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man as a series, bringing the same spirit as its success with The Handmaid’s Tale...
Hulu is in early development stages of adapting Invisible Man as a series, reports Variety. The streaming outlet, which acquired the rights to the 1952 novel from the Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust, is moving forward with their small-screen serial adaptation, having appointed John Callahan as executive producer. Indeed, The Handmaid’s Tale proved to be a proverbial North Star for the streaming outlet, something that tends to occur after winning eight Emmy awards for a single season of television. As Hulu’s senior Vice President of content, Craig Erwich, told the trade shortly after those September wins:
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Hulu will adapt Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man as a series, bringing the same spirit as its success with The Handmaid’s Tale...
Hulu is in early development stages of adapting Invisible Man as a series, reports Variety. The streaming outlet, which acquired the rights to the 1952 novel from the Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust, is moving forward with their small-screen serial adaptation, having appointed John Callahan as executive producer. Indeed, The Handmaid’s Tale proved to be a proverbial North Star for the streaming outlet, something that tends to occur after winning eight Emmy awards for a single season of television. As Hulu’s senior Vice President of content, Craig Erwich, told the trade shortly after those September wins:
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“We’re looking to tell intimate character stories against...
- 10/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Five Reasons to See Rebel in the RyeFive Reasons to See Rebel in the RyeAmanda Wood10/11/2017 2:31:00 Pm
Biopics are a dime a dozen these days, with everyone even remotely famous throughout history getting their life immortalized onscreen. Rebel in the Rye is slightly different than your run-of-the-mill historical biopic, because it deals with a very reclusive and mysterious subject: author J.D. Salinger.
Nicholas Hoult dons some brown contacts and shows off his seemingly endless versatility as Jerry Salinger, a bold and ambitious young man whose life is forever changed by his time as a soldier and his brush with fame. Chances are you had to read Catcher in the Rye as part of your high school English curriculum, so you’ll be familiar with Salinger’s most famous work and only novel. However, there’s much more to the author’s story, and it’s beautifully brought to life by Kevin Spacey,...
Biopics are a dime a dozen these days, with everyone even remotely famous throughout history getting their life immortalized onscreen. Rebel in the Rye is slightly different than your run-of-the-mill historical biopic, because it deals with a very reclusive and mysterious subject: author J.D. Salinger.
Nicholas Hoult dons some brown contacts and shows off his seemingly endless versatility as Jerry Salinger, a bold and ambitious young man whose life is forever changed by his time as a soldier and his brush with fame. Chances are you had to read Catcher in the Rye as part of your high school English curriculum, so you’ll be familiar with Salinger’s most famous work and only novel. However, there’s much more to the author’s story, and it’s beautifully brought to life by Kevin Spacey,...
- 10/11/2017
- by Amanda Wood
- Cineplex
Got Your 6 has announced six new projects have received its 6 Certified designation, a program that recognizes film, television, theatrical, or digital content that accurately portrays veterans as leaders and civic assets.
The projects range from CBS’s new show “Seal Team,” the Tina Fey-produced “Great News” on NBC, and the biographical film “Rebel in the Rye” about WWII veteran J.D. Salinger.
The national veteran empowerment organization Got Your 6 launched the 6 Certified initiative in early 2015 as part of its mission to change the veteran “broken/hero” stereotype held by 80 percent of U.S. civilians. The program challenges entertainment industry executives and content creators to craft more thoughtful narratives around veterans and military families.
Got Your 6 announced the following projects were awarded with 6 Certified status:
“Blood Stripe” — Winner of numerous film festival awards, the thriller “Blood Stripe” tells the story of a female U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant...
The projects range from CBS’s new show “Seal Team,” the Tina Fey-produced “Great News” on NBC, and the biographical film “Rebel in the Rye” about WWII veteran J.D. Salinger.
The national veteran empowerment organization Got Your 6 launched the 6 Certified initiative in early 2015 as part of its mission to change the veteran “broken/hero” stereotype held by 80 percent of U.S. civilians. The program challenges entertainment industry executives and content creators to craft more thoughtful narratives around veterans and military families.
Got Your 6 announced the following projects were awarded with 6 Certified status:
“Blood Stripe” — Winner of numerous film festival awards, the thriller “Blood Stripe” tells the story of a female U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant...
- 9/28/2017
- Look to the Stars
Amazon Studios, which is releasing about a film a month, led the fall season specialized release barrage with Mike White college comedy “Brad’s Status,” starring Ben Stiller. Annapurna’s second release scored $25,000 per theater in two cities for a credible start.
“Brad’s Status” was one of four Toronto International Film Festival 2017 titles released while the festival is wrapping up (compared to only one last year). The others include Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” (Paramount), which flopped in wide release with $7.5 million and a rare F Cinemascore (they poll mass-audience theaters and the scores don’t reflect all reactions). Frederick Wiseman’s library documentary “Ex Libris” (Zipporah) got a decent result in its exclusive New York run, and Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” debuted on Netflix along with a smattering of theatrical dates (grosses hidden per usual).
Opening
Brad’s Status (Annapurna) – Metacritic: 70; Festivals include: Toronto 2017
$100,179 in...
“Brad’s Status” was one of four Toronto International Film Festival 2017 titles released while the festival is wrapping up (compared to only one last year). The others include Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” (Paramount), which flopped in wide release with $7.5 million and a rare F Cinemascore (they poll mass-audience theaters and the scores don’t reflect all reactions). Frederick Wiseman’s library documentary “Ex Libris” (Zipporah) got a decent result in its exclusive New York run, and Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” debuted on Netflix along with a smattering of theatrical dates (grosses hidden per usual).
Opening
Brad’s Status (Annapurna) – Metacritic: 70; Festivals include: Toronto 2017
$100,179 in...
- 9/17/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The world’s obsession with J.D. Salinger has always been there. Perhaps the fact that so little of his work was ever published is a part of it. Perhaps it’s the fact that the press and readers graced him with such high praise early on in his career (possibly prematurely). Perhaps it’s the enigmatic label that he put upon himself.
Rebel In The Rye touches on many of these issues but in a rather soft-handed, unoffensive way. Most importantly, it shows J.D. Salinger at his worst – an ego-centric and tenacious singular voice. His dedication to his voice is only matched by his determination to let it be heard. Even after his death in January 2010, we still can’t stop talking about the infamous man and what made him tick.
The 2013 documentary Salinger attempted to piece together the writer’s life, thoughts, and personal quirks into an eye-opening film – yet,...
Rebel In The Rye touches on many of these issues but in a rather soft-handed, unoffensive way. Most importantly, it shows J.D. Salinger at his worst – an ego-centric and tenacious singular voice. His dedication to his voice is only matched by his determination to let it be heard. Even after his death in January 2010, we still can’t stop talking about the infamous man and what made him tick.
The 2013 documentary Salinger attempted to piece together the writer’s life, thoughts, and personal quirks into an eye-opening film – yet,...
- 9/15/2017
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Beyond ongoing releases, this is never a significant weekend; most of the specialized action is in Toronto. Outside the festival circuit, however, three-month-old hit “The Big Sick” remains on top. Young J.D. Salinger biopic “Rebel in the Rye” had the most traction among openers, with decent grosses considering its negative reviews.
Opening
Rebel in the Rye (IFC) Metacritic: 44; Festivals include: Sundance 2017
$44,280 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $11,070
Ongoing interest in “The Catcher in the Rye” and J.D. Salinger as well as strong theater placement helped this do good initial business in New York and Los Angeles.
What comes next: Similar appeal should be seen as this expands starting Friday in other big cities.
True to the Game (Independent)
$(est.) 500,000 in 431 theaters; PTA: $(est.) 1,160
This adaptation of a 1997 drug world thriller/romance made little impact in its nationwide mid-level release. Grosses did improve Saturday, which gives it some hope to...
Opening
Rebel in the Rye (IFC) Metacritic: 44; Festivals include: Sundance 2017
$44,280 in 4 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $11,070
Ongoing interest in “The Catcher in the Rye” and J.D. Salinger as well as strong theater placement helped this do good initial business in New York and Los Angeles.
What comes next: Similar appeal should be seen as this expands starting Friday in other big cities.
True to the Game (Independent)
$(est.) 500,000 in 431 theaters; PTA: $(est.) 1,160
This adaptation of a 1997 drug world thriller/romance made little impact in its nationwide mid-level release. Grosses did improve Saturday, which gives it some hope to...
- 9/10/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The Sundance premiere of “Rebel in the Rye” was disappointing to its director and co-writer Danny Strong, but, he told TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman, “it also was incredibly helpful.” “It made me see what I needed to do to the film,” Strong said in a one-on-one with Waxman at the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff). “Rebel in the Rye” takes viewers on a journey into the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author J.D. Salinger and tells the story of the birth of “The Catcher in the Rye.” As the author who captivated a generation, Salinger soared to the heights.
- 9/8/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Movies about writers so rarely work that it's a wonder anyone still tries to make them. Rebel in the Rye tries very hard to get inside the head of J.D. Salinger as he struggles to write The Catcher in the Rye. Solid idea; spineless execution. Danny Strong, in his feature directing debut, knows how to put a movie together. But his script is basically an overload of cliches that Salinger's writing avoided like Kryptonite. Strong, whose TV writing is exemplary (Recount, Game Change), is doing a by-the-numbers biopic drawn from...
- 9/8/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Perhaps no author fascinates the world like J.D. Salinger does. Whether it’s if there will ever be a movie version of The Catcher in the Rye or actual details of the man’s life, he captivates. A recent documentary called Salinger shed some light on him, but now a biopic is hitting theaters in Rebel in the Rye. It comes out this week and will probably struggle to stand out in the crowd. It had a fairly muted debut back in January at the Sundance Film Festival and it stands to reason that it’ll be pretty much the same thing here in general release. It’s a shame too, as Salinger deserves more. The film is a biopic about the aforementioned J.D. Salinger (Nicholas Hoult), a young man and aspiring writer who would go on to write one of the all time great novels in The Catcher in the Rye.
- 9/4/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
As literary declarations go, “Holden Caulfield deserves an entire book” sounds like one of the safer bets, but as this trailer for IFC Films’ upcoming Rebel in the Rye suggests, the sentiment wasn’t exactly a universal one when the young, untried author J.D. Salinger began his road to a masterpiece. Rebel in the Rye, directed by Danny Strong and starring Nicholas Hoult as Salinger, chronicles The Catcher in the Rye author’s literary beginnings and the inspirations behind…...
- 7/21/2017
- Deadline
Nicholas Hoult searches for the truth in fiction in the new trailer for the upcoming J.D. Salinger biopic from screenwriter/director Danny Strong. “Rebel In The Rye” stars Hoult as the Great American novelist and follows the reclusive author’s journey from aspiring writer to the man who created the literary masterpiece, “The Catcher In The Rye.” […]...
- 7/20/2017
- by Martin Holmes
- ET Canada
‘Rebel in the Rye’ Trailer: J.D. Salinger Biopic Is a Portrait of the Recluse as a Young Man — Watch
Presumably hoping for better results than the documentary “Salinger,” Danny Strong’s upcoming biopic “Rebel in the Rye” will examine the early years of everyone’s favorite recluse. Nicholas Hoult stars as “The Catcher in the Rye” author J.D. Salinger, who died at age 91 in 2010 — 30 years after his final interview and 45 years after last publishing a new work. Watch the “Rebel” trailer below.
Read More‘Rebel in the Rye’ Review: Nicholas Hoult Is a Worthy J.D. Salinger, But the Drama Is a Phony — Sundance 2017
Here’s the brief synopsis from the film’s Sundance premiere: “This biopic of legendary author J.D. Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) details his relationship with socialite Oona O’Neill (Zoey Deutch), his experiences fighting in World War II, and his writing process for ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’” The trailer is heavy on Salinger’s inner turmoil, which gives life to his most famous creation: Holden Caulfield.
Read More‘Rebel in the Rye’ Review: Nicholas Hoult Is a Worthy J.D. Salinger, But the Drama Is a Phony — Sundance 2017
Here’s the brief synopsis from the film’s Sundance premiere: “This biopic of legendary author J.D. Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) details his relationship with socialite Oona O’Neill (Zoey Deutch), his experiences fighting in World War II, and his writing process for ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’” The trailer is heavy on Salinger’s inner turmoil, which gives life to his most famous creation: Holden Caulfield.
- 7/20/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
For his directorial debut, actor, writer and producer Danny Strong took on the daunting task of adapting part of author J.D. Salinger’s life story, specifically the struggles he faced in writing his classic novel “The Catcher in the Rye.” “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done creatively, and the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done creatively,” Strong told TheWrap’s Matt Donnelly. “I loved being in charge, the person ultimately making the decision. I’ve been the Vice President much of my career, and it was nice sitting in that chair.” “Rebel in the Rye” stars...
- 2/1/2017
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The first indication something is horribly awry in Shawn Christensen’s “Sidney Hall” announces itself early on, thanks to a scene in which the precocious eponymous character (Logan Lerman, who also produced) reads aloud an essay, one dedicated to the middle-school object of his masturbatory obsessions, in his high school class. His classmates are alternately amused and disgusted, his pal Brett (Blake Jenner) is super into it, and his teacher is rightly offended. “Sidney Hall” makes its allegiances clear immediately — Sidney is smart and funny, the teacher is a square, the world is unfairly against him — and that perspective pervades the rest of the execrable film.
Sidney gets away with the stunt (he’s even supported by an English teacher who thinks it’s justified by Sidney’s wit), and so does the film itself. Initially it seems as if “Sidney Hall” will just be another film about lone geniuses...
Sidney gets away with the stunt (he’s even supported by an English teacher who thinks it’s justified by Sidney’s wit), and so does the film itself. Initially it seems as if “Sidney Hall” will just be another film about lone geniuses...
- 1/26/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
There was nothing that “The Catcher in the Rye” protagonist Holden Caulfield despised more than phonies, from his own family, to strangers on the street, to silly old Sally Hayes. He might feel the same about Danny Strong’s J.D. Salinger biopic “Rebel in the Rye,” which frequently suffers from shallow observations about the author’s astounding life.
Based in part on Kenneth Slawenski’s Salinger biography “J.D. Salinger: A Life,” “Rebel in the Rye” is mostly occupied with Salinger’s early years, specifically the period when which he conceived of Holden Caulfield and finally completed “The Catcher in the Rye.” Despite the focus on such a fertile period, it suffers from a meandering narrative and a jarring pace, particularly as it pushes on into his later years without bothering to age star Nicholas Hoult in the slightest.
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Based in part on Kenneth Slawenski’s Salinger biography “J.D. Salinger: A Life,” “Rebel in the Rye” is mostly occupied with Salinger’s early years, specifically the period when which he conceived of Holden Caulfield and finally completed “The Catcher in the Rye.” Despite the focus on such a fertile period, it suffers from a meandering narrative and a jarring pace, particularly as it pushes on into his later years without bothering to age star Nicholas Hoult in the slightest.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Sundance Bible: Every Review, Interview, And News...
- 1/26/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
An extremely conventional biopic about a wholly unconventional writer, Danny Strong's Rebel in the Rye focuses mainly on the stretch between J.D. Salinger's 1939 enrollment in a writing class at Columbia University and the immediate aftermath of his success with 1951's The Catcher in the Rye. Using a biography by Kenneth Slawenski as his guide, Strong — co-creator of the TV series Empire, making his feature directing debut — draws connections between life and art in ways many others have, but finds it hard to conjure his subject's passion for writing. Nicholas Hoult is sympathetic in the lead, whether he...
- 1/25/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The story behind how he came to write the book is unbelievable," Danny Strong said at the Sundance Film Festival about J.D. Salinger and the creation of The Catcher in the Rye. "It's this unbelievably powerful story of someone who went to war and was traumatized," the Rebel in the Rye director and writer added of the famously reclusive author of the classic American novel (watch the full interview above). Joined by actors Zoey Deutch and Nicholas Hoult, the Empire…...
- 1/24/2017
- Deadline
More than a month after its Sundance premiere, Danny Strong's J.D. Salinger film Rebel in the Rye has been nabbed by IFC Films for North America.
Written and directed by Strong, the biographical drama stars Nicholas Hoult as the infamously reclusive author as he embarks on his writing career while studying at Columbia University, under the mentorship of his professor Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey). Upon experiencing the horrors of World War II and a tumultuous relationship with young starlet Oona O’Neill (Zoey Deutch), Salinger begins to pen what would become his iconic masterpiece, The Catcher in the Rye.
Sarah Paulson, Hope...
Written and directed by Strong, the biographical drama stars Nicholas Hoult as the infamously reclusive author as he embarks on his writing career while studying at Columbia University, under the mentorship of his professor Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey). Upon experiencing the horrors of World War II and a tumultuous relationship with young starlet Oona O’Neill (Zoey Deutch), Salinger begins to pen what would become his iconic masterpiece, The Catcher in the Rye.
Sarah Paulson, Hope...
- 1/17/2017
- by Ashley Lee,Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Coming Through The Rye screens Sunday, Nov. 6 at 12:30pm at The Tivoli Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Ticket information can be found Here.
Inspired by events from the filmmaker’s own life, Coming Through The Rye is the poignant and funny story of 16-year-old Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff), who in 1969 has landed at an all-boys boarding school for all the wrong reasons. Ostracized by nearly everyone, he clings to the unshakable belief that he will someday play Holden Caulfield — the main character in “The Catcher in the Rye — on Broadway and in the movies. Jamie adapts the novel into a play to put on at school, but after a series of increasingly hostile incidents with students, he runs away with a quirky townie, DeeDee (Stefania Owen), to find the book’s author, J.D. Salinger (Chris Cooper). On their odyssey to find the reclusive writer,...
Inspired by events from the filmmaker’s own life, Coming Through The Rye is the poignant and funny story of 16-year-old Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff), who in 1969 has landed at an all-boys boarding school for all the wrong reasons. Ostracized by nearly everyone, he clings to the unshakable belief that he will someday play Holden Caulfield — the main character in “The Catcher in the Rye — on Broadway and in the movies. Jamie adapts the novel into a play to put on at school, but after a series of increasingly hostile incidents with students, he runs away with a quirky townie, DeeDee (Stefania Owen), to find the book’s author, J.D. Salinger (Chris Cooper). On their odyssey to find the reclusive writer,...
- 11/3/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The ongoing debate over whether J.D. Salinger should have sold the stage and screen rights to “The Catcher In The Rye,” one of the most influential books of all time, has been argued for years, sometimes reaching Hume proportions of whether or not God exists. Some believe that Salinger simply lacked the imagination to know where the future of film might have taken his very “novelistic” novel, as movie-making has evolved and tested the boundaries of visually portraying one’s thoughts.
Continue reading Director James Sadwith & Chris Cooper Talk Screening Of ‘Coming Through The Rye’ & J.D. Salinger At Momi Screening at The Playlist.
Continue reading Director James Sadwith & Chris Cooper Talk Screening Of ‘Coming Through The Rye’ & J.D. Salinger At Momi Screening at The Playlist.
- 10/14/2016
- by Lora Grillo
- The Playlist
Chances are that many adolescents who read J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” end up identifying with the novel’s wayward and angst-ridden protagonist, Holden Caulfield. They feel his cynicism about life, his fear of becoming an adult and his anger about hypocrites, whom he dubs “phonies.” It’s as if the story is about them. In writer-director James Steven Sadwith’s first theatrical feature, the 1969-set “Coming Through the Rye,” Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2”) is one such “Catcher” devotee. He’s so enamored by the book, in fact, that he’s...
- 10/13/2016
- by Tricia Olszewski
- The Wrap
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For Woody Allen enthusiasts, Amazon’s Crisis in Six Scenes is an enjoyable piece of early autumn fluff. It’s a laissez faire effort, unrigged and unbothered, though one that, at its very best, might be Allen’s most comedically-inspired work since 2011’s Midnight in Paris. But as the auteur’s first venture into television in his storied 40-plus career, it’s certainly not without its faults.
The six-episode comedic mini-series — each written and directed by the filmmaker as busy as he’s nervous — is often clumsy and unsure of itself in its story pacing. It never quite finds its rhythm until the last two episodes, and the first few are a little sluggish and rather excessive at times. You get the sense Allen is mostly reformatting his usual film structure into the popular TV mold, which makes the whole project feel like...
For Woody Allen enthusiasts, Amazon’s Crisis in Six Scenes is an enjoyable piece of early autumn fluff. It’s a laissez faire effort, unrigged and unbothered, though one that, at its very best, might be Allen’s most comedically-inspired work since 2011’s Midnight in Paris. But as the auteur’s first venture into television in his storied 40-plus career, it’s certainly not without its faults.
The six-episode comedic mini-series — each written and directed by the filmmaker as busy as he’s nervous — is often clumsy and unsure of itself in its story pacing. It never quite finds its rhythm until the last two episodes, and the first few are a little sluggish and rather excessive at times. You get the sense Allen is mostly reformatting his usual film structure into the popular TV mold, which makes the whole project feel like...
- 9/28/2016
- by Will Ashton
- We Got This Covered
The first trailer for Coming Through the Rye has been released, following a boy (Alex Wolff) in 1969 whose only ambition is to adapt the elusive author J.D. Salinger‘s (Chris Cooper) The Catcher in the Rye. To do so, he has to travel cross country to get permission from the scribe himself. Along the way he runs into a girl, and the pair’s trip changes from a search for answers to an exploration of love, sexual awakening, and loss. You know, coming of age stuff.
Directed and co-penned by James Steven Sadwith, and apparently based on a true story, the trailer attempts to strike a balance between youthful romance and the crushing realities of aging and disappointments. What remains to be seen is if the film can find its own unique tone to create something poignant. See the trailer, along with a poster below, for the film that also...
Directed and co-penned by James Steven Sadwith, and apparently based on a true story, the trailer attempts to strike a balance between youthful romance and the crushing realities of aging and disappointments. What remains to be seen is if the film can find its own unique tone to create something poignant. See the trailer, along with a poster below, for the film that also...
- 9/26/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
J.D. Salinger’s coming of age tale The Catcher in the Rye has long appealed to a certain swath of adolescents who see themselves in Holden Caulfield. In James Sadwith’s new film Coming Through the Rye, one such adolescent gets a shot at meeting his idol, as he travels in search of the reclusive author to get the rights to the novel.
Coming Through the Rye centers on Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff), a sixteen year old outcast in a boarding school who deeply identifies with the protagonist of Salinger’s novel. He wants to adapt the story into a play for his school, but is told he needs to get the rights from Salinger (Chris Cooper). So he leaves on a cross-country journey to find the notoriously reclusive writer and obtain his approval for the play – which, as this latest trailer shows us, Salinger is reluctant to give.
This...
Coming Through the Rye centers on Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff), a sixteen year old outcast in a boarding school who deeply identifies with the protagonist of Salinger’s novel. He wants to adapt the story into a play for his school, but is told he needs to get the rights from Salinger (Chris Cooper). So he leaves on a cross-country journey to find the notoriously reclusive writer and obtain his approval for the play – which, as this latest trailer shows us, Salinger is reluctant to give.
This...
- 9/23/2016
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
“The Catcher in the Rye” is a novel that has influenced generations of teens since its release in 1951. Adding to the mystique around the novel of the years, was the reclusiveness of its author, J.D. Salinger, and his reluctance to ever let the “The Catcher in the Rye” become adapted for the screen or stage. This drives the narrative for the upcoming film, “Coming Through the Rye.”
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The film sees Alex Wolff playing 16-year-old Jamie who is greatly influenced by the novel and its main character Holden Caulfield.
Continue reading Chris Cooper Is J.D. Salinger In Trailer For ‘Coming Through The Rye’ at The Playlist.
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The film sees Alex Wolff playing 16-year-old Jamie who is greatly influenced by the novel and its main character Holden Caulfield.
Continue reading Chris Cooper Is J.D. Salinger In Trailer For ‘Coming Through The Rye’ at The Playlist.
- 9/22/2016
- by Charles Dean
- The Playlist
“I felt like I was reading about someone who understand me. Not Huck Finn, not Tom Sawyer, but Holden Caulfield,” says Alex Wolff’s character Jamie Schwartz in the new trailer for “Coming Through the Rye.”
Written and directed by James Sadwith, who based the film on his own real life experience with J.D. Salinger, the drama is set in 1969 and follows the 16-year-old outcast who finds solace in “The Catcher In The Rye” and deeply identifies with its protagonist. He decides to adapt the book into a play but before moving forward seeks the approval of the author himself, who is portrayed by Chris Cooper.
Read More: ‘Coming Through The Rye’ Exclusive Clip: An Alienated Teen Leaves Boarding School To Find J.D. Salinger
The film made its debut last year at the Austin Film Festival and was recently picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Eammon Films, who will...
Written and directed by James Sadwith, who based the film on his own real life experience with J.D. Salinger, the drama is set in 1969 and follows the 16-year-old outcast who finds solace in “The Catcher In The Rye” and deeply identifies with its protagonist. He decides to adapt the book into a play but before moving forward seeks the approval of the author himself, who is portrayed by Chris Cooper.
Read More: ‘Coming Through The Rye’ Exclusive Clip: An Alienated Teen Leaves Boarding School To Find J.D. Salinger
The film made its debut last year at the Austin Film Festival and was recently picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Eammon Films, who will...
- 9/22/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Set in 1969, “Coming Through The Rye” follows 16-year-old Jamie Schwartz (Alex Wolff), an outcast at his new boarding school, and an acolyte of author J.D. Salinger. Schwartz finds comfort and solace in Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye,” and deeply identifies with protagonist Holden Caulfield. Believing he’s destined to play the character, Schwartz adapts the novel into a play, but wishes to seek Salinger’s approval before staging it. He runs away from his school and picks up Deedee Gorlin (Stefania Owen), a quirky townie, to help him search for the reclusive author, played by Oscar-winner Chris Cooper. Along the way, Schwartz comes of age, and begins a journey of first love, sexual awakening, and discovering the meaning and purpose of one’s own life. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below, ahead of the 65th anniversary of “The Catcher in the Rye” on July 16th.
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- 7/14/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
This fall, if Adam Boggus' English teacher assigns him to write an essay about what he did during his summer vacation, the Belen, New Mexico, teen says he'll be ready. Since May 23, Adam, 16, has been banished to a backyard tent by his parents, Jacob and Angela Boggus, for stealing his little sister's iPod. Although he's allowed inside the house to eat meals, use the bathroom and sleep every night, he spends his days reading, napping and doing summer school homework in a three-person tent. The tent will be his home, he tells People, until he has finished reading five books...
- 6/25/2016
- by Cathy Free, @cathyjfree
- PEOPLE.com
Bloom handles international sales on the J.D. Salinger biopic that has begun principal photography in New York City.
Previously announced Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Brian D’Arcy James, Victor Garber and Hope Davis star and Danny Strong directors from his adapted screenplay based on Kenneth Slawenski’s biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life.
Rebel In The Rye will recount the author’s rebellious youth, service in WWII, professional highs and lows, love and loss, and the Ptsd-fuelled writer’s block that led to The Catcher In The Rye.
Paulson, riding high on critical notices for her portrayal of prosecution attorney Marcia Clark in The People V. O.J. Simpson, will play Salinger’s fiercely loyal agent, Dorothy Olding.
Black Label Media is financing the project and Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill produce alongside Bruce Cohen, Jason Shuman, and Strong.
CAA represents North American rights.
Previously announced Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Brian D’Arcy James, Victor Garber and Hope Davis star and Danny Strong directors from his adapted screenplay based on Kenneth Slawenski’s biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life.
Rebel In The Rye will recount the author’s rebellious youth, service in WWII, professional highs and lows, love and loss, and the Ptsd-fuelled writer’s block that led to The Catcher In The Rye.
Paulson, riding high on critical notices for her portrayal of prosecution attorney Marcia Clark in The People V. O.J. Simpson, will play Salinger’s fiercely loyal agent, Dorothy Olding.
Black Label Media is financing the project and Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill produce alongside Bruce Cohen, Jason Shuman, and Strong.
CAA represents North American rights.
- 4/26/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sarah Paulson is set to join Nicholas Hoult, Kevin Spacey, Brian d'Arcy James, Victor Garber and Hope Davis in Danny Strong's J.D. Salinger biopic "Rebel in the Rye" at Black Label Media.
Adapted from Kenneth Slawenski's biography, the story will cover Salinger's rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of WW2, enduring great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection to the pages of The New Yorker, and the Ptsd-fuelled writer's block that led to the birth of his iconic book "The Catcher in the Rye."
Paulson will play Dorothy Olding, the agent who believed in the young Jerry Salinger from his earliest short stories and was fiercely loyal to him throughout his entire career. Paulson is coming off major acclaim for her work in FX's "The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Strong is directing from his own script with filming now underway in New York City.
Adapted from Kenneth Slawenski's biography, the story will cover Salinger's rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of WW2, enduring great love and terrible loss, a life of rejection to the pages of The New Yorker, and the Ptsd-fuelled writer's block that led to the birth of his iconic book "The Catcher in the Rye."
Paulson will play Dorothy Olding, the agent who believed in the young Jerry Salinger from his earliest short stories and was fiercely loyal to him throughout his entire career. Paulson is coming off major acclaim for her work in FX's "The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Strong is directing from his own script with filming now underway in New York City.
- 4/26/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: Lucy Boynton, the aspiring model in Raphina John Carney’s Sundance buzz title Sing Street, has joined the cast of the J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye. The biopic from Empire co-creator Danny Strong follows the author as he prepares to write his classic novel The Catcher in the Rye. Nicholas Hoult plays Salinger, and Kevin Spacey also stars along with Zoey Deutch, Laura Dern, Brian D'Arcy James and Hope Davis. Boynton, who broke out as the young Beatrix…...
- 4/7/2016
- Deadline TV
Halt and Catch Fire
Manish Dayal ("The Hundred-Foot Journey," "Rubicon") will recur as a brilliant yet awkward young coder on the third season of AMC's period computer drama "Halt and Catch Fire". The third season shifts the action of the 1980s-set series to Silicon Valley. The third season is expected to premiere this summer. [Source: THR]
The Man Who Would Be Polka King
Jack Black is set to produce and star in "The Man Who Would Be Polka King" for Permut Presenations, Red Hour Films and Shivhans Pictures. The story follows Jan Lewan, a Polish-born Pennsylvania polka sensation who unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a Ponzi scheme.
Based on Joshua Brown and John Mikulak's documentary, "Infinitely Polar Bear" duo Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky will pen and direct the true story tale which aims to begin production in July. [Source: Deadline]
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Manish Dayal ("The Hundred-Foot Journey," "Rubicon") will recur as a brilliant yet awkward young coder on the third season of AMC's period computer drama "Halt and Catch Fire". The third season shifts the action of the 1980s-set series to Silicon Valley. The third season is expected to premiere this summer. [Source: THR]
The Man Who Would Be Polka King
Jack Black is set to produce and star in "The Man Who Would Be Polka King" for Permut Presenations, Red Hour Films and Shivhans Pictures. The story follows Jan Lewan, a Polish-born Pennsylvania polka sensation who unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a Ponzi scheme.
Based on Joshua Brown and John Mikulak's documentary, "Infinitely Polar Bear" duo Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky will pen and direct the true story tale which aims to begin production in July. [Source: Deadline]
You Get Me
Bella Thorne and Halston Sage are...
- 3/11/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Victor Garber has booked a role in Danny Strong's Rebel in the Rye, the biopic that follows J.D. Salinger as he prepares to write his classic novel The Catcher in the Rye. Nicholas Hoult stars as Salinger alongside Kevin Spacey, Zoey Deutch, Laura Dern, Brian D'Arcy James and Hope Davis. Garber will play the author’s father, Sol Salinger. A six-time Emmy nominee, Garber stars as Dr. Martin Stein on the CW’s Legends of Tomorrow. Other recent credits include TV’s The Flash…...
- 3/10/2016
- Deadline
Exclusive: Kevin Spacey has been set to star with Nicholas Hoult in Rebel In The Rye, the Black Label Media drama about the formative years of The Catcher In The Rye author J.D. Salinger. Empire exec producer Danny Strong is directing the script he adapted based on the Kenneth Slawenski biography Jd Salinger: A Life. Hoult was set last fall to play Salinger as he progressed toward writing the seminal novel of the 20th Century. Spacey will play Whit Burnett, a professor at…...
- 1/19/2016
- Deadline
It’s been a long time since Nicholas Hoult first graced our screens opposite Hugh Grant in kooky British comedy About a Boy. As a stalwart of Bryan Singer’s revamped X-Men origins trilogy along with a eye-catching role in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road – quite the compliment, given the nature of the R-rated masterpiece – now Hoult is primed to shed light on one of literature’s most reclusive figures: J.D. Salinger.
Two years after the hit documentary attempted to peel back the layers on the famed scribe, Hoult is now set to bring him to life in upcoming drama, Rebel in the Rye. Written and directed by Danny Strong, we understand that the script itself is to be adapted from Kenneth Slawenski’s aforementioned biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life, which charted the titular writer’s life and how he receded into his own privacy following the...
Two years after the hit documentary attempted to peel back the layers on the famed scribe, Hoult is now set to bring him to life in upcoming drama, Rebel in the Rye. Written and directed by Danny Strong, we understand that the script itself is to be adapted from Kenneth Slawenski’s aforementioned biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life, which charted the titular writer’s life and how he receded into his own privacy following the...
- 8/31/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Nicholas Hoult has been cast as legendary author J.D. Salinger for writer-director Danny Strong’s drama Rebel In The Rye. Adapted from the Kenneth Slawenski-penned biography J.D. Salinger: A Life, the pic the tells the story of the life and mind of the legendary and secretive author and of the birth of the iconic book The Catcher In The Rye. The picture is being produced by Strong (who wrote the screenplay for Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Bruce Cohen (Silver Linings…...
- 8/31/2015
- Deadline
While the mystique of Harper Lee was somewhat compromised by the publication of her "new novel" "Go Set A Watchman," an air of mystery still hangs strong around J.D. Salinger. Two years ago, the documentary and book "Salinger" tried to peel back the layers obscuring the author of "The Catcher In The Rye," and a new feature film will attempt to bring him to life. Read More: Review: 'Lee Daniels' The Butler,' Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey Nicholas Hoult will star as the reclusive author in "The Rebel In The Rye." Danny Strong, the writer behind "Recount," "The Butler" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1," will make his feature directing debut with a drama that will follow Salinger through his rebellious youth, the bloody front lines of World War II, his enduring great loves and terrible loss, his halcyon days in the pages of the New Yorker,...
- 8/31/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Nicholas Hoult will play author J.D. Salinger in Danny Strong's upcoming drama Rebel in the Rye. Strong wrote the screenplay, an adaptation of Kenneth Slawenski biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life, and he will also direct the film. The movie tells the story of the birth of Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. The legendary writer soared to the heights of the literary world but left it all behind for a life of seclusion. Black Label Media is financing with Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill producing alongside Bruce Cohen, Jason Shuman and Strong. Bloom will introduce the
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- 8/31/2015
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- 1/26/2015
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Since his death in 2010, famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger has been the subject of far more scrutiny than he ever would have permitted during his lifetime. He was the topic of the problematic documentary Salinger in 2013, which many agreed did not quite fulfill its promise, and his unpublished works remain tantalizingly out of reach. Now, he is to be the focus of a new fiction film titled Coming Through the Rye, where the author will be portrayed by none other than consummate character actor Chris Cooper.
The film will be directed by Jim Sadwith, from his own semi-autobiographical script. The story is set in 1969 and focuses on two teenagers, Jamie (Alex Wolff) and Deedee (Stefania Owen), as they search for Salinger. Feeling a similar disconnection from the world as Holden Caulfield, Jamie believes that he’s destined to play the part of the boy and writes a play based on The Catcher in the Rye.
The film will be directed by Jim Sadwith, from his own semi-autobiographical script. The story is set in 1969 and focuses on two teenagers, Jamie (Alex Wolff) and Deedee (Stefania Owen), as they search for Salinger. Feeling a similar disconnection from the world as Holden Caulfield, Jamie believes that he’s destined to play the part of the boy and writes a play based on The Catcher in the Rye.
- 11/5/2014
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Oscar-winning actor Chris Cooper has signed on to play late author J.D. Salinger in Coming Through the Rye, a coming-of-age story set in 1969. Emmy-winning TV director Jim Sadwith (Sinatra) will helm the movie in his feature film debut. Alex Wolff (A Birder's Guide to Everything) and Stefania Owen (The Carrie Diaries) star in Coming Through The Rye as two teenagers who set out to find the notoriously recluse author. The film is based on Sadwith's own attempt to track down Salinger and his encounters with the author of The Catcher in the Rye. Cooper,
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- 11/5/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite being one of the most iconic writers in American history, J.D. Salinger was an extremely mysterious figure. He shot to stardom after the breakthrough success of The Catcher in the Rye, but quickly shied away from not only public life, but his family as well. The author became a recluse, publishing less and less of his writing while only appearing publicly a handful of times before his death in 2010.
Of course, the more Salinger withdrew, the more people became fascinated by him. That hasn’t changed since his death, either, as seen by last year’s documentary and tie-in biography Salinger. Now, we have a new biopic in the works that is coming to us from Lee Daniels’ The Butler scribe Danny Strong.
According to THR, Strong has announced plans to make a dramatized biopic called Salinger’s War, which itself is based on Kenneth Slawensk’s biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life.
Of course, the more Salinger withdrew, the more people became fascinated by him. That hasn’t changed since his death, either, as seen by last year’s documentary and tie-in biography Salinger. Now, we have a new biopic in the works that is coming to us from Lee Daniels’ The Butler scribe Danny Strong.
According to THR, Strong has announced plans to make a dramatized biopic called Salinger’s War, which itself is based on Kenneth Slawensk’s biography, J.D. Salinger: A Life.
- 5/1/2014
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
The recent documentary on ultra-reclusive author J.D. Salinger, simply titled Salinger, ignited new interest in the man and his work. Salinger has never really gone away, as his novels — particularly The Catcher in the Rye — continue to capture readers’ imaginations. But the film wasn’t the best account of the man, his life, and […]
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- 4/30/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Zap2it: When "Hart of Dixie" co-star Josh Cooke asked about your mother, novelist Joyce Maynard, having lived briefly with reclusive author J.D. Salinger (to whom she lost her virginity as a Yale freshman) in the early '70s, you quipped, "I just call him Dad." When Cooke said, "But he's not, so ... ," you said, "I'll let you decide." Does that mean you'll be watching when PBS' "American Masters" airs the documentary "Salinger," in which Maynard appears, on Tuesday, Jan. 21?
Wilson Bethel: I've seen the preview for it. I didn't realize it was going to be on PBS. But yeah, it looks great. I know my mom felt invested in it, because (filmmaker Shane Salerno) had been trying for so long. So, yeah, I'll probably end up watching it. If nothing else, I'm a fan of Salinger's work.
(A couple of weeks after this conversation, Maynard attended the...
Wilson Bethel: I've seen the preview for it. I didn't realize it was going to be on PBS. But yeah, it looks great. I know my mom felt invested in it, because (filmmaker Shane Salerno) had been trying for so long. So, yeah, I'll probably end up watching it. If nothing else, I'm a fan of Salinger's work.
(A couple of weeks after this conversation, Maynard attended the...
- 1/20/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Breaking: Wnet’s American Masters will open its 28th season by showing a director’s cut of Shane Salerno’s feature documentary Salinger that will be 15 minutes longer than the theatrical version. The prestige program has promised that the longer cut will bare more previously unseen photos, testimony and secrets about reclusive author J.D. Salinger, including his harrowing days fighting the Nazis in WWII. American Masters was the first to close a deal for the movie, followed by a book deal with Simon & Schuster and then a theatrical pact with The Weinstein Company. The latter later announced it would work with Salerno to develop a narrative movie about the life of the author of such literary classics as The Catcher In The Rye. Related: Weinstein Co Plans Feature Film Based On ‘Salinger’ Documentary American Masters: Salinger airs January 21. I’ve watched this documentary come together over the past five...
- 1/6/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Breaking: Wnet’s American Masters will open its 28th season by showing a cut of Shane Salerno’s feature documentary Salinger that will be 15 minutes longer than the theatrical version. The prestige program has promised that the longer cut will bare more previously unseen photos, testimony and secrets about reclusive author J.D. Salinger, including his harrowing days fighting the Nazis in WWII. American Masters was the first to close a deal for the movie, followed by a book deal with Simon & Schuster and then a theatrical pact with The Weinstein Company. The latter later announced they would work with Salerno to develop a narrative movie about the life of the author of such literary classics as The Catcher In The Rye. American Masters: Salinger airs January 21. I’ve watched this documentary come together over the past five years (back when I saw an early cut) and I didn’t...
- 1/6/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Three previously unpublished J.D. Salinger short stories have found their way online, uploaded to a file-sharing site after an illegally printed collection was auctioned off on eBay. This is the first time that "Paula," "Birthday Boy," and "The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls," which have all been available to researchers at libraries at Princeton and the University of Texas, are being seen by the general public. Reddit has posted links to scans of the three stories, and Buzzfeed contacted Salinger biographer Kenneth Slawenski, who says that "they look to be true transcripts of the originals and match my own copies.""The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls" is particularly interesting, as it serves as an unofficial prequel to The Catcher in the Rye. It details the last day of one Kenneth Caulfield, a character whose name would change into Allie in Catcher, and whose death would greatly affect his older brother Holden.
- 11/28/2013
- by Gilbert Cruz
- Vulture
Unlike his famous character, Holden Caulfield, from "The Catcher in the Rye," author J.D. Salinger didn't hate movies.
A never-before-published letter -- provided to Variety by "Salinger" documentary director Shane Salerno -- reveals that Salinger's dislike of Hollywood was a myth. In reality, Salerno said that Salinger "loved movies" and that the reclusive writer was open to movie adaptations of some of his short stories.
The letter reads, "It isn't true, at all, that I 'hate' or dislike all films, and it's always more than a little offputting, not to say irritating, to hear that I do. The fact is, I like certain kinds of films inordinately, and even own a 16mm sound projector and a few old prints."
As Salerno told Variety, Salinger's favorite movie was Frank Capra's "Lost Horizon."
Salinger corresponded with a few directors about potential adaptations, but was against getting involved in movie-making in any way himself.
A never-before-published letter -- provided to Variety by "Salinger" documentary director Shane Salerno -- reveals that Salinger's dislike of Hollywood was a myth. In reality, Salerno said that Salinger "loved movies" and that the reclusive writer was open to movie adaptations of some of his short stories.
The letter reads, "It isn't true, at all, that I 'hate' or dislike all films, and it's always more than a little offputting, not to say irritating, to hear that I do. The fact is, I like certain kinds of films inordinately, and even own a 16mm sound projector and a few old prints."
As Salerno told Variety, Salinger's favorite movie was Frank Capra's "Lost Horizon."
Salinger corresponded with a few directors about potential adaptations, but was against getting involved in movie-making in any way himself.
- 10/2/2013
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
Salinger
Directed by: Shane Salerno
Documentary
Running Time: 2 hrs
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: September 20, 2013 (Chicago)
Plot: A documentary about the life of J.D. Salinger, who wrote The Catcher in the Rye, and then disappeared.
Who’S It For? Those who can accept a documentary’s many flaws for the abundance of information it provides.
Overall
Salinger fanboy Shane Salerno probably would have preferred that A Perfect Day for Bananafish had more suicides, or that the cruise in Teddy borrowed its final moments from the nautical genocide in The Poseidon Adventure. A rare kind of bad movie treat for both the world of documentaries and the fan universe of J.D. Salinger, his doc Salinger is an absurdly wrong passion project with a presentation spiritually and intellectually unrecognizable to Salinger’s work, or even the author’s attitude about his work. Salinger is a not a documentary that complements the life-story of its hero,...
Directed by: Shane Salerno
Documentary
Running Time: 2 hrs
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: September 20, 2013 (Chicago)
Plot: A documentary about the life of J.D. Salinger, who wrote The Catcher in the Rye, and then disappeared.
Who’S It For? Those who can accept a documentary’s many flaws for the abundance of information it provides.
Overall
Salinger fanboy Shane Salerno probably would have preferred that A Perfect Day for Bananafish had more suicides, or that the cruise in Teddy borrowed its final moments from the nautical genocide in The Poseidon Adventure. A rare kind of bad movie treat for both the world of documentaries and the fan universe of J.D. Salinger, his doc Salinger is an absurdly wrong passion project with a presentation spiritually and intellectually unrecognizable to Salinger’s work, or even the author’s attitude about his work. Salinger is a not a documentary that complements the life-story of its hero,...
- 9/20/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Review by Michael Haffner
There are some who will argue that pulling back the curtain takes away from the mystique that surrounded the author over the years. However, J.D. Salinger is more than just a writer who lets his work do all his speaking. Salinger is a mystery wrapped in an enigma that’s shrouded in secrecy. Nothing proves this fact more than the documentary itself. Composed of a variety of talking heads, academic figures, and some random celebrities – these Hollywood stars are given as much on screen time as shown in the trailer – Salinger is a documentary that attempts to tap into what made the mysterious writer tick. Director Shane Salerno seems intent on doing this by combing through the few details that are available about Salinger’s personal life. Thankfully there are some colleagues of his that are willing to speak openly about him which grounds the larger...
There are some who will argue that pulling back the curtain takes away from the mystique that surrounded the author over the years. However, J.D. Salinger is more than just a writer who lets his work do all his speaking. Salinger is a mystery wrapped in an enigma that’s shrouded in secrecy. Nothing proves this fact more than the documentary itself. Composed of a variety of talking heads, academic figures, and some random celebrities – these Hollywood stars are given as much on screen time as shown in the trailer – Salinger is a documentary that attempts to tap into what made the mysterious writer tick. Director Shane Salerno seems intent on doing this by combing through the few details that are available about Salinger’s personal life. Thankfully there are some colleagues of his that are willing to speak openly about him which grounds the larger...
- 9/20/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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