Good movies on writers?

nameless · Aug 18, 2006

Anyone know of any good movies that have some kind of literary influence?

Movies such as "Dead Poets Society," "Finding Forrester," or the one that stars Michael Douglas (forgot the name of it)?

If you can make a list of the ones you've seen, that would be great!

scribbler1382 · Aug 18, 2006

The Wonder Boys

jbal · Aug 18, 2006

There is an existing thread on this somewhere, I'll try to find it.

jbal · Aug 18, 2006

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35510&highlight=dead+poet's+society
hopefully this link works, maybe resurrecting thread is in order?

Silver King · Aug 18, 2006

"Henry and June" (Henry Miller)

"Sylvia" (Plath)

"Barfly (Bukowski)

"Wilde" (Wilde)

"Quills" (de Sade)

"Kafka" (Who else?)

blackbird · Aug 18, 2006

Capote

The Business of Fancydancing (a bit challenging to find, but worth it)

The Secret Window

Misery

Shadow_Ferret · Aug 18, 2006

The Lost Weekend.

To be honest, it's the only movie about a writer I've ever seen. Is that bad of me, that I'm not interested in movies about writers?

Silver King · Aug 18, 2006

blackbird said:
Capote

I was going to mention that one also; but then I thought of all the negative things said about the film, and because it's so recent, I left it out. That's just a round about way of saying I wussed out and should've included it at the top of the list.

I don't watch many movies, but it's the best film I've seen in several years. There's so much tension going on throughout that I had trouble breathing even after the credits went blank. And if you've read the book, "In Cold Blood," so much the better, for you'll enjoy the movie that much more.

Thanks for calling me out, blackbird. I needed that, if only to remind me to be more honest sometimes.

gabbleandhiss · Aug 18, 2006

...

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21675&page=1&pp=25

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=560895#post560895

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35510&highlight=dead+poet%27s+society

Capote, in my opinion, is as much about Harper Lee as it is about Truman Capote.

eldragon · Aug 18, 2006

Born Into This : Bukowski

Duplex - with Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller. Not totally bad.

Sideways

Sassenach · Aug 18, 2006

Adaptation

Hammett

Sunset Blvd.

Barton Fink

katiemac · Aug 18, 2006

Capote, in my opinion, is as much about Harper Lee as it is about Truman Capote.

Just wait until Infamous comes out in December, which is the events surrounding In Cold Blood all over again. Only this time with a major cast list and a little more focus on Harper Lee than last time--or so they say.

blacbird · Aug 18, 2006

Throw Momma from the Train, with Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito. Comic fluff, but good comic fluff and great fun.

caw.

Begbie · Aug 19, 2006

Factotum (Bukowski) is being released in some cities this weekend.

bsolah · Aug 19, 2006

blackbird said:
The Secret Window

Misery

I was thinking of 'The Secret Window' too. The way Depp played an edgy writer rubbed off on me, and it left me buzzing with inspiration.

I'm reading Misery at the moment. It's actually an allegory for King's drug and alcohol addiction. Annie is the drugs and booze keeping him prisoner to write.

Lolly · Aug 19, 2006

Misery was pretty good. I also loved Shadowlands, about C.S. Lewis. That one made me cry.

Thomma Lyn · Aug 19, 2006

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (about Dorothy Parker)

And yes, yes to Born Into This (Charles Bukowski) and The Business of Fancydancing.

gabbleandhiss · Aug 19, 2006

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Just wait until Infamous comes out in December, which is the events surrounding In Cold Blood all over again. Only this time with a major cast list and a little more focus on Harper Lee than last time--or so they say.

Fantastic! I didn't even know Infamous was in the works.

Josie · Aug 19, 2006

Oooh, I love Johnny Depp,

and I must see The Secret Window.
I need inspiration lol

This is a great list you all are contributing to

What's that one with Andy Garcia in it?

Hmm will have to look it up.

Cheers

aadams73 · Aug 19, 2006

"Paperback Hero" It's a little Aussie movie starring Hugh Jackman as a truck driver who writes a romance novel under a woman's pseudomyn.

James D. Macdonald · Aug 19, 2006

nameless said:
... or the one that stars Michael Douglas (forgot the name of it)?

Basic Instinct? Or Fatal Attraction? Both involve writers ... but neither is particularly accurate about the writer's life.

Wolf, with Jack Nicholson, was pretty good (though it had a lot of ... less than accurate ... details).

James D. Macdonald · Aug 19, 2006

Josie said:
What's that one with Andy Garcia in it?

I think Andy Garcia played a writer in Dead Again.

nevada · Aug 19, 2006

Colin Farrel played a writer in "Ask the Dust" a new movie with Selma Hayak. I havent seen it but my sister said it was really good and I tend to trust her reviews. Besides, it's Colin Farrel. Who cares if it's good? (just kidding. only slightly)

Josie · Aug 19, 2006

Aha, the old memory came back to me.

I recommend this movie too.

"The Man from Elysian Fields" Andy Garcia is the writer.
The secondary characters played by Mick Jagger and James Coburn
almost steal the show from Andy Garcia.
All in all a good movie.

Sesselja · Aug 20, 2006

Josie said:
Oooh, I love Johnny Depp, and I must see The Secret Window.

Depp is always good, but this is not one of the highlights of his career.

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Write For You, Edit For The Reader

Megalops Erectus

Court Jester

Megalops Erectus

1% Irish, 99% blarney

in a van down by the river

5 W's & an H

Five by Five

Quite a character

AW's Resident Commie

Cat Wrangler

1% Irish, 99% blarney

A Work in Progress

Your Genial Uncle

Your Genial Uncle

Sesselja