.who was John Fante?.
.it's a monumental thought process really.
-Do more with less...
In essence, that's what writing is all about.
You're either writing, or you're experiencing.
You can't be in two places at once.
Do more with the time you have to write
and do more with the time you have to experience.
Add them together, it makes for quite a good read.
-sounds like a recipe doesn't it-
I just watched the movie titled, 'Ask the Dust'. And yes, I really enjoyed it, enough to skip class and watch it all at once.
And, despite that fact that Colin Farrell was the star of it (given the last couple movies I've seen of his, 'the new world, and Alexander... I had stated and refused repetedly that I would not watch another movie that he was in), I am glad to report that he impressed me after too many disappointments, and I enjoyed his 'talent' in this movie. (maybe I'll give him one more chance, but I think all the credit should be placed on the director Robert Towne)
The movie was based on the novel by John Fante (same title) and written in 1939.
They actually did a good job in physical description to match Colin up with John, which I thought was neat in it's own way.
The movie, not the novel, is about a writer "Arturo Bandini" who travelled to Los Angeles to write during the great depression. He meets a girl (obviously) and she eventually becomes his muse/inspiration what have you, they fall in love, and actually managed to get a tear out of me in the end. Of course I'm not doing justice in this small critique as to what the movie entails, but it works for me right now.
There is a website : http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/10/fante/
which features an article written by Allen Barra, which after searching for information about John Fante, I happened to come across. The article is called, 'Who was John Fante'; it's very good and gave me a lot more insight into this author and into the novel itself. Barra ends the article with 'It's doubtful that the movie version of "Ask the Dust" will do anything more than lead a few thousand new readers to Fante's work, but it will keep his books alive for a new generation of readers', I completely agree, for here I am, writing about the movie and searching for information about John Fante is his life works.
-I wrote down a couple lines from the movie that I really loved:
'the dusty sunlight'
(very beautiful image, can actually picture it. I am using this line in my msn name right now and I added 'dancing' in front of it, makes if flow nicely from my point of view 'dancing in the dusty sunlight')
'their faces like flowers torn from their roots with the colours fading fast' (might not be word for word, I wrote it down quick)
(startling in it's vivid description yet inspiring to think of flowers in any form other than beauty)
found this on the offical website for the movie
"My advice to all young writers is quite simple. I would caution them to never evade a new experience. I would urge them to live life in the raw, to grapple with it bravely, to attack it with naked fists." -Arturo Bandini
( I don't know what it is about this quote but it speaks to me, like Hemingway speaks to me... the simple blantant advice moves me, commands me to get away from distraction, pick up a pen and put it to paper)
I am now adding John Fante to my list of authors to read, ie, Ask the Dust is now on my list of books to read as well.
Which reminds me that I need to post my list of authors and books I want to read in my lifetime on here so that I can keep track no matter where I am.
.well i'm off to read, write and create.
-Do more with less...
In essence, that's what writing is all about.
You're either writing, or you're experiencing.
You can't be in two places at once.
Do more with the time you have to write
and do more with the time you have to experience.
Add them together, it makes for quite a good read.
-sounds like a recipe doesn't it-
I just watched the movie titled, 'Ask the Dust'. And yes, I really enjoyed it, enough to skip class and watch it all at once.
And, despite that fact that Colin Farrell was the star of it (given the last couple movies I've seen of his, 'the new world, and Alexander... I had stated and refused repetedly that I would not watch another movie that he was in), I am glad to report that he impressed me after too many disappointments, and I enjoyed his 'talent' in this movie. (maybe I'll give him one more chance, but I think all the credit should be placed on the director Robert Towne)
The movie was based on the novel by John Fante (same title) and written in 1939.
They actually did a good job in physical description to match Colin up with John, which I thought was neat in it's own way.
The movie, not the novel, is about a writer "Arturo Bandini" who travelled to Los Angeles to write during the great depression. He meets a girl (obviously) and she eventually becomes his muse/inspiration what have you, they fall in love, and actually managed to get a tear out of me in the end. Of course I'm not doing justice in this small critique as to what the movie entails, but it works for me right now.
There is a website : http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/10/fante/
which features an article written by Allen Barra, which after searching for information about John Fante, I happened to come across. The article is called, 'Who was John Fante'; it's very good and gave me a lot more insight into this author and into the novel itself. Barra ends the article with 'It's doubtful that the movie version of "Ask the Dust" will do anything more than lead a few thousand new readers to Fante's work, but it will keep his books alive for a new generation of readers', I completely agree, for here I am, writing about the movie and searching for information about John Fante is his life works.
-I wrote down a couple lines from the movie that I really loved:
'the dusty sunlight'
(very beautiful image, can actually picture it. I am using this line in my msn name right now and I added 'dancing' in front of it, makes if flow nicely from my point of view 'dancing in the dusty sunlight')
'their faces like flowers torn from their roots with the colours fading fast' (might not be word for word, I wrote it down quick)
(startling in it's vivid description yet inspiring to think of flowers in any form other than beauty)
found this on the offical website for the movie
"My advice to all young writers is quite simple. I would caution them to never evade a new experience. I would urge them to live life in the raw, to grapple with it bravely, to attack it with naked fists." -Arturo Bandini
( I don't know what it is about this quote but it speaks to me, like Hemingway speaks to me... the simple blantant advice moves me, commands me to get away from distraction, pick up a pen and put it to paper)
I am now adding John Fante to my list of authors to read, ie, Ask the Dust is now on my list of books to read as well.
Which reminds me that I need to post my list of authors and books I want to read in my lifetime on here so that I can keep track no matter where I am.
.well i'm off to read, write and create.