Two Ask The Dust reviews:
The NY Times calls the Farrell character the alter ego of the novel's author, but I don't get the impression he's actually based on a real person other than that.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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§ ita § - Mar 10, 2006 8:04:12 am PST #929 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Mar 10, 2006 8:06:55 am PST #930 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
and he's hopeful it will go into production later this year.
Sweet!
Nutty - Mar 10, 2006 8:20:34 am PST #931 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
but I don't get the impression he's actually based on a real person other than that.
I guess I was under a misimpression, but the point is, the author John Fante was Italian (and seemed kind of pissed about it), and the main character is Italian because it's a quasi-autobiographical novel.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2006 8:23:39 am PST #932 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
NYT calls it an autobiographical novel. Where does that sit on the scale of Frey to memoir?
Frankenbuddha - Mar 10, 2006 8:30:09 am PST #933 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Where does that sit on the scale of Frey to memoir?
Right next to JT Leroy?
Nutty - Mar 10, 2006 8:31:25 am PST #934 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Well, he changes the name, from John Fante to Arturo Bandini. It's about a starving novelist in Los Angeles, which Fante was during the 30s. So, legitimately a novel, what with the different name and all, but a novel that has a lot to do with the author's own experience.
(I'm a fan of applying novelistic techniques towards life. Cut out all the boring parts! Nobody ever trips over their own feet! Everybody moves to France and has excellent, no-strings sex with moneybags Frenchmen!)
(Okay, that last is only for chick-novelistic techniques.)
sumi - Mar 10, 2006 9:14:30 am PST #935 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
James Bond article with a picture of Daniel Craig as Bond.
§ ita § - Mar 10, 2006 9:18:11 am PST #936 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dislikes violence? Are they mental?
And people are going to blame this on Craig, just as the lovey-dovey Lazenby Bond seemed to fall in his lap for fault.
Polter-Cow - Mar 10, 2006 9:19:40 am PST #937 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Are they going to change the title to Bond Begins ?
Kathy A - Mar 10, 2006 9:30:52 am PST #938 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Mollaka is played by Sebastien Foucan, French co-founder of a popular urban sports trend called Freerunning, or Parkour, and his powerful running style makes Bond appear clumsy.
Oh, I've seen clips of people Freerunning, and it is very cool to watch. Definitely looking forward to the new Bond flick!