I missed it too; it came up in later discussions on the book. It's more subtle than in Anansi Boys.
I thought it was pretty clear in
Anansi Boys
that the main character was black, and though I normally have white bias, it was one book where if race wasn't specified I assumed the character was black instead of white.
Soderbergh (he was just on Studio 360) said that he has 2-3 more projects and then he plans to retire. It isn't fun for him anymore. I believe him, but this is a SLOW rollout to retirement.
He seemed to have convinced Matt Damon, but 2-3 more projects is a good 5 years or so for him. He claims he has been saying no to things.
I just read a tweet from Little, Brown that said that Jennifer Garner is going to play Miss Marple in a Disney reboot of the series. .. . . what??
Okay, here is an EW story about that.
oh what a fucking bad idea.
Yeah, I like Jennifer Garner.
I like Miss Marple.
I would NEVER have thought to put those two together.
ION, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Whit Stillman's 4th movie.
Are we sure it's not supposed to be a comedy, like Murder by Death?
Are we sure it's not supposed to be a comedy, like Murder by Death?
With Mark Frost of Twin Peaks writing it? It's possible, I guess. If it was April 1st I'd say we were being punked.