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Rum Diary Film News
Jan. 30th, 2011 08:49 amHi peeps, if you haven't created a Google Alert for Rum Diary film news, I suggest this would be a good time to do so! There's nothing like timely information in your inbox. Also, check out Stu's Rum Diary fan site. Stu has been faithfully chronicling film news for over a decade now.
It's a Sonny Barger movie
Jun. 20th, 2009 06:31 amBelieve it or not, the TGTH Update alert still exists in this day of Twitter, and I'm glad for it. As soon as I sent out an update the other day, I heard that it wasn't actually an HST Hell's Angels movie in the works. This blog post tells that it's going to about Sonny Barger, perhaps more autobiographical in nature.
What else is in the news bag...well, if you haven't seen Johnny Depp's smiling mug on the recent issue of Vanity Fair, go get one :-) It's still on Canadian newsstands anyway.
A blog is calling to boycott the Rum Diary movie. Unfortunately the blog turns up blank in either browser I use (here's the link) but I was able to find this description:
Normally I'd admire Depp's dedication to the legacy of his friend Hunter Thompson, a luminary of 20th century U.S. literature. I'd also celebrate Thompson's off-the-hook journalistic style and jaundiced political eye. I hardly miss the point that Thompson presents himself and his colleagues as degenerates, but that doesn't justify a completely degenerate portrait of Puerto Rico, especially considering such views– often linked to imperialist notions ...
The trouble with all art, be it written or visual, is that it's a product of its time and place. I'm readily learning that from the second year art history class I'm taking. Would you believe that European intellectuals had crazy apocalyptic notions about World War 1? They thought it would have a cleansing effect, and I suppose it did, as many an artist was cleansed...but that's not something they teach you in high school :-)
What else is in the news bag...well, if you haven't seen Johnny Depp's smiling mug on the recent issue of Vanity Fair, go get one :-) It's still on Canadian newsstands anyway.
A blog is calling to boycott the Rum Diary movie. Unfortunately the blog turns up blank in either browser I use (here's the link) but I was able to find this description:
Normally I'd admire Depp's dedication to the legacy of his friend Hunter Thompson, a luminary of 20th century U.S. literature. I'd also celebrate Thompson's off-the-hook journalistic style and jaundiced political eye. I hardly miss the point that Thompson presents himself and his colleagues as degenerates, but that doesn't justify a completely degenerate portrait of Puerto Rico, especially considering such views– often linked to imperialist notions ...
The trouble with all art, be it written or visual, is that it's a product of its time and place. I'm readily learning that from the second year art history class I'm taking. Would you believe that European intellectuals had crazy apocalyptic notions about World War 1? They thought it would have a cleansing effect, and I suppose it did, as many an artist was cleansed...but that's not something they teach you in high school :-)
Gonzo news round-up!
May. 27th, 2009 08:46 pmDue to problems with my ISP, a bunch of things piled up. Ah, who I am kidding? Everything piles up around here and an online quiz confirmed that I'm a piler, not a filer!
According to this short article Johnny Depp wants a beer belly as an old fogey; it mentions that he is currently on location shooting The Rum Diary and that it will be released in 2010.
Woody Creek now has a community centre.
This past weekend the Etowah Youth Orchestra performed Mike Gagliardo’s tribute to HST, titled "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die".
According to this short article Johnny Depp wants a beer belly as an old fogey; it mentions that he is currently on location shooting The Rum Diary and that it will be released in 2010.
Woody Creek now has a community centre.
This past weekend the Etowah Youth Orchestra performed Mike Gagliardo’s tribute to HST, titled "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die".
Link round up
May. 17th, 2009 07:16 amI'm lazy today, so I'm just copying and pasting :-)
Great video about Puerto Rico when HST was there
Review of Flying Dog brews
Blog about the Flying Dog Blog
Review of Jay Cowan's HST book
Great video about Puerto Rico when HST was there
Review of Flying Dog brews
Blog about the Flying Dog Blog
Review of Jay Cowan's HST book
Rum Diary nibble
Apr. 16th, 2009 09:51 pmThis Daily Mail article has some pictures of Johnny Depp during filming.
Make your own Rum Diary Google Alert
Apr. 6th, 2009 10:02 pmSo it's looks like there's lots of buzz about The Rum Diary movie right now. I have no idea how it's going to ebb and flow, but you can keep on top of all the chatter with a Google Alert. I usually only pick out notable articles and links to post here, but some people just like to be on the main nerve!
It's easy to create your own alerts - just go to Google Alerts and fill out some parameters such as frequency and your email address. You can then create a rule in your mail software to funnel them as well! Thank you Google, for making life easy peasy like that :-)
It's easy to create your own alerts - just go to Google Alerts and fill out some parameters such as frequency and your email address. You can then create a rule in your mail software to funnel them as well! Thank you Google, for making life easy peasy like that :-)
Gonzo link round-up!
Apr. 4th, 2009 05:55 amThis is so long overdue, but the weather we've been having is exhausting. Double exhausting since I slipped and fell a week ago and, well, I must have the back of an 80 year old ;-)
The NYT's Proof Blog has an interesting story called My Fantasy Relapse, where Sacha Z. Scoblic writes about a fantasy of meeting HST.
Apparently The Rum Diary has started principal photography according to this press release. Here's a brief note about Amaury Nolasco joining the cast.
I'm still trying to decide if this is a wee early April Fool's joke...but the Colorado NORML branch is offering $1000 to an attorney to attend an Aspen legal seminar in June.
There's another new book about HST out called Hunter S. Thompson: An Insider's View of Deranged, Depraved, Drugged Out Brilliance. This was really not on my radar but you can read a review here and here.
It looks like HST is also included in a new anthology about Nevada called (drumroll) Literary Nevada. The excerpt is from FLLV, but don't forget that HST also wrote "Fear and Loathing in Elko" back in 1992. Elko, Nevada is the cowboy poetry capital, IIRC.
And lastly, William McKeen, author many books on journalism and HST, has a book blog!
The NYT's Proof Blog has an interesting story called My Fantasy Relapse, where Sacha Z. Scoblic writes about a fantasy of meeting HST.
Apparently The Rum Diary has started principal photography according to this press release. Here's a brief note about Amaury Nolasco joining the cast.
I'm still trying to decide if this is a wee early April Fool's joke...but the Colorado NORML branch is offering $1000 to an attorney to attend an Aspen legal seminar in June.
There's another new book about HST out called Hunter S. Thompson: An Insider's View of Deranged, Depraved, Drugged Out Brilliance. This was really not on my radar but you can read a review here and here.
It looks like HST is also included in a new anthology about Nevada called (drumroll) Literary Nevada. The excerpt is from FLLV, but don't forget that HST also wrote "Fear and Loathing in Elko" back in 1992. Elko, Nevada is the cowboy poetry capital, IIRC.
And lastly, William McKeen, author many books on journalism and HST, has a book blog!
Rum Diary movie news!
Jan. 14th, 2009 09:44 pmThere hasn't been a peep about this movie for a while, until now.
