In 1957 Jack Kerouac wrote a letter to Marlon Brando (which just sold for over $33,000 at Christies) asking him to buy the rights to On The Road and make a movie out of it, noting that they could both star in it. In his vision, the novel would be reworked to a "perfectly acceptable movie-type structure," compressing all of the separate voyages into one large journey across the country. He began the letter:
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Jack Kerouac Wanted To Star In On The Road Movie With Marlon Brando
Liz Taylor, Michael Jackson and Marlon Brando Went On A Post-9/11 Road Trip
We've heard lots of tales of how people left New York City after 9/11 and we sort of thought the book on that particular genre was closed. But then Vanity Fair came and blew it back open. According to the magazine one of America's greatest tragedies led to possibly the most surreal road trip we've ever heard of. Oh, to have been a fly on the windshield of the rental car that Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando drove from New York to Ohio en route to California!
Marlon Brando Pens Letter To Stewardess On Flight From NYC
It's 1966, you're sitting in front of Marlon Brando on a flight from New York City to London, he hands you a letter declaring that there's "something lovely... graceful" about your face. This happened. The woman was a stewardess who, according to Letters of Note, was taking care of another passenger and sitting in front of Brando for most of the flight. Christie's has the letter, which reads something like:
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READING: Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Presidential candidate John Edwards, will have the spotlight on her for the night as she reads from her memoir, Saving Graces. The tale of her teenage son's death and her current battle with cancer may have you grabbing for a box of tissues (and voting for her hubby?).
Celluloid Skyline at Grand Central Tomrorow
You may be familiar with James Sanders' book Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, which celebrated New York City's role in movies and is a must for any fan of New York, architecture, or film. But even if you haven't, you get a chance to experience it in beyond the pages: Starting tomorrow, Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall will be the setting for a Celluloid Skyline exhibit. There will be huge "scenic backing" paintings from old films, film footage, artifacts, displays and more that will show NYC's role in production and as a "mythic city" of the movies. Here's a description:
[The exhibit] will also carry visitors into the dream city of the movies, through “immersive” elements that allow visitors to feel as if they are actually inhabiting the various environments of the filmic city – streets, skyscrapers, rooftops, theaters, waterfronts, interiors – allowing viewers to come away with a greater understanding not only of the moviemaking process, but of the urban character, texture and significance of the real city.more ›
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Most Awesomely Bad Song Yet Awesomely Good Novella
Anyway, number five on the list is Deep Blue Something's Breakfast at Tiffany's (yes, we do think Truman Capote was rolling around in his grave), and Breakfast at Tiffany's is also the NY Times' Great Summer Read (you can read the first chapter here) this week. Tonight, Candace Bushnell will read from the book at the Time-Warner Center Borders bookstore.
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