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...thing is certain about Sean Penn: he is persistent. It took Penn 10 years to get the rights to make “Into the Wild,” his latest foray into film directing. Even after that, adapting Jon Krakauer??s bestseller was an extremely challenging process, according to the Oscar winner. “It was quite a dance back and forth because it’s not a simple story,” said Penn, who also directed “The Indian Runner” (1991) and “The Crossing Guard?...

Author: By Victoria D. Sung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEEP FOCUS: "Into The Wild" | 10/12/2007 | See Source »

...Krakauer??s book in hand, writer-director Sean Penn forges a story in “Into the Wild” that takes “The Graduate,” slams it into “Siddhartha,” and rolls it all down Jack Kerouac’s road. When you start a Krakauer book—whether it be the Everest adventure “Into Thin Air” or Mormon tragedy “Under the Banner of Heaven”—you realize that you are about to embark...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Into The Wild | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...said Therese S. Leung, Osborne’s close friend and fellow Cabot House tutor.Osborne said that he may take next year off from Harvard in order to write about his climb—and his decision to turn back. He says the book will be similar to Jon Krakauer??s bestseller “Into Thin Air,” an account of a climber’s experience in the deadliest season for Mount Everest.The current season marked the second deadliest ever after the one chronicled by Krakauer, with 10 climbers confirmed dead so far.But...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cabot Tutor Saves Man On Everest | 6/5/2006 | See Source »

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