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When John Steinbeck was crisscrossing the United states doing research for a travelogue, he brought along his dog Charly, figuring that the scruffy little canine would give him something to talk about with strangers he met on the road. Last Saturday night, I took the #1 bus from Harvard Square--already overrun with braided leather belts and the L.L. Bean shoes that Andover kids call "mocs"--to Central square. Because I don't have a dog and because it would have been too embarassing to bring my bowl of goldfish onto the bus, I decided that I would pick...
Americans have a love affair with people who keep trying and trying. A larger-than-life statue of Rocky Balboa stands in front of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The hard-luck Joads of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath are among the most beloved families of American fiction. In some parts of the country William Jennings Bryant, despite his three failed attempts for the White House, is still a populist hero...
With its solemn narration and nostalgic tone, "A River Runs Through It" resembles that sub-genre of the "American tragedy" that seems to be very popular in high school literature courses - stories like John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" or S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders." A pall hangs over much of the film as the audience tries to guess which of the two brothers will meet an untimely...
...TEST OF A NOVEL'S VALUE IS WHETHer it has relevance beyond its time. John Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN (1937) meets that challenge. Its loser-heroes could be two of today's homeless horde searching for work, for value, for someone -- anyone -- who might find value in them. In Horton Foote's scrupulous new adaptation, John Malkovich is lumbering Lennie, whose frustrated tenderness crushes the things he would cherish; Gary Sinise is George, Lennie's protective pal; Sherilyn Fenn is the lonely wife held hostage by capricious fate. The credibility of their playing breaks through the familiar sanctity...
...writing some of the finest screenplays in American cinema, but he also experienced the Depression firsthand. His expertise allowed him to write the script in a mere ten weeks. Sinise also related how he and Foote were able to work cooperatively on the script, creating a shared vision of Steinbeck's work...