Monthly Archives: April 2014

The ice is out, which means its time to start enjoying the library’s museum passes again!  “Romare Bearden: Black Odysseyis a retelling of Homer’s tale in colorful collages and watercolors.  Although the imagery is rooted in the African-American experience, their … Continue reading →

Gabriel García Marquez, fiction writer and avatar of magic realism, died last Thursday in Mexico City. He is widely considered to be one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. Among the accolades he received were 1972 Neustadt … Continue reading →

Author Peter Matthiessen, 86, died on Saturday, April 5, after a year-long battle with Leukemia. Matthiessen “was a man of many parts: littérateur, journalist, environmentalist, explorer, Zen Buddhist, professional fisherman and, in the early 1950s, undercover agent for the Central … Continue reading →

Film screenplays evolved from directors notes to full-blown dramas.  They aren’t plays, because the scope is greater.  They aren’t novels,  because so much is conveyed visually.  But like both, the writer needs to establish dramatic tension, narrative flow, and character … Continue reading →

Adapting a book to film is a special art.   How does one boil down a novel in all its complexity for the screen?  How faithful should the screenplay stay to the plot and characters?   Will the resulting outcome retain the … Continue reading →