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You always adapt the ones you love.
Mon, Oct 12 2009 5:17 PM

Is David Foster Wallace really as adaptation-proof as everyone's always said? The mediocre reviews for John Krasinski's "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" aren't exactly encouraging on that front. At the Guardian, Danny Leigh believes that the film's problems lie partially in the book Krasinski chose, a short story collection that's... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Odds, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, David Foster Wallace, Bobby Cannavale, John Krasinski, Frankie Faison, The Shining

David Foster Wallace, 1962-2008.
Mon, Sep 15 2008 4:34 PM

I read "Infinite Jest" in college. A friend passed it along, told me it was something she knew I'd like. Hefting the 1000-plus pages, I thought that I was duty bound, therefore, to hate it, and started reading right away to prove so -- such is the unfortunate person I was. And still am. I ended up finishing the book in three days, at the expense... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Memoriam, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest