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Filed under: Drama, From Page to Screen The conventional wisdom regarding Sean Penn's justly acclaimed rendering of Into the Wild is that the film is "faithful" to the Jon Krakauer book. This is utterly cracked, and the misconception is illustrative of my staunch "books are not movies" philosophy. Not only is Into the Wild not "faithful" to the book, but it couldn't possibly have been faithful and remain a narrative film. Sure, it dutifully replicates what Krakauer was able to discover about Chris McCandless' adventure - most of the supporting characters, destinations and events are here, and some lines of dialogue are lifted from Krakauer's account. If that's all it takes for a movie to be "faithful," then I guess it's faithful. But that ignores the fact that the book and the film were trying to accomplish fundamentally different things, and went about it in fundamentally different ways. Krakauer's book - which, by the way, is a national treasure - is first journalistic, and then philosophical. The author did painstaking research to piece together the details of McCandless' journey and death from interviews, personal observations, and Chris's own writings. What emerged probably wasn't what Krakauer, who obviously sympathizes and identifies with his hero, would have preferred: the picture of McCandless his sources paint is that of a young man who is bright and curious, but also inconsiderate, arrogant, and often downright unpleasant. (The letter he wrote to "Ron Franz," Hal Holbrook's character in the film, haranguing the octogenarian to sell his possessions and go on the road, is painful to read.)Continue reading From Page to Screen: 'Into the Wild' Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Author: Niswander Added: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:16:27 -0800 Duration: 171I made this video after hiking in the mountains. Much appreciation to director Sean Penn, author Jon Krakauer, actor Emile Hirsch, and everyone that was involved in the making of this Oscar nominated film! Special thanks to the beautiful deer.

I made this video after hiking in the mountains. Much appreciation to director Sean Penn, author Jon Krakauer, actor Emile Hirsch, and everyone that was involved in the making of this Oscar nominated film! Special thanks to the beautiful deer.

Filed under: Podcasts, Oscar Watch, The Rocchi Review: Online Film Community Podcast What movies are going to be snubbed by Oscar because they don't speak Hollywood's language? Does Into the Wild play better for Baby Boomers than younger audiences? Can Once get a second chance? And do movie journalists have a responsibility to reflect the Oscar race, or to try and influence it? Joining James on The Rocchi Review this week to talk about those questions and much more is Jeffrey Wells of notorious film news blog Hollywood Elsewhere. You can download the entire podcast right here -- and we hope you enjoy; those of you with RSS Podcast readers can find all of Cinematical's podcast content at this link.Permalink | Email this | Comments

"Into The Wild" Review / "No Escape" and "Touching The Void" DVD Picks

We discuss the latest casting news including Carlos Benard's return to 24, Cynthia Watros going back to Lost, Molly Shannon on Pushing Daisies and Charisma Carpenter on Big Shots. Also, we have Emmys after-party gossip and in-depth discussions of this week's TV, including The Hills, Gossip Girl, Damages, Mad Men and Kid Nation. We also tease the return of House and the new CBS drama Moonlight, and preview the films The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Into the Wild, The Jane Austen Book Club, Good Luck Chuck and The Last Winter

This week the psychic foretells reviews for Resident Evil: Extinction, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Cowards Robert Ford, The Jane Austin Book Club, Good Luck Chuck, Into the Wild, Sydney White and Antonia.

The main event is a review of Season 3 of The Office. We also catch up on the latest news about Owen Wilson (including some outrageous anchor people), plus tons of news on upcoming projects from Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, and more.

INTO THE WILD is based on a true story and the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless (Hirsch) abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Brandon Angelilli has the early review of the movie that he says is five stars! Don't think the move doesn't deserve it? Listen to the review to find out more. Plus, we have a killer track from the Superbad soundtrack, lots of news of upcoming movies from Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson, Jack Black, and Ben Stiller. In the listener feedback section, we have a discussion about Harold Ramis and whether is deserves to be called a Frat Pack Friend.