January, 2011 | Warren Adler

Month: January, 2011

How I Got the Idea: The War of the Roses

Posted on: January 19th, 2011 by Warren Adler 4 Comments

It’s been thirty years since the novel The War of the Roses was published and twenty one years since the movie version with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner was released.

In that time this cautionary tale about the perils of divorce and the destructive power of materialism which burst upon the public consciousness, has not only become part of the world wide zeitgeist, but it has morphed into the nomenclature of divorce, both as a legal description and a symbolic description of a marriage breakup’s ultimate consequences.

Remember the Movie “War of the Roses”?

Posted on: January 12th, 2011 by Jason Bruce No Comments

You may wonder, “Did War of the Roses foreshadow what was to come?” For any of you who might follow or believe in some of the teachings from “The Secret” (where you create what you visualize and focus on), you might think that perhaps the creators of this movie had a glimpse into our future. Or, perhaps by creating this movie they actually affected the future.

Read more: Karen Stewart, The Huffington Post
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The Dangers of Historical Ignorance

Posted on: January 11th, 2011 by Warren Adler 2 Comments

The aftermath of the attempted assassination of Congressman Gabrielle Giffords and the senseless killings of bystanders has exposed those who create the media conversation in America as appallingly ignorant of American history.

What is most egregious is that some of our major and normally respected media outlets like the New York Times, the Washington Post and numerous talk show hosts have showcased their ignorance by attempting to pin the blame on political hate speech much of it emanating from the conservative end of the political spectrum.

The Dedicated Reader is Alive and Well

Posted on: January 4th, 2011 by Warren Adler 1 Comment

It should now be obvious to anyone who reads books on a regular basis that digitized versions of books will dominate the marketplace for dedicated readers far sooner than anyone had predicted.

Having made the entry into digital publishing of my own works of fiction ten years ago, I have never lost faith in the idea that content was king no matter how it was delivered. Admittedly, the early days were a rocky road indeed. Many visionaries who believed in this technology in those early days have fallen by the wayside.