In Warren's Words
Will the Tablet Kill the Novel?
 The
electronic punditry, with their technological, elitist mindset, is now making
noises that the single-use e-readers like Kindle, Nook and the SONY Reader are
merely stopgap devices that will one day merge into the tablet, offering
immersion reading, like the novel requires, as merely one of a million other
ways to gain "information" and fill leisure time.
They argue that a single-use device is inherently obsolete in the face of
the multitasking onslaught of the tablet, which packages in one
carry-around-gadget everything one needs for the fulfillment of most
communication activities from video to gaming to record keeping, scheduling,
shopping and most other entertainment and information requirements.
See
complete
story.
In Warren's Words
The Artist, the Pinnacle of the Movie Make's Art
 There is a subtle subtext in the movie,
The Artist, which powerfully grabs
your imagination in ways that define the essence of storytelling and the manner
in which movies can reach into the emotional truth of the human condition.
Something stunningly clever is at work in the minds of the French
filmmakers who have created this exquisite original that not only grabs your
total attention but also encompasses the many reasons why movies have had such
an enormous impact on our lives.
See
complete
story.
In Warren's Words
Doing Carnage to Carnage
 Some, but not all live theatrical productions transfer well into movies.
The movie Carnage is one of those most unfortunate cases. When I saw the award
winning play, written by Yasmina Reza on Broadway, I found myself howling with
uncontrollable laughter. The movie was somewhat somber and alarmingly unfunny.
Briefly, the plot goes something like this. Two eleven year old boys get
into a fight resulting in one of them being injured. The parents of the
injured boy invite the parents of the alleged perpetrator to their apartment
to discuss how best to reconcile the boys.
See
complete
story.
In Warren's Words
Leaving Well Enough Alone: A Review of Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy
 I have always enjoyed the books of John le Carré and greatly admired the
elegant prose, the subtle nuanced plot constructions and robust
characterizations of people engaged in conspiratorial endeavors.
He was clearly a master of the narrative of the behind-the-scenes battles
between the intelligence bureaucracies of the Soviet Union and the United
Kingdom, the latter under whose aegis he was gainfully employed for a time
before being bitten by the novelist's bug.
See
complete
story.
In Warren's Words
A Smorgasbord of Kinky Sex
 Having
read all three of Stieg Larsson's novel trilogy featuring his super heroine
Lisbeth Salander, and having seen all three of the Swedish movies adapted from
those books as well as the American version, I have arrived at one conclusion.
The Swedes win, at least when it comes to the first film adaptation of the
trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
See
complete
story.
Warren on Social Networking
Be the first to learn about news from Warren Adler by following him on any of
the following social networking sites:
E-Sheets 1 to 143
See the chronological archive
of Warren Adler E-Sheets, or see them
indexed by topic. |
