Elmore Leonard

Book Beginnings: Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Source: www.rosecityreader.com --- Friday, May 31, 2013
Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name. TWITTER, ETC: If you are on Twitter, Google+, or other social media, please post using the hash tag #BookBeginnings. I am trying to follow all Book Beginning participants on whatever interweb sites you are on, so please let me know if I have missed any and I will catch up. MR. LINKY: Please leave a link to your post below. If you don't have a blog, but want to participate, please leave a comment with your Book Beginning. MY BOOK BEGINNING Dale Crowe Junior told Kathy Baker, his probation officer, he didn't see where he had done anything wrong. -- Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard. I haven't read an Elmore Leonard book in years. I o.d.ed on them a while back so had to take a long break. ...

Isla Fisher Talks NOW YOU SEE ME, Filming in New Orleans, the Success of THE GREAT GATSBY, the Untitled Elmore Leonard Project, and More

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:10:47 GMT

Source: collider.com --- Tuesday, May 28, 2013
With director Louis Leterrier’s (The Incredible Hulk) magician-centered thriller Now You See Me opening May 31st, I recently went to New Orleans to interview the cast. For those unfamiliar with the story, it follows an FBI squad on the heels of a team of bank-robbing magicians who share their profits with the audience. The pic boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Melanie Laurent, and Morgan Freeman. For more on the film, watch six clips and check out all of our previous coverage. During my interview with Fisher, she talked about the success of The Great Gatsby, how much fun she had making Now You See Me, what she learned about magic, her newfound respect for actresses that have done action in high heels, filming in New Orleans, the Untitled Elmore Leonard Project, and more. Hit the jump to watch. Isla Fisher: The success of The Great Gatsby at the box office How much fun did they have making this movie Does she have new respect for actresses who've done action in heels What did she learn about magic that surprised her They filmed the movie around the world. What's the one place she'd go back to immediately Does the Untitled Elmore Leonard Project have a title What's coming up for her in the next year or so. Talks about Arrested Development ...

Elmore Leonard Talks About His Writing Process

Sun, 26 May 2013 17:33:49 GMT

Source: biblioklept.org --- Sunday, May 26, 2013
Tagged: Elmore Leonard , process , Writers , Writing , writing tips ...

Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci’s Elmore Leonard based pilot has a new name: THE ARRANGEMENT

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:41:34 GMT

Source: elmoreleonard.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
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USA Network: Elmore Leonard project gets new name + other dramas in development.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:04 GMT

Source: crimespreemag.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Cheryl Heuton and Nicolas Falacci’s Elmore Leonard based pilot has a new name: THE ARRANGEMENT . The pilot is based on the story WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE. THE ARRANGEMENT tells the story of Lourdes Nieves (Stephanie Sigman, “Miss Bala”), a Columbian woman who trades her tragic and mysterious past for a fresh start in Miami by entering into a marriage with Billy Whitley (Bryan Greenberg, “How to Make It In America”), a well-meaning and ambitious politician. In a union of political expediency, Lourdes and Billy manage a delicate dance of romance and clear-eyed pragmatism as she leverages her experience and contacts to help her husband battle the blood sport that is local Florida politics. From Universal Cable Productions and executive producers Doug Liman and David Bartis of Hypnotic (SUITS, COVERT AFFAIRS), the pilot also stars Amanda Schull and Manolo Cardona. USA also announced that it will start production on HORIZON, a period genre project from Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd (“Walking Dead”). USA’s newest original series GRACELAND, from WHITE COLLAR creator Jeff Eastin, will kick off the network’s summer slate of original dramas, featuring SUITS, BURN NOTICE, ROYAL PAINS, COVERT AFFAIRS and NECESSARY ROUGHNESS. The announcement was made in conjunction with USA’s Upfront (#USAupfront), which is being held today at Pier 36 in New York and emceed by the cast of SUITS. HORIZON is a period genre drama set at the height o ...

Afternoon Bites: Talking With Ken Baumann, Elmore Leonard on Films, Short Songs, Kyle Minor, and More

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:41 GMT

Source: www.vol1brooklyn.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
There is a decidedly eerie portrait of Sam Lipsyte on the cover of this week’s Portland Mercury . (More details here .) Elisabeth Donnelly has a new essay up at The Paris Review . Elmore Leonard on westerns . The Collagist has an excerpt up from Katherine Bucknell’s +1 . Kyle Minor was interviewed at Identity Theory . Douglas Wolk on the art of short songs . Blake Butler interviewed Ken Baumann . THE2NDHAND founder Todd Dills is raising funds for a new collection of stories . Calum Marsh on the films of Chris Marker . Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter , Facebook , Google + , our Tumblr , and sign up for our mailing list . ...

Elmore Leonard, Man of the Western

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:50 GMT

Source: www.criterion.com --- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Delmer Daves’s 3:10 to Yuma , driven by compelling mano a mano suspense, is quite a yarn. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s based on a story by the estimable Elmore Leonard . Known predominantly for his crime fiction such as Get Shorty and Rum Punch , Leonard started his career as a writer of dime-store westerns. In this excerpt from a new interview with Criterion, Leonard reminisces about his early career writing stories like 3:10 to Yuma for pulp magazines while holding down a day job at an ad agency. ...

From Best To Worst: Elmore Leonard Movie Adaptations

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:37 GMT

Source: elmoreleonard.com --- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Your Favorite Elmore Leonard novel

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

Source: pattinase.blogspot.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
A few weeks ago, I said I had never read a Bill Pronzini novel and got some fabulous recommendations and read a great book. Now I have read only one Elmore Leonard book (hangs head in shame), so tell me what your favorite book of his is and I will read that one. TWITTER LINKEDIN SIGN IN TO E-MAIL OR SAVE THIS PRINT SHARE By DWIGHT GARNER Published: May 27, 2007 Leonard’S FINAL FOUR: What’s Elmore Leonard ’s best novel? In the right bar, that question could start a rumble. But Mark Reiter tackles it with elegance and wit in his recent book “The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything,” which he wrote with Richard Sandomir and Nigel Holmes. According to Reiter, the novels that make it to Leonard’s final four are “Hombre” (1961), “Swag” (1976), “LaBrava” (1983) and “Killshot” (1989). It’s hard to quibble with that list. “LaBrava” got there by defeating, in the second round, “Get Shorty.” (Reiter calls this “an ironic matchup, since Leonard wrote ‘Get Shorty’ to get back at Dustin Hoffman for torturing him during the writing of the ‘LaBrava’ screenplay.”) The final matchup, in Reiter’s bracket, is between “Swag” and “Killshot.” I’ll let Reiter describe which book wins: “ ‘Swag’ is great because you root for the crooks. ‘Killshot’ goes it one better with Leonard’s best-ever opening chapter, a cast of kinky characters who are both menacing and sympathetic, and the rarity of a happily married couple as the novel’ ...

Book Review: Unknown Man #89, Elmore Leonard

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:21 GMT

Source: avidmysteryreader.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
UNKNOWN MAN #89, written by Elmore Leonard and published in 1977, is a mystery novel that has great dialogue and an unpredictable storyline. Reading this book was a lot of fun. We have ex-cons, hustlers and street thugs. This is 1970′s Detroit and we are in the hood (mostly). The novel has crime, romance, well-developed characters, GREAT dialogue and humor. This is my first time reading Elmore Leonard and after reading this book, it won’t be the last time. The story mainly follows Jack Ryan. He’s a process-server. He has a knack for finding people who don’t want to be found which comes in handy since he serves legal papers for a living. He loves his job because he’s the boss and it keeps him busy. We get a quick run down on Ryan. He’s divorced and lives alone. He’s a recovering alcoholic. Some people scatter when they see him coming especially doctors who all but make a run for it due to the fear of facing a malpractice lawsuit. And Ryan will go to whatever lengths it takes to deliver a summons. He once served a rock group legal papers during their performance which led to a picture of him with the caption “ Show Stopper! ” According to Ryan, this wasn’t a stunt. This was the only way to get close to them *LOL* Ryan has “rules” and the one worth noting is the one he breaks: do not get personally involved. The background on Ryan says he’s willing to make some fast cash when the opportunity presents itself and it does. He gets tapp ...

Ever read any Elmore Leonard?

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:28:10 GMT

Source: walkthroughthegarden.tumblr.com --- Saturday, May 11, 2013
No, but I’ve been meaning to for a while. ...

Elmore Leonard's Rules of Writing

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:38:00 GMT

Source: writeenough.blogspot.com --- Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Image: Listmaker Tips from a guy who has written a couple of novels including a book on writing. Never open a book with weather. Avoid prologues. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely. Know that if you're me, anything you write will be made into a movie. Anything. Seriously, anything. (I added this one.) And, of course, his famous advice: "If it sounds like writing, I re-write it." ...

Thursday Reviews: Out Of Sight by Elmore Leonard

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:33 GMT

Source: eviljwinter.wordpress.com --- Thursday, May 02, 2013
Federal Marshal Karen Sisco ends up in the trunk of a car with fugitive Jack Foley, who has just escaped prison in the Florida Everglades. It’s a strange encounter for Sisco. It’s her job to arrest Foley. On the other hand, when Foley gets away, she wonders how things might have been different if they met under different circumstances. She soon finds out when one of Foley’s accomplices heads north to Detroit for a heist. For Sisco, it results in a difficult assignment for the Florida-based marshal. It’s Superbowl weekend in Detroit, which, for the Rust Belt, means cold and snow. Sisco’s fugitives have trouble adjusting, and so does she. She also finds herself crossing paths again with Foley. What happens? It gets messy as Foley’s cohort goes north thinking of an easy heist against a bragging former convict and ends up in a home invasion. And Foley? What happens when the fugitive and his pursuer take a time-out? ...

Discover Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gai...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:10 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Saturday, April 27, 2013
Discover Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman & George Orwell: http://cultr.me/z09llW Writing Tips by Henry Miller, Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Neil... cultr.me Here's one way to become a better writer. Listen to the advice of writers who earn their daily bread with their pens. During the past week, lists... ...

Justified: Timothy Olyphant on Elmore Leonard and the golden...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:00:29 GMT

Source: guardian.tumblr.com --- Saturday, April 27, 2013
Justified: Timothy Olyphant on Elmore Leonard and the golden age of TV As marshal Raylan Givens - self-satisfied, unreliable, and cool in a cowboy hat - he’s the undisputed star of Justified. So when will this show get the awards it deserves? ...

Justified: Timothy Olyphant on Elmore Leonard and the golden age of TV As mar...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:30:01 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Saturday, April 27, 2013
Justified: Timothy Olyphant on Elmore Leonard and the golden age of TV As marshal Raylan Givens - self-satisfied, unreliable, and cool in a cowboy hat - he's the undisputed star of Justified. So when will this show get the awards it deserves? http://gu.com/p/3fc8g ...

Justified: Timothy Olyphant on Elmore Leonard and the golden age of TV

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:59:08 GMT

Source: elmoreleonard.com --- Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Elmore Leonard to kick off Midwest Literary Walk in downtown Chelsea

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:06:41 GMT

Source: elmoreleonard.com --- Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Pics! Jennifer Aniston Goes Super Blonde On The Set Of The Untitled Elmore Leonard Project!

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:17:45 GMT

Source: www.infdaily.com --- Tuesday, February 12, 2013
INF’s photographers caught up with a very blonde Jennifer Aniston on the set of her as yet untitled next film. The actress has been filming in Connecticut for a little over a week – and we’ve gotta admit, her new lighter hair color is really working for her! When we found Jen, she was filming a scene for the 1970s crime drama in Greenwich with actor John Hawkes. Normally we don’t think of her as a strong dramatic actress – but don’t forget The Good Girl back in 2002. She killed it. Check out all of INF’s photos of Jennifer Aniston on the set of Untitled Elmore Leonard Project below! For more up to the minute breaking celeb gossip and pics, download INF Daily’s FREE iPad app here ! ...