Bull Moose Strikes Back (Free subscription) | yesterday
Natalie Portman isn't making any endorsements and Sean Penn's endorsement of Obama was less than ringing? OH MY GOD WHO DO I VOTE FOR?!?!?!?! Speaking of Penn, I bought his last directorial effort, Into the Wild, on HD DVD based on the closeout price and rave reviews of [...]
Nermeena (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
From an adventurous to a sheer idiot, opinions varied about Christopher McCandless. In January 1993 Author Jon Krakauer published an article in Outside Magazine titled “Death of an Innocent”, in which he depicted the life of Christopher McCandless. “The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life [...]
Learning Curve on the Ecliptic (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
We heard mixed reports about the movie "Into the Wild". An on-line Flickr friend of my husband recommended the movie to him, presumably for its photography, but also because of a photograph of my husband's showing an abandoned 'bus - echoing part of the movie's storyline. My husband's daughter told us that she didn't enjoy the movie at all and advised giving it a wide berth, though her husband...
National Lampoon Splog! (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
A brief synopsis of today's “The Herd” morning show on ESPN radio: –Roger Clemens apologized for something –Some mumbling about a horse –STOP THE PRESSES!! Colin Cowherd rented Into The Wild this weekend! –Thorough analysis of movie plot and editing –In-depth discussion of Sean Penn's directorial motives and actor’s portrayal of protagonist –30 minutes of listener commentary and...
Cootiehog (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
... profound and sad and fascinating. And while not all of it may have been true (see A Call to the Wild for that info and Into The Wild: The False Being Within for an even more interesting take on McCandless), enough of it was true to make it a tragic story. I don't see Chris McCandless as a hero. I see him as a romantic idiot who thought Jack London and Henry Thoreau had it right. I...
the last ten days (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Too many photos to sort, here's a well kept Pinto in the parking lot of Cracker Barrel somewhere off I-70 Last Thursday night I rented Into the Wild - a flick directed by Sean Penn adapted from a based-on-a-true-story book...
Dr. Deb (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
I spent my Spring Break watching some movies. One of them that left an impression was the 2007 film Into The Wild It is the true story of Christopher McCandless - a twenty two year old man, who decided to leave everything and everyone behind to travel across the United States to live in the Alaskan wilderness. What struck me was that this was NOT a story of an idealistic visionary...
Sarahjlee (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
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Memphis Reads (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Nonfiction/Adventure Katie Redus reviews INTO THE WILD by Jon Krakauer (Villard Books, 1996) After abandoning or giving away all of his money and possessions, Christopher McCandless walked into the Alaskan wilderness alone. He was profoundly influenced by the writings of Henry David Thoreau, Jack London and Leo Tolstoy. McCandless went on his own search for the wilderness...
Abbey of the Arts (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
... to memories of formative times. In the last couple of days of my trip I watched the film Into the Wild from my hotel room one evening. ( Spoiler alert — if you do not know the ending of the film, I do give it away further down in the post). It is the story of Christopher McCandless’ journey away from the dysfunction of his parents toward the solitary promise of Alaska. It is...
UNCoRRELATED (Free subscription) | 04/05/2008
Into The Wild is Sean Penn's movie about Christopher McCandless who died from starvation in wild(ish) Alaska in 1992. Outside movies Penn cuts a ridiculous figure, full of standard issue liberal crap and ready to advance America's enemy du jour in Venezuela, Iraq or Iran. But it's a decent movie with some first-rate non-standard issue photography. Its...
Defamer (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
boomp3.com Jena Malone, star of the recently released horror film, The Ruins, snapped when a reporter asked her about another film of hers, Into the Wild. The reporter felt the film never fully...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Eddie Vetter opens two-week solo tour in Vancouver, B.C., singing a collection of songs he wrote for the soundtrack of Sean Penn's film, "Into the Wild," and many others. Now it's on to California.
reviews from a netflix addict (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Rating: A A young man gives up everything to live a life of solitude in the Alaskan wilderness. So while I was watching the movie, I was thinking that I could take it or leave it. But as I'm sitting here after it's ended - I can't stop thinking about it. The fact that it was a true story makes it more thought provoking. You'll want to talk to your parents after its over. Technorati Tags: Into the Wild...
blue girl (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
Blue Kid helped me make a window treatment for his room. We made decisions together. Very rare. And very nice. As we measured fabric, Eddie Vedder’s voice filled the room. We had just watched Into the Wild. BK had romantized...
