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Review: ON THE ROAD Hits the Right Beats

The idea of adapting a novel as precious to the American psyche as On the Road would be terribly ambitious, even without the narrative complications of Jack Kerouac's famously stream-of-consciousness storytelling style. Ask Francis Ford Coppola. He has been working...

TIFF 2012 Review: ON THE ROAD Hits the Right Beats

(On the Road screens at TIFF tonight and tomorrow morning. Here's our review from this year's Cannes Film Festival.) The idea of adapting a novel as precious to the American psyche as On the Road would be terribly ambitious, even...

Cannes 2012 Review: ON THE ROAD Hits the Right Beats

The idea of adapting a novel as precious to the American psyche as ON THE ROAD would be terribly ambitious, even without the narrative complications of Jack Kerouac's famously stream of consciousness storytelling style. Ask Francis Ford Coppola. He has...

Two Clips From Walter Salles' ON THE ROAD

Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac classic On The Road takes a bow in Cannes this year and US distributor IFC Films / Sundance Selects have just premiered a pair of clips to give audiences a first look at Sam...

New Trailer For Walter Salles' Latest Film ON THE ROAD

A new trailer has arrived for the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's book, ON THE ROAD, beloved by millions of readers for over 50 years. This road movie is directed by Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles (CENTRAL STATION, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES);...

The Salles-Directed ON THE ROAD Is Finally On The Road

There has been chatter about it for years and now the Walter Salles directed adaptation of On The Road is about to start production with, apparently, Viggo Mortensen and Amy Adams joining the cast as Old Bull Lee and his...