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Vol. 109, No. 15
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From printed page to the silver screen

Published in the June 10, 2009, issue

Walter Kirn Jr. ’83

THE BOOK: Up in the Air (2001)

THE MOVIE (filming — TBA 2009)
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, and Jason Bateman

THE MOVIE PLOT (Comedy)
A business professional specializing in corporate downsizing (i.e., firing people) is on a mission to collect one million frequent-flyer miles.


THE BOOK: Thumbsucker (1999)

THE MOVIE (2005)
Directed by Mike Mills
Starring Lou Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D’Onofrio, Keanu Reeves, Benjamin Bratt, Kelli Garner, and Vince Vaughn

THE MOVIE PLOT (Comedy/Drama)
A desperate teenage boy tries hypnosis to break the embarrassing thumb-sucking habit he has had since infancy. It seems to work, but then his problem takes on other forms.

1983 Nassau Herald
Courtesy Random House
 
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