The Lincoln Lawyer opens today, starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, and Michael Peña. It is based on Michael Connelly’s novel of the same name (Grand Central, ISBN 978-1455500239). PW’s starred review said, “Veteran bestseller Connelly enters the crowded legal thriller field with flash and panache…. heart-stopping twists and topflight storytelling.”
Limitless also opens today,starring Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel, and Andrew Howard. It is based on Alan Glynn’s book of the same name (Picador, ISBN 978-0312428877).
Watt Key’s Alabama Moon (Square Fish, ISBN 978-0312644802) inspired the film, out this weekend, starring John Goodman.
Desert Flower hits theaters as well, with Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Timothy Spall, Meera Syal, and Juliet Stevenson. The film is based on Waris Dirie’s memoir (Harper Perennial, ISBN 978-0688172374).
Sheila Koehler’s Cracks (Other Press, ISBN 978-1590512050) is the basis for the film of the same name opening today, starring Eva Green, Juno Temple, Maria Valverde, Imogen Poots, and Sinéad Cusack.
Today, The Leonard Lopate Show interviews Jack Garfein, author of Life and Acting (Northwestern Univ., ISBN 978-0810126732), and Andre Dubus III, author of Townie: A Memoir (Norton, ISBN 978-0393064667).
Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn, coauthors of You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story (Three Rivers, ISBN 978-0307463784), are on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.
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