Chicago – Elmore Leonard was so much a part of the entertainment landscape that many people don’t even realize the extent of his influence and reach on, of course, literature, but also film and television. The same man created the characters you love in “3:10 to Yuma,” “Get Shorty,” “Out of Sight,” and “Justified.”
He passed away from a stroke this morning, as revealed on his Facebook page. He was 87 and, according to the post, surrounded by those he loved.
Born in New Orleans, Leonard would forever be identified with Detroit, the city that became his home in 1934. His first story was published in 1951 and he began his career with a focus on Westerns. He published dozens of short stories in the ’50s, two of which were turned into hit films of the day, “The Tall T” and “3:10 to Yuma”. Over the years, 26 novels or short stories were turned into films or television programs,...
He passed away from a stroke this morning, as revealed on his Facebook page. He was 87 and, according to the post, surrounded by those he loved.
Born in New Orleans, Leonard would forever be identified with Detroit, the city that became his home in 1934. His first story was published in 1951 and he began his career with a focus on Westerns. He published dozens of short stories in the ’50s, two of which were turned into hit films of the day, “The Tall T” and “3:10 to Yuma”. Over the years, 26 novels or short stories were turned into films or television programs,...
- 8/20/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Leonard is regarded as the greatest American crime writer, surpassing even Raymond Chandler. But it is time to drop the qualification of genre
The best novelists create a world around the reader. You can feel it bubbling up in irrepressible invention. So we have "a guy by the name of Booker, a twenty-five-year old super-dude twice convicted felon" in his Jacuzzi when the telephone rings. No one answers it, and Booker gets out of the Jacuzzi. At the other end of the line, a woman, Moselle, asks him to sit down. When he does, she informs him that he's triggered a bomb in the chair – "when you get up, honey, what's left of your ass is gonna go clear through the ceiling". The bomb-disposal boys arrive in their nonchalant way: "Booker said 'Another one goes hmmmmm. I'm sitting here on high explosives the motherfucker goes hmmmmm.'" Is there a bomb?...
The best novelists create a world around the reader. You can feel it bubbling up in irrepressible invention. So we have "a guy by the name of Booker, a twenty-five-year old super-dude twice convicted felon" in his Jacuzzi when the telephone rings. No one answers it, and Booker gets out of the Jacuzzi. At the other end of the line, a woman, Moselle, asks him to sit down. When he does, she informs him that he's triggered a bomb in the chair – "when you get up, honey, what's left of your ass is gonna go clear through the ceiling". The bomb-disposal boys arrive in their nonchalant way: "Booker said 'Another one goes hmmmmm. I'm sitting here on high explosives the motherfucker goes hmmmmm.'" Is there a bomb?...
- 1/28/2012
- by Philip Hensher
- The Guardian - Film News
You probably don’t know Garret Dillahunt by name, but you should, because you know his work. He may be the most hated guy on television. You see, he’s got a history of playing the bad guy, whether it’s on Deadwood, The 4400, Life, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, or Burn Notice. Needless to say, it was a huge surprise to see the guy who played relentless Terminator Cromartie had signed up for…a sitcom?! Yet Dillahunt shows us a comedic side as the eccentric patriarch of the Chance family (no relation to Christopher) on the almost-absurd Fox comedy Raising Hope, which begins tonight after Glee. He was nice enough to talk to me exclusively and not even try and terminate me.
First things first: what the heck is the guy who tried to kill Sarah Connor doing on a sitcom?
I started actually on sitcoms. I did...
First things first: what the heck is the guy who tried to kill Sarah Connor doing on a sitcom?
I started actually on sitcoms. I did...
- 9/21/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
Producer-director Barry Sonnenfeld is setting shop at ABC, closing in on a two-year, first-look deal with the network and ABC Studios.
Under the pact, Sonnenfeld will develop projects for ABC and will direct a pilot for the network during pilot season, while being available to helm pilots for other nets off-cycle.
Under the ABC/ABC Studios deal, Sonnenfeld already has teamed with former ABC executive-turned-producer Stu Bloomberg for a high-concept multicamera project.
The untitled comedy, from writer Laura House, has received a script commitment. It centers on a harried mom who finds a suit that turns her into a "supermom" when she puts it on.
Bloomberg and Sonnenfeld are executive producing, with Sonnenfeld also attached to direct.
One of ABC's new fall comedy series, "The Middle," stars Patricia Heaton as a harried mom who, in the pilot, dons a Super Woman costume for a school show-and-tell.
Sonnenfeld has a long history at ABC,...
Under the pact, Sonnenfeld will develop projects for ABC and will direct a pilot for the network during pilot season, while being available to helm pilots for other nets off-cycle.
Under the ABC/ABC Studios deal, Sonnenfeld already has teamed with former ABC executive-turned-producer Stu Bloomberg for a high-concept multicamera project.
The untitled comedy, from writer Laura House, has received a script commitment. It centers on a harried mom who finds a suit that turns her into a "supermom" when she puts it on.
Bloomberg and Sonnenfeld are executive producing, with Sonnenfeld also attached to direct.
One of ABC's new fall comedy series, "The Middle," stars Patricia Heaton as a harried mom who, in the pilot, dons a Super Woman costume for a school show-and-tell.
Sonnenfeld has a long history at ABC,...
- 9/28/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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