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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: John Irving
"The Fourth Hand" by John Irving
In the novelist's latest, a studly newscaster loses a limb but gains a deeper understanding of sex.
"The Cider House Rules"
In adapting his novel for the screen, John Irving wanted the story
to be trimmer than in his book -- as long as he was the one wielding the
knife.
Look out! Here comes a sound bite!
Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.
The John Irving rules
Oscar watch: The author of "The Cider House Rules" talks about his Academy Award nomination, abortion and his strange fixation on oral sex.
"Beauty" pageant
Oscar nominations for suburban satire and Denzel Washington; "Mr. Ripley" and Jim Carrey snubbed.
"The Cider House Rules"
Driven by Tobey Maguire's marvelously layered performance, Lasse Hallström's old-fashioned cinematic yarn-spinning yields genuine emotion without sentimentality.
Tom Wolfe calls Irving, Mailer and Updike "the Three Stooges"
"Bonfire of the Vanities" author fans literary feud.
John Irving blasts Tom Wolfe, Wolfe blasts back
Irving says Wolfe can't write, Wolfe says Irving's all washed up.
Kelleyvision
The creator of "Ally McBeal" and "The Practice" owns prime time. How many cat fights, dwarf lawyers and middlebrow sermons can we take?
A prayer for Owen Mean
John Irving emerges as a capitalist windbag as class warfare erupts in Vermont. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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