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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Dept. of Bad Ideas, Poetry Edition

posted by on September 9 at 17:15 PM

There will be a film version of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” focusing on the obscenity trial against Ginsberg’s publisher.

David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd will join the cast of the film “Howl,” according to today’s Hollywood Reporter. Actor James Franco has already signed on to portray poet Allen Ginsberg.

Wow.

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1

Well, you have to admit it is a pretty good cast. Who knows?

Makes a lot more sense than the resurrection of "Knight Rider."

Posted by Sad Comment | September 9, 2008 5:23 PM
2

I'd be horrified if this actually were going to be a film version of "Howl" -- yikes! -- buts it's just a movie about Ginsberg. So I'm only mildly nervous.

Posted by Irena | September 9, 2008 5:35 PM
3

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by bad movies...

Posted by PopTart | September 9, 2008 5:45 PM
4

They should have gone with David Cross. He was a dead ringer for Ginsberg in I'm Not There.

Posted by capitalism! | September 9, 2008 6:49 PM
5

bring it on. i used to hate franco, and after pineapple express i'm convinced he needs to keep playing freaks, deviants, and free spirits. this could be great (or really terrible)

Posted by Jill | September 9, 2008 7:24 PM
6

Franco is great in Freaks and Geeks.

Posted by Chris in Tampa | September 9, 2008 8:13 PM
7

Yes, the Cross Ginsberg in I'm Not There was freaking fantastic.

But I'll head to anything that Mary-Louise Parker is in so I guess I'll be seeing this film.

Posted by stinkbug | September 9, 2008 8:19 PM
8

WHO WILL PLAY CARL SOLOMON?

Posted by Middleman | September 9, 2008 8:57 PM
9

Poptart, you're a genius. Thank you for that.

Posted by TVDinner | September 9, 2008 9:14 PM
10

i second david cross. franco is a terrible actor and looks NOTHING like him. it's not so much that the guy should be a dead ringer, but to have ginsberg as a tiger beat kid makes no sense.

Posted by konstantconsumer | September 9, 2008 9:23 PM
11

As a huge fan of Ginsburg and company, I'm rather excited about this. I wonder if they'll get Lawrence Ferlinghetti involved. Word is he still works at City Lights.

Posted by one of those angelheaded hipsters | September 9, 2008 11:09 PM
12

Fuck it -- I'm going to Rockland

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | September 9, 2008 11:23 PM
13

if they make him gain weight i'll be very mad. and he was perfect in pineapple express.

Posted by Phoebe | September 9, 2008 11:26 PM
14

#8 -- I would see this movie, and buy it on DVD, if they cast Steve Buscemi as Carl Solomon. Can you imagine Buscemi in a suit and tie taking off his shoes and throwing them at a taxi cab?

Posted by --MC | September 10, 2008 7:15 AM
15

I thought Ron Livingston did a decent job as Ginsberg in BEAT.

Posted by DENVEROPOLIS | September 10, 2008 8:13 AM
16

@12 I laugh at this invisible humor.

Posted by PopTart | September 10, 2008 9:54 AM

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