Barney's Version is my favourite Canadian novel (not counting my own unfinished page-ripper, or is that bodice-turner?), and in my top 10 of all novels.I also loved his columns.In 2000 I traveled the barren tundra to see him speak at the U. of Sask. I was very glad I did. I didn't get my book signed though.And when I lived in Mtl, I very nearly took an apt. I could afford because it was on St.Urbain.
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 5 June 2003 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― s1utsky (slutsky), Thursday, 5 June 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)
Read in the newspaper this morning that Barney's Version is going to be made into a movie with Hoffman and Giamatti: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1423894/
I loved this book, so I'm very excited.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 29 May 2009 16:15 (sixteen years ago)
Oh man, that's sweet news - it would be nice to see a tried director take it on, though.
― Simon H., Friday, 29 May 2009 16:32 (sixteen years ago)
and, uh, for that matter a tried screenwriter.
― Simon H., Friday, 29 May 2009 16:34 (sixteen years ago)
I have a pieces of his in anthologies, and a great humor-writing anthology he edited, but no experience beyond that -- anyone want to tell me more about Barney's Version and whether I should read it?
― nabisco, Friday, 29 May 2009 17:21 (sixteen years ago)
s/b "a few pieces" in anthologies -- now I'm remembering one column of his I really disliked, but in general I've liked what I've read
― nabisco, Friday, 29 May 2009 17:22 (sixteen years ago)
i would recommend against googling it (like i did) and reading the start of the wiki page (like i started to) and finding out the ending (like i now know).
― corps of discovery (schlump), Friday, 29 May 2009 18:08 (sixteen years ago)
that is exactly why I have stopped looking up books and movies on Wikipedia -- it usually reads like a 10-year-old's book-report summary w/ spoilers followed by trivia that's somehow more trivial than usual
― nabisco, Friday, 29 May 2009 18:20 (sixteen years ago)
From what I've read about Barney's Version, it sounds a little like Sabbath's Theater et al as far as being about an old lovable/unlovable horny curmudgeony Jewish guy (writer?).
― Eazy, Friday, 29 May 2009 18:50 (sixteen years ago)
everyone should also read duddy kravitz.
― s1ocki, Friday, 29 May 2009 19:16 (sixteen years ago)
Didn't realize he wrote the screenplay for the Disney movie Fun with Dick and Jane.
― tantalizing titles like “Hair” (Eazy), Saturday, 12 February 2011 21:46 (fourteen years ago)
^Well he's one of 4 credited writers, and it's the remake that was Disney, not the '77 one. I suspect he did a polish at the behest of Ted Kotcheff, who directed the film of Duddy.
Reading Duddy for the first time, and hey! his brother's name is Lennie. Kravitz.
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 19:54 (twelve years ago)
saw the film tonight, didn't know it could look that good. Dreyfuss is hot to do a sequel?!? Ted Kotcheff said, "We coulda had a great sequel when Richler was alive."
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 June 2013 03:07 (twelve years ago)
(I guess I'll have to eat at Wilensky's when next in Mtl)
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 June 2013 03:08 (twelve years ago)
That's my corner, Morbs. I treat myself to an egg cream when I deserve it
― flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 1 June 2013 03:58 (twelve years ago)
eggscellent.
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 June 2013 04:10 (twelve years ago)