Howard Zinn's People's History Getting Feature Doc Treatment
Damon, Brolin, Penn, many others participating.
If you've had Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States on your must-read list for years, but have always been too lazy to actually open the book, good news: It's coming to the big screen.
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Zinn's 1980 classic is being developed into a feature documentary, to be titled The People Speak. Matt Damon -- who narrated the People's History audiobook, as well as working a book reference into the Good Will Hunting script -- is co-producing (and appearing in) the film.
Other confirmed participants include Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen, David Strathairn, Marisa Tomei, John Legend, Kerry Washington, Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder, and Steve Earle.
The documentary is being filmed over the course of five shoots at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston. Four performances have already been finished, with a fifth scheduled for the spring. A summary of the book, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, follows:
The book, first published in 1980, presents American history through a bottoms up approach, focusing on voices seldom heard in history books such as defiant Indians, mutinous soldiers, striking workers, and rebellious women.
No release date is given.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Zinn's 1980 classic is being developed into a feature documentary, to be titled The People Speak. Matt Damon -- who narrated the People's History audiobook, as well as working a book reference into the Good Will Hunting script -- is co-producing (and appearing in) the film.
Other confirmed participants include Josh Brolin, Viggo Mortensen, David Strathairn, Marisa Tomei, John Legend, Kerry Washington, Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder, and Steve Earle.
The documentary is being filmed over the course of five shoots at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston. Four performances have already been finished, with a fifth scheduled for the spring. A summary of the book, courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, follows:
The book, first published in 1980, presents American history through a bottoms up approach, focusing on voices seldom heard in history books such as defiant Indians, mutinous soldiers, striking workers, and rebellious women.
No release date is given.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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CatalystSaint47 writes: on Feb 08 2008 06:28 AM sweet..this is truely a remarkable book. (Reply to this) |
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apostate writes: on Feb 08 2008 07:08 AM Yeah if you've never bothered to read anything else. (Reply to this) |
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jnunez1979 writes: on Feb 08 2008 12:15 PM A BOOK THAT SPEAKS NOTHING BUT TRUTHS. THIS BOOK IS OUTSTANDING. (Reply to this) |
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PornAgainChristian writes: on Feb 08 2008 12:24 PM It's a good book, I guess, if you're really into dredging up a bunch of horrible stuff that happened years ago. Which liberals in this country always seem ready to do. Keep hating! It makes the country oh so much better. (Reply to this) |
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lestatthevampire writes: on Feb 08 2008 12:30 PM Good one PornAgain... Wait, I dont understand your name. Porn? Porn isn't that conservative... in fact, most conservatives speak out against porn. I'm guessing youre either in high school, dropped out of high school, or go to a high school in the souther united states. How'd the Scopes trial go? (Reply to this) |
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PornAgainChristian writes: on Feb 08 2008 05:19 PM Hey lestat, I'm guessing you're one of those Junior High kids who think vampires are cool. You rock! But you need to check your ignorance and bigotry - might get branded a "southaphobe". Try visiting the South sometime, we'll teach y'all the meaning of culture. (Reply to this) |
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Madame Psychosis writes: on Feb 10 2008 10:53 AM I am pleased to see this coming to light. I found the book to be a good balance on what passes for most US history today. I don't view the book as a vehicle that proclaims hate for America; I see it more as a rounding out of what occurred i.e. filling in some of the gaps of our more popular history books. esp. w/r/t high school. (Reply to this) |
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