Klosterman: The Movie

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by: Mike Sampson Nov. 17, 2008

It is perhaps a cliche to be a young male who digs on reading Chuck Klosterman but that's OK because his stuff is so well-written I can enjoy it without feeling like a stereotype. I just finished reading his first novel "Downtown Owl" and thought that might make it to the big screen but one of his previous memoirs beat it to the punch. Klosterman has sold the film rights to "Killing Yourself to Live," a memoir that evolved from the author's work investigating the death sites of famous rock musicians (like Kurt Cobain and Buddy Holly died). But really the heart of the story is Klosterman's relationships with four women in his life. Hard to describe in this short article but trust me, it's worth your time (click here to check it out on Amazon). Klosterman will executive produce the film but so far no word on him writing the screenplay.

Source: Variety

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UrNeighbor'sDog
6:43PM on 11/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
To be honest, I have never read anything by this author before, but if its like the article in the extra tidbit I will definitely track down a book or two.
To be honest, I have never read anything by this author before, but if its like the article in the extra tidbit I will definitely track down a book or two.
 
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luke319
6:01PM on 11/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Klosterman is alright
He's better than many authors out there, but a lot of the time I get the feeling that people hype authors like him up so much just because they haven't read any of the real modern greats. Not saying that any of you fall into that category, but about 2/3 of the kids at my college probably do.
He's better than many authors out there, but a lot of the time I get the feeling that people hype authors like him up so much just because they haven't read any of the real modern greats. Not saying that any of you fall into that category, but about 2/3 of the kids at my college probably do.
 
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clockjuice
1:12PM on 11/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
goddammit
if they include that offensively pretentious section on Kid A as the soundtrack to 9/11 I'ma kill a bitch.
if they include that offensively pretentious section on Kid A as the soundtrack to 9/11 I'ma kill a bitch.
 
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bonoferox
12:21PM on 11/17/2008 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Very nice. I actually like his work quite a bit.
Very nice. I actually like his work quite a bit.