Gus van sant pink book

I read this book very quickly which is a testament to the easy going writing style despite the plot not being easily defined. The novel itself is a trifle bizzare a cross between tom robbins, douglas coupland and the movies of gus van sant but it maintains a momentum that pulls you through despite the ending feeling a little slapdash and the concept of pink an. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 portraits. Gus van sant, my favorite director, couldnt pull off this novel. Van sant cheapens his offbeat effort to grieve his young friends and imagine their lives on some other, happier plane of existence with a number of gimmicky effectsamateurish line drawings, different typefaces, footnotes, and a cartoon flipbook in the corner of the pages. Reading the book, what quickly becomes apparent is the similarities these characters have to reallife people. You can find the list of gus van sant tour dates here. Below you find an overview of all movies and series with gus van sant on netflix. The drugstore cowboy ok, it came out in 89, but you know what i mean and especially my own private idaho 91 made him more than an instant cult figure. Pink tells the story of industrial filmmaker spunky davis and his close encounters with two strange young men whose disturbing aura attracts spunkys curiosity especially as one of them strongly reminds him of a dazzling young star of. Van sants allegory, by turns elegiac and satirical, of.

Gus van sant goes from auteur to author in an brilliant, inventive, and endlessly entertaining first novel that reads like a warholian mix of kurt vonnegut and tom. Pink is a jumbled, nearly indecipherable mess of a novel. Gus van sant is an american film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The director gus van sant is one of those creators synonymous with the youth culture of the 90s, when the fringes hit the mainstream. The chronicle recently interviewed van sant about the book via telephone from van sants home in portland, oregon. Gus van sant born july 24, 1952, american musician. Gus van sant, oregons most celebrated filmmaker, has lived and worked in portland for more than thirty years. Gus van sant news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. Biography and booking information for gus van sant, film director and screenwriter.

Its clear hes a visual personartist not just because he drew some of the scenes and people in the book, but the descriptions, too, are vibrant with great visual detail. Into the pink interview with filmmaker and novelist gus van sant. Gus van sant, american film director and writer whose films frequently focused on marginalized and isolated characters. Readers get an unfiltered account of a number of famous films through van sants own photographs taken on set and a previously unpublished interview from 2015.

There are scenes that take place in orlando, fl, where i lived for a few years. The book is about different realities, says van sant. Pink is the first novel by filmmaker gus van sant, whose films include drugstore cowboy, my own private idaho and good will hunting. When he said swifty was lightly stroking his penis and that they both came at the same time, it was a nice little fantasy. Has any major american filmmaker had as a stranger career than gus van sant. Interview with filmmaker and novelist gus van sant. All the different settings in the novel are alternate realities. He is a twotime nominee of the academy award for best director for good will hunting in 1997 and milk in 2008, both of which were also nominated for best picture. It is littered with characters about whom we give not a damn. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gus van sant books online. Gus van sant in oregon, middleaged infomercial creator, spunky davis, mourns the death of his favorite presenter, teen idol felix arroyo, when jack and matt arrive from a dimension beyond time known as pink. And, hollywood schmaltz or avant garde, they all spring from his desire to experiment, he.

A book of his photography, called 108 portraits, 4 has also been published, and he has released two musical albums. In a style most reminiscent of tom robbins whose even cowgirls get the blues van sant brought ineptly to the screen, van sant indirectly mourns the deaths of kurt cobain and river. Gus van sant goes from auteur to author in an brilliant, inventive, and endlessly. Gus van sant goes from auteur to author in an brilliant, inventive, and endlessly entertaining first novel that reads like a warholian mix of kurt. It tanked at the box office, is regarded as one of the worst book tofilm adaptations of all time, and is easily gus van sants worst movie.

Pink 9780385488280 by van sant, gus and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Pink by gus van sant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In addition to directing, gus van sant wrote the screenplays for several of his earlier works, and is the author of a novel entitled pink. The release this week of the directors new film dont worry, he. Gus van sant was born on july 24, 1952 in louisville, kentucky, usa as gus greene van sant junior. Gerry 2002 van sants work is often characterized by its deliberate pacing, where he sets a meditative tone filled with long shots of characters and settings. Pink was something that started out as a series of letters that i began writing to steve kokker in montreal, to amuse him, really, but then i got into it and kept writing this story about jack and matt, who are the two fellows spunky meets in sasquatch, oregon. It was published in 1997 on the nan talese imprint of doubleday. Gus van sant goes from auteur to author in an brilliant, inventive, and endles.

Probably gus had the same fantasies about matt and ben and casey and michael, all those guys were van sants fantasy figures. So when gus said swifty laid on his back and he fucked him, it was just a sweet dream, nothing more. For reclusive director gus van sant, films are his life. All 16 gus van sant movies ranked from worst to best. It is apparent that van sant knows nothing about the area talking about highways, for example, that simply do not exist. Gus van sant celebrity profile check out the latest gus van sant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In addition to directing, van sant has written the screenplays for several of his earlier works, and is the author of a novel entitled pink. He was nominated for the best director academy award for his 1997 film good will hunting. Pink was something that started out as a series of letters that i began writing to steve kokker in montreal, to amuse him, really, but then i got into it and kept writing this story about jack and matt, who are the two fellows spunky meets in. The book has a flipbook element and other drawings that were created by van sant himself. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Portland is the setting for several of his independent films, which portray the bohemian youth culture of the city and its grittier landmarks, including rail yards, warehouses, rooftops, and skate parks. To mark the rerelease of pink flamingos, the advocate invited gay director gus van sant to contribute his impressions of what interview magazine once called the sickest movie ever made. Gus van sant goes from auteur to author in an brilliant, inventive, and endlessly entertaining first novel that reads like a warholian mix of kurt vonnegut and tom robbins.

After the book signing, van sant took a few minutes to talk with salon about how phoenixs death inspired his investigation into other dimensions i. He made a name for himself on the arthouse circuit with 1985s mala noche. Written in a hemingwayish style that doesnt get in the way, nor engage, nor stimulate, this novel is mercifully quick to read, and yet, still a waste of time. Gus van sants 1989 indie is filled with rich detail and insight into the life of a drug addict, brought to life by a careerdefining matt dillon performance. Gus van sant in the town of sasquatch, oregon, spunky davis, middleaged maker of infomercials, is trying to find his next assignment, finish the screenplay that he hopes will bring him hollywood glory, and deal. In 2000, gus van sant directed finding forrester, about a highschool student from the bronx unlikely becoming a friend of a crusty, reclusive author. Gus van sant is an independent filmmaker whose forays into mainstream movies have included good will hunting 1997, finding forrester 2000 and milk 2008. Gus van sant speakers bureau and booking agent info.

The book s disparate voices and tones never harmonize, however. The chronicle recently interviewed van sant about the book via telephone from van. Pink by gus van sant, gus van sant, paperback barnes. In addition to being a successful film director, van sant is also a published author his first novel, pink, was published in 1997, a musician two solo albums gus van sant and 18 songs about golf were released on the poptones label in late. He is a director and producer, known for elephant 2003, my own private idaho 1991 and drugstore cowboy 1989. Gus van sant uses time travel and multiple dimensions to muddy the autobiographical incidents that run through pink. Simon hattenstone talks to gus van sant film the guardian. Icons is a new book that provides unfettered access from the man responsible for films such as good will hunting, milk, my own private idaho, and drugstore cowboy.