‘Revolutionary Road’ available on Comcast Movies and Events Sep 14, 2009
(Comcast Movies and Events) American Beauty director Sam Mendes returns to probe suburban angst, with a great novel (by Richard Yates) at his back. Kate Winslet (Mrs. (Boston Globe)
Splash around: Great kids products for water play Aug 18, 2009
The inaugural list is composed of 34 works by 10 authors, including one Nobel Prize winner and three Pulitzer Prize winners, with forthcoming performances of books by Philip Roth, Lawrence Durrell, Richard Yates and many others. The Audible Modern Vanguard collection will be presented online at audible. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
‘Mad Men’: cocktails and deceptions, straight up Aug 14, 2009
Mad Men is a cold chronicle of cultural and gender oppression - imagine a Doris Day movie written by American Dream crusher Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road. From Sal (Bryan Batt), who stifles his gay nature, and Joan (Christina Hendricks), who s set to marry the doctor who raped her, to Betty (January Jones), who deludes herself into domestic comfort, the Mad Men characters are dogged by the pressure to conform. (Boston Globe)
The Citizen's Cinema Jul 9, 2009
"-like chain of harsh screaming matches with April where they unflinchingly aim straight for the others' hearts.Though their characters are almost equally unsympathetic, DiCaprio and Winslet each carry their weight in bringing Justin Haythe's screenplay (adapted from Richard Yates' novel) to emotionally eviscerating life. But the net result of their exchanges is a nihilistic perspective on relationships that paints them as lacking any reward.Good thing the iceberg saved Jack and Rose from this... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Saucy Sarah Gabfest Jul 4, 2009
This week, David recommends Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, which he calls one of the best-written books he has ever read. Emily counters that although the writing is "luscious," she did not connect with the book as much as David. (Slate)
Recommended summer reads Jun 16, 2009
"Eleven Kinds of Loneliness," by Richard Yates (1962). It is one of the great short-story collections, and what better time to read a short story than sitting at the beach on a cold and foggy San Francisco summer day. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
NEW ON DVD: DiCaprio and Winslet light up 'Revolutionary Road' Jun 5, 2009
Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Richard Yates and directed by Sam Mendes, the film tells of a 1950s couple balancing youthful dreams with the realities of raising a family amidst sharp societal expectations. Husband Frank Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a frustrated office worker, and his wife, April (Kate Winslet), dreams of a more exotic life in Paris. (Florida Today)
Great Reads Book Club to meet June 3 Jun 3, 2009
The next meeting of the Great Reads Book Club will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St. The book selection is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. Plenty of copies are available through the library catalog. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
The Power of Oomph Jun 2, 2009
Raymond Carver's , Frederick Exley's A Fan's Notes, Richard Yates' the house specialty is the not-so-young-adult near-classic. It was invented by Gary Fisketjon, a (quite young) editor at Random House, who wanted to introduce small-press writers he had admired as a reviewer for the Village Voice to a larger audience. (Slate)
DVD Report: This week's new releases May 31, 2009
A Blu-ray featurette aptly spotlights source novelist Richard Yates. (Paramount, $19. (Boston Globe)
Revolutionary Rd. May 29, 2009
May 28, 2009 - When Richard Yates' 1961 novel arrived in bookstores, it was a revelation that sent shockwaves through pop culture, affecting trends and lifestyles everywhere it struck ... Richard Yates: The Wages of Truth ... "The Wages of Truth" is a BD-exclusive feature which takes a look at the life and career of Richard Yates through interviews with family members and close friends. (IGN FilmForce)
God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut May 17, 2009
Vonnegut, in fact, comes off as well-adjusted compared with his friend Richard Yates, a brilliant novelist who seems forever on the brink of nervous collapse. What seems to have rescued Vonnegut from deep depression is his manic need to create - not just books, but speeches and plays and drawings. (Boston Globe)
Low Residency MFA Programs May 17, 2009
The Iowa program, founded in 1939, is famous for having an ongoing stream of famous writers on the faculty (such as Richard Yates, John Cheever, and Phillip Roth), and for graduating an ongoing stream of highly successful writers (such as Flannery O Connor, Ann Patchett, and James Tate. . (Suite101.com)
Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing Apr 9, 2009
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 16. Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan by Suze Orman 17. (USA Today -- Life)
On-screen reunion of Winslet, Dicaprio leaves audiences stunned Apr 1, 2009
It is based on the dramatic novel by Richard Yates, and Mendes takes the characters and setting from the book and paints a beautiful portrait of life in mid-20th century for the audience. Frank and April Wheeler meet at a party amongst cocktails and clouds of cigarette smoke in the exciting time of the 1950s when America was on the cusp of change and hope lingered in the air. (East Tennessean, TN)
Cheever’s conflicts - With family’s blessing, a new look at torments of a suburban author Mar 14, 2009
They contacted Bailey, who struck them as uniquely qualified: He had written a biography of Richard Yates, another American writer who came out of the 1950s swimming in a sea of gin and brilliance ... It was his 8,000-word article on Yates for the Dictionary of Literary Biography that got him interested in doing what eventually became the 2003 biography A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates ... In 1999 the writer Stewart O Nan wrote a piece about Yates in the Boston Review, titled... (Missoulian, MT)
Details in new biography obscure the full Cheever Mar 12, 2009
Impressed with Bailey's 2003 biography of Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, the Cheever family provided access to the vast paper trail that Cheever left behind, including his intimate journals, all 4,300 pages. A strong-armed editor could have wielded a remorseless scythe, because there are areas where Bailey shines. (USA Today -- Life)
The wrestler Mar 8, 2009
Bailey previously published a biography of Richard Yates, another talented and self-destructive writer. Cheever's life had been capably presented by Scott Donaldson six years after his death, making use of material then available, but Bailey, working with the cooperation of Cheever's wife and three children, was given the run of 4,000 pages of the writer's journals. (Boston Globe)
Plot a book club success Mar 3, 2009
Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Oscars countdown » Feb 21, 2009
You will need to download the in order to view this content. Rated PG. Grade: 3 Stars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Revolutionary Road Finds Readers, If Not Viewers Feb 20, 2009
" No doubt. Yates' life was as sad as his writing. When he was working on Revolutionary Road from 1956-1960, his marriage was falling apart and he was sinking into hardcore alcoholism. A four-pack-a-day smoker with emphysema, he devoted himself to his craft. "Yates' work was infinitely more important to him than anything in his life," says his biographer, Blake Bailey, whose 2004 book, A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates, opened a window on the novelist's anguish. "He lived in... (Time.com)
Great Book, Bad Movie Feb 18, 2009
Richard Yates was not an emotionally subtle writer, and yet he was able to implicate his readers in whatever judgment he passed on his characters. Revolutionary Road works through the inculcation of false hope, again and again. (Slate)
Books-turned-films are a tricky science Feb 17, 2009
Monica Yates Shapiro, daughter of Revolutionary Road author Richard Yates, said screenwriters remained true to her father's vision when writing the script for the Oscar-nominated film. "From my point of view, they couldn't have honored it more beautifully," she said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Feb. 15 / Feb 16, 2009
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Richard Yates (Vintage; 368 pages; $14 ... REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, Richard Yates. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Leo vs. Tom: Two different paths to stardom Feb 7, 2009
Revolutionary Road is a drama based on the Richard Yates novel about a couple in suburban Connecticut whose marriage is crumbling. Valkyrie is a thriller about a plot by German officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II. Revolutionary Road is directed by Sam Mendes, who is best known for another tale of middle-class dissatisfaction, American Beauty. (MSNBC -- Movies)
