RevRo: One Fan's Blog About Author Richard Yates

Revolutionary Road: The Poster

Yeah, I'm doing it: I'm blogging about a poster for a movie.

USA Today has released "the first look" at the official poster for Revolutionary Road, the movie. (Will this be a movie or a film?)

I have to admit, when I envisioned the lighting and colors in the home of the Wheelers, I did imagine it to possess this quality. I even imagined April and Frank dressed in this manner. However, that type face has got to go. It's like they're trying to reassure RevRo newbies that this "isn't simply another period piece."

Oh, well, the whole point is to get them to read the book. I'll give them each a Chiclet just to accomplish that goal.

Yesterday's News: RevRo Won't Be Complete for the...

Don't worry, the film is still hitting theaters before 2009.

Thompson on Hollywood reports that the film adaptation of Revolutionary Road won't be complete for the fall festivals.

Mendes will return to the editing bay around Labor Day to do the final mix on Revolutionary Road, which DreamWorks/Paramount Vantage will open at year's end.

Note: I'm not italicizing novel titles, etc. anymore; I'm just too lazy.

Author D.H. Schleicher on Revolutionary Road Plot

Author D.H. Schleicher, a purveyor of "psychological suspense and thrillers," has something to say about the film Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road:

I have to admit, the plot of this one (from a novel by Richard Yates) sounds like a snore-fest..

See, that's the beauty of Yates: He can take the seemingly mundane, a "young couple dealing with problems and such," and make it more suspenseful and thrilling than an apocalypse.

In all fairness, Schleicher goes on to suggest that the director Sam Mendes and the Titanic stars blessing the potentially snore-inducing plot may save this film.

For anyone who loves to read -- or write -- and has somehow not only missed reading Yates' masterpiece, but also hasn't encountered heaps of praise for the novel, please see the piece by Richard Ford on Revolutionary Road in The New York Times.

... and they've said Yates is a "writer's writer."

Vintage Reissues Richard Yates Works

The Girl Who's Afraid of Foxes reports that Vintage will be coming out with a line of their classic reissues for Richard Yates.

The blog goes on to speculate about the upcoming film adaptation of RevRo:

In more Yates-related news, the forthcoming film of Revolutionary Road looks disastrous, with Kate Winslett and Leonardo DiCaprio being reunited for the first time since Titanic. I’m sure Richard would have approved…

Can a film with no released footage "look disastrous?" Or does the blogger mean that the actors chosen make it a "recipe for disaster?"

Either way, you know my feelings about the movie: Whatever gets more people to read Yates is a good thing. His works will slice through anyone, be they a 14-year-old DiCaprio Fan Club member or a 20-something who wants to keep all their favorite artists safe in their pocket.

RevRo Alert: Photos Set to Dolly Parton Hit

"Jenna Hanson" has created a slideshow of photos taken on the set of RevRo and set them to the music of:

I'm serious. Watch here: