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by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:52 pm
Forum: Discussions on the Movie
Topic: The Christopher McCandless Documentary
Replies: 7
Views: 11801

Re: The Christopher McCandless Documentary

Here is my review of the documentary The Call of the Wild by Ron Lamothe. It may contain possible spoilers. The Call of the Wild is a 2007 independent documentary about ill-fated American wanderer Christopher McCandless made by Ron Lamothe of Terra Incognita films (http://terraincognitafilms.com). I...
by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Favorite Web Articles
Replies: 12
Views: 9356

Re: Favorite Web Articles

I’ve been meaning to include this one for a while. GoNorth was nice enough to give the link in another forum thread. Thank you, GoNorth! This is an article written by Chip Brown and published in The New Yorker on February 8, 1993. It’s comparable and, I would argue, in some ways better than Krakauer...
by Mr Verdant Green
Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:17 pm
Forum: Discussions on the Movie
Topic: Into The Wild
Replies: 5
Views: 19561

Re: Into The Wild

Here’s a link to the writeup and slideshow of the Oprah episode (9/20/2007) featuring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsh, Jon Krakuaer, and (briefly) Carine McCandless.

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Sean-Penns-Latest-Passion/
by Mr Verdant Green
Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Question
Replies: 3
Views: 13684

Re: Question

Hi Aussie: I'm not sure if that information is given in the book. I think that in the extra features of the Into the Wild DVD, Emile Hirsch says he went from 150+ pounds (68+ kg) to 115 pounds (52 kg) in playing the role of Christopher McCandless. Other threads in this forum mention a documentary ab...
by Mr Verdant Green
Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:51 pm
Forum: Discussions on the Book
Topic: Book(s)
Replies: 14
Views: 83049

Re: Book(s)

Sagratin88: Your English is very good. I understand what you want to say. Thanks for mentioning The Drifters. I’ll add that to my book list. I’ll send some pointers on English. ScoutmasterTroop11: That’s a good question to which we’ll obviously never know the true answer. I think GoNorth is on the r...
by Mr Verdant Green
Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Dear All
Replies: 23
Views: 14397

Re: Dear All

Long Travler: I had been drafting a response to your 1/26/2010 4:16 pm post. Your trip this weekend sounds fun. That’s great there’s a place like that nearby. Let us know how it goes. I also think keeping a log is a good idea both for yourself and for the rest of us. GoNorth has a good idea to set u...
by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:19 pm
Forum: Discussions on the Book
Topic: Book(s)
Replies: 14
Views: 83049

Re: Book(s)

Here is a (very incomplete) list of the books or authors I remember being mentioned in the Into the Wild book and film. I’m not sure which ones Christopher McCandless actually brought with him to Alaska and I don’t know the name of the one about plants, though I think the title is mentioned in the I...
by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Dear All
Replies: 23
Views: 14397

Re: Dear All

genecross: Yes it sounds like you’ve had an interesting life. You should write a book about it, or possibly a retrospective blog. You’re right about Christopher McCandless, Timothy Treadwell, and Amie Huguenard being more famous because of their untimely ends. As far as other people who’ve lived in ...
by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Favorite Web Articles
Replies: 12
Views: 9356

Re: Favorite Web Articles

Here’s a writeup and slideshow of the Oprah episode (9/20/2007) featuring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsh, Jon Krakuaer, and (briefly) Carine McCandless.

http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Sean-Penns-Latest-Passion/
by Mr Verdant Green
Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Unprepared
Replies: 5
Views: 21914

Re: Unprepared

Personally, I’m not sure why he took so little, but others seem to understand it better. On The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jon [Krakuaer] said the most inspiring element of Chris's personality was the "impossibly high standards" he set for himself. Krakauer said: "It was this wonderful thing...

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