Sometimes a Great Movie: Paul Newman, Ken Kesey and the Filming of the Great Oregon Novel

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Number5, May 26, 2012 (view all comments by Number5)
Confession: I did not finish “Sometimes A Great Notion.” Started it twice and never got past page 35. Never saw the movie, either. The idea of watching someone drown for 20 minutes makes me woozy. It was Love’s reading from “Sometimes A Great Movie” on Live Wire! that sucked me in.

Love’s book is not really about Kesey’s book, or Paul Newman, or loggers. It’s about relationships between people and places, and Love’s combination of journalism and interpretation explores the impact of people (the world’s biggest movie star, a film crew, and all the attendant baggage, human and otherwise) on a place (the Central Oregon Coast) -- and vice versa.

Neither came away from the affair unscathed. Love uses the memories of locals and film people to round out the facts and details he has collected, and the combination results in a fascinating story. Read it.

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Bill Eugene, May 24, 2012 (view all comments by Bill Eugene)
Mr. Love has captured a slice of Oregon-American pie at a pivotal time in [relatively] recent history. That he has managed to do so without Ken Kesey, Paul Newman and the original director of this film is now small feat.
Manage he does, however, and readers of Mr. Kesey, along with film buffs everywhere, are in for a treat as they delve into this tall true-tale. Well-worth the $30.00 price tag.

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raingoddess2, May 22, 2012 (view all comments by raingoddess2)
Matt is an excellent writer, he has such great interviewing skills which bring the truth to his story telling that is beyond all others. I was in the movie years ago and in reading portions of the book I felt that he had actually been there with us. It was amazing.
He also wrote about the movie honestly and gave it one of the most honest reviews I have ever read. He did not cover any thing up to keep from making people angry. Everything is faithfully honest and to the point.
The book is as well written as the movie, I enjoyed it so much and will definitly read it again to make sure I didn't miss anything.
I am so happy that Matt is a lover of Kesey and his novels as I am. Kesey was a wonderful writer and completely misunderstood. I can't say much more without infringing on the story. All I know is, is that Matt loves Oregon and he is true to his State and everything it stand for. I would read anything he has written about Oregon, he just gets it and not many people do.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780974436494

Subtitle:

Paul Newman, Ken Kesey and the Filming of the Great Oregon Novel

Author:

Love, Matt

Publisher:

Nestucca Spit Press

Copyright:

2012

Binding:

TRADE PAPER