Baftawinning gateshead writer peter straughan on his. Twentyfive years later and jon has cowritten a movie, frank, inspired by his time in this great and bizarre band. Jon ronson is a nonfiction author, documentary maker and screenwriter. Jon ronson has 28 books on goodreads with 602090 ratings. Jon ronson books list of books by author jon ronson. Many of ronsons ideas run between the lines of straughans invented plot, though i dont think i personally could have found the film to feel any more different to ronsons book or in. I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy. The men who stare at goats audiobook by jon ronson. Adventures with extremists, lost at sea and the men who stare at goats have all been international andor new york times bestsellers. His first fictional screenplay, frank, cowritten with peter straughan, starred. Together, they journey out into the country to record an album and, eventually due to jon s constant stream of social media information go to texas to play sxsw. Tinker tailor soldier spy screenwriter to adapt the goldfinch. Dark green hardcover with gilt titles at spine, fine.
Domnhall gleeson plays jon, an aspiring musician who joins a band led by a mysterious man, frank michael fassbender, who always wears a giant papiermache head over his own. Adventures with extremists, the men who stare at goats, the psychopath test, and lost at sea have all been international bestsellers. Jun 03, 2011 he is the author of many bestselling books, including frank. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. His first fictional screenplay, frank, cowritten with peter straughan, has been directed by lenny abrahamson and stars.
Adventures with extremists, the men who stare at goats, the. We were amazed when we got the phone call saying michael fassbender wanted to do the film, he says. It was the fact that fassbender, one of the best actors around, agreed to take the part in the first place that surprised him. The psychopath test spent the whole of 2012 on the uk bestseller list and ten weeks on the new york times bestseller list. I have cowritten with peter straughan a screenplay called frank based on a short thing i once wrote about being in a. First of all, thank you very much for agreeing to do this interview with us. He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a fauxnaif character in his stories he produces informal but sceptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and. Whilst there, live staged his plays, bones and noir. The true story that inspired the movie, lost at sea.
In the late 1980s jon ronson was the keyboard player in the frank sidebottom oh blimey big band. Both of these plays have displayed straughan s talent for writing dark, twisted and witty stories. Nov 20, 2014 peter straughan, the screenwriter who adapted john le carres tinker tailor soldier spy into a successful movie, is to take on another melancholy tale of international intrigue. He is the author of many bestselling books, including frank. Jon ronsons nonfiction books so youve been publicly shamed, the psychopath test, them. The jon ronson mysteries, and two collections, out of the ordinary. The men who stare at goats was adapted into a film starring george clooney. The wonderful thing about books is that, if you can keep it moving and. Frank sidebottom and jon ronson, birmingham, the 1980s. Jons original screenplays include the critically acclaimed netflix original okja, which he cowrote with bongjoon ho, and frank, which he cowrote with peter straughan. Okja was selected to compete for the palm dor at the 2017 cannes film festival and frank won the best screenplay award at the 2014 british independent film awards.
This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. His latest film, okja, which stars tilda swinton, jake gyllenhaal and paul dano, and is directed by bong joonho, will be released in 2017. Adventures with extremists 2001, and the psychopath test 2011. Frank won the 2014 best screenplay award at the british independent film awards.
Peter straughan, the screenwriter who adapted john le carres tinker tailor soldier spy into a successful movie, is to take on another melancholy tale of international intrigue. So youve been publicly shamed by jon ronson free download. This surreal comedy weaves together fact and farce as its lead. For frank, jon and peter won the 2014 best screenplay award at the british independent film awards. The psychopath test by jon ronson, 97803304569, available at book.
Adventures with extremists, the men who stare at goats, the psychopath test and lost at sea. Okja competed for the palme dor at the 2017 cannes. He was writerinresidence at newcastles live theatre company. His first fictional screenplay, frank, cowritten with peter straughan.
Jon ronsons adventures with extraordinary people, p. A journey into the trump campaign and the altright kindle single. Frank premiered at the sundance film festival and won many prizes, including best screenplay for jon ronson and peter straughan at the 2014 british independent film awards. Baftawinning gateshead writer peter straughan on his forthcoming projects 16.
Ronson sold the film rights to the men who stare at goats, and subsequently a film of the same name was released in 2009 as a comedy war film directed by grant heslov and written by peter straughan. For frank, jon and peter won the 2014 best screenplay award at the british. Peter straughan is a writer and director, known for tinker tailor soldier spy 2011, frank 2014 and the snowman 2017. Aug 03, 2018 ronson sold the film rights to the men who stare at goats and a movie of the same name was released in 2009 as a comedy war film directed by grant heslov and written by peter straughan. He has published nine books and his work has appeared in publications such as the guardian, city life and time out. Frank directed by lenny abrahamson, written by jon ronson and peter straughan, with domhnall gleeson, maggie gyllenhaal, scoot mcnairy and michael fassbender. A collection of miniadventure stories from the sunday times bestselling author of the psychopath test. Mar 01, 2012 jon ronson is an awardwinning nonfiction writer and documentary maker. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This surreal comedy weaves together fact and farce as its lead character, bob wilton, a failed reporter, stumbles on the bizarre activities of the new age army, an elite us army unit whose psychological warfare techniques include killing. Dust jacket very good, scuffed and lightly edgeworn, with as.
The film4 production is written by jon ronson who wrote the book the men who stare at goats and peter straughan who scripted the film the men who stare at goats, and coscripted tinker tailor. Jon ronson is an awardwinning nonfiction writer and documentary maker. Writer jon ronson january 1987 present 32 years 11 months. Together, they journey out into the country to record an album and, eventually due to jons constant stream of social media information go to texas to play sxsw. Jon ronson born 10 may 1967 is a welshamerican journalist and documentary filmmaker. Jon ronson born 10 may 1967 is a welshamerican journalist and documentary filmmaker whose works include the men who stare at goats 2004, them. The true story that inspired the movie on apple books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the elephant in the room.
Adventures with extremists and the men who stare at goats, which was adapted into a major motion picture starring george clooney, ewan mcgregor, kevin spacey and jeff bridges. Jon ronson has been on patrol with americas reallife superheroes and to a ufo convention in the nevada desert with robbie williams. Then a screenwriter peter straughan, who had worked on the offbeat. His first fictional screenplay, frank, cowritten with peter straughan, was released. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The psychopath test jon ronson haftad 9780330492270 bokus. Ronson sold the film rights to the men who stare at goats and a movie of the same name was released in 2009 as a comedy war film directed by grant heslov and written by peter straughan. Peter straughan born 1968 is a playwright and author, based in the northeast of england. A contributor to the guardian, ronson is the author of the columns human zoo and out of the ordinary. According to ronson s dvdcommentary, the journalistcharacter bob wilton ewan mcgregor did experience some elements of ronson s selfrecounted.
Both of these plays have displayed straughans talent for writing dark, twisted and witty stories. Peter, who shares the writing credit with jon ronson, doesnt find the critics assessment that strange. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Jon ronson is an awardwinning writer and documentary maker. The men who stare at goats answers these, and many more, questions. Jon ronsons nonfiction books include so youve been publicly shamed, the. In the late 1980s i was the keyboard player in the frank sidebottom band. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
His books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and his two ted talks have been watched 20 million times. Jon ronson s most popular book is the psychopath test. Jon ronsons original screenplays include the critically acclaimed netflix original okja, which he cowrote with bongjoon ho, and frank, which he cowrote with peter straughan. His work includes the international bestsellers them. Ronsons original screenplays include frank, which he cowrote with peter straughan. Jan 05, 2012 he is the author of many bestselling books, including frank. It tells the true story behind the fictionalized movie. An interview with jon ronson exclus1ves lood du plessis had the opportunity to catch up with jon ronson, journalist, documentary filmmaker and author of the men who stare at goats. The true story that inspired the movie by jon ronson. His first fictional screenplay, frank, cowritten with peter straughan, starred michael fassbender. Peter and jon embarked on what would would appear to have been an enjoyable project.
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