Interesting essay on John Lautner's work

[likethebeer]

Apprentice of FLLW's from 1933-39. His work has been in movies, most notably Diamonds are Forever, Charlie's Angels, and The Big Lebowski.
http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2013/winter/baer-lautner-architecture/

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[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

Are the Cohen Brothers Frankophiles?

Cohen Brothers

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I don't know, although Wikipedia says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hudsucker_Proxy#Production) that the Production Designer on Hudsucker Proxy was influenced, in part, by Wright's architecture.

But I didn't see anything in the Wikipedia page about an interest in FLLW or John Lautner. Maybe it's just the LA vibe of Lautner's houses (or, just the vibe, since Lautner's house in Big Lebowski is supposed to be in Miami).

Re: Cohen Brothers

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

Just realized I spelled Coen wrong (or their family did, or Ellis Island did, or millions of Cohens are wrong).

Now I want to see "Hudsucker" for the first time!

Do you think Nancy Horan would ever sell the rights to Loving Frank to the Coens?

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BTW, "the Dude Abides," or so says my icon.

Re: Cohen Brothers

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I only realized I got the spelling wrong, too, until I saw it on my internet search.

Unfortunately, Horan sold the rights to Lionsgate, which has done nothing with it. Or maybe that's fortunate, because we, at Tal., don't want a crazy year like 2009 again (when interest in L. Frank just exploded).

Re: FLLW Biopic "Taliesin"

[sirreal13.livejournal.com]

I guess Bruce Beresford is already doing it:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-beresford-frank-lloyd-wright-taliesin-269721

This is about a year old... I wonder when it goes into production? It's past my bedtime or I'd go to IMDB.

Re: FLLW Biopic "Taliesin"

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Yeah - there's been no news since that. I hear from others in our organization that every few years, you get news that they're doing a biopic on FLLW, or are doing a movie about Taliesin, & it never seems to go anywhere.