chabon and the coen's

[gonzo]

michael chabon's "yiddish policeman's union" has been accquired by the coen's for a future film. if you haven't read the book its great. i'm excited by the possibilities.

[Brian Olewnick]

The book is excellent and certainly reads like a movie. I figured someone would snatch it up and there are worse choices than the Coens.

[Brian Olewnick]

Wonder if they'll have most of the character speaking Yiddish....

What are the odds Fyvush Finkel is cast in there somewhere?

[Monte Smith]

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

I figured someone would snatch it up and there are worse choices than the Coens.

[steve(thelil)]

If I vas policemench
A yib bi bi ba bi bi bibi bibi bibi bibi bum
All day long I'd bust the eskimos
If I vas a healthy cop

I'd read the bastids their rights
A yib bi bi ba bi bi bibi bibi bibi bibi bum
Then I'd smack them in their bastid knees
Zida Zida Yibba Bibba Bim

[Deke Thornton]

Interesting news, but who knows when -- or if -- the film will actually get made. A film adaptation of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay has been in development, or turnaround, or limbo, for some years now.

[Chris D]

Originally Posted by Deke Thornton

A film adaptation of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay has been in development, or turnaround, or limbo, for some years now.

As a reader, I see the later book as more "cinema-friendly" than "Kavalier and Clay."