Jonathan Lethem
Рождение : 1964-02-19, Brooklyn, New York, USA
What was going on at Bennington College in the 1980s? Matthew Tyrnauer reveals the not-so-secret history of a small (enrollment: 700) liberal arts school that nurtured a shocking amount of genius. Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), Donna Tartt (The Goldfinch), and Jonathan Lethem (The Fortress of Solitude) were standouts amongst many young creatives, who found plenty of inspiration and material within the messy realities of this collegiate petri dish.
Himself
A documentary about the greatest soul singer you've ever heard--even if you've never heard of him.
Novel
Лайонел Эссрог, одинокий частный детектив с синдромом Туретта, решается начать расследование убийства своего наставника и единственного друга Фрэнка Минны. У него есть лишь несколько зацепок и сила разума, одержимого поставленной целью, чтобы распутать клубок тщательно скрываемых тайн, которые сохраняют баланс сил в самом Нью-Йорке. Расследование заводит его в джазовые клубы Гарлема, где рекой течет джин, опасные трущобы Бруклина и, наконец, позолоченные залы политической элиты мегаполиса. Он бросает вызов гангстерам, коррупции и самому опасному человеку в городе, чтобы очистить имя своего друга и спасти женщину, которая может спасти его самого.
Self
A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with Associate producer Sandy King, cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Robert Grasmere, composer Alan Howarth, stunt coordinator/Ghoul Jeff Imada, author Jonathan Letham, music historian Daniel Schweiger, Blumhouse editor Rebekah McKendry, and visual effects historian Justin Humphreys.
Self
Filmed during dozens of recording sessions, Hello Hello Hello is a story of the creative process - Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) collaborating with producer Raül Refree, across a year and 3,842 miles with a little help from their friends. Novelist Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude) plays writer/lyricist/muse to Ranaldo's artist/composer wanderings, across soundscapes created alongside friends and musical guest artists including Nels Cline (Wilco), Sharon Van Etten, Alan Licht, Kid Millions (Oneida), and Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth). Theirs is an unusually intimate and personal process in the creation of Ranaldo's album, Electric Trim (Mute, 2017), a bold, new sound and a lush and striking departure from Ranaldo's signature work.
Story
Realism and fantasy collide in Jonathan Lethem's genre-bending coming-of-age story, which follows two estranged brothers as they try to leave New York City for a new life in California only to find their plans--and lives--being forever changed by the appearance of a mysterious alien.
Himself, author of 'The Fortress of Solitude'
Friends, family and colleagues of Philip K. Dick remember the life and work of the author of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Self
A summary of the differences and similarities between Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep and Blade Runner.
Himself
A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.
Himself
Novel
Экранизации одноименного романа Джонатана Летема.
Сюжет романа 1997 года вращается вокруг любовного треугольника, состоящего из мужчины, женщины и чёрной дыры. Учёная Элис вместе с коллегой создаёт чёрную дыру и называет её Лак. Дыра очень избирательно относится к тому, что поглотить в свою пустоту, принимая одни объекты и отвергая другие. Для Элис такая избирательность означает неотразимую личность. Для Филиппа, бывшего парня Элис, Лак становится соперником, подстёгивая чувство сильной ревности и заставляя отправиться в невозможный квест по мультивселенной в попытке вернуть возлюбленную.
Novel
Lee and Mae are a couple trying to work out their differences. As Mae struggles with memories of a former flame, Lee, who is a writer, works through his frustration by forming his problems into a story in his mind. And that's when everything starts shifting back and forth from reality to Lee's imagination.