In these days of excessive credit card fees and imminent financial regulation, one of the most bandied-about (and misused) Shakespearean phrases is “a pound of flesh.”
The film may end up being far different than the novel, or the film may simply be marketed conventionally: via promises of explosions, endangered children, gunplay, and gory death scenes.
Robert Irwin explains his work, Chris Ware tries his hand at animation, the secret to happiness is cracked, and editing of DFW is less egregious than thought.