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Feb. 14: “The Rum Diary.” Johnny Depp, ever faithful to the legacy of drugged-out journalist Hunter S. Thompson and his witty, masterful prose, brings a touch of goofy glamour to this tepid adaptation of Thompson’s “novel,” a semi-fictional account of...
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Thompson's imagination, this time in a semi-acceptable adaptation of the author's Puerto Rican days. In a film that many would have expected would have had the same flavor of eccentricity as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Johnny Depp adopts another...
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In this Oct. 12, 2011 file photo, Johnny Depp, a cast member in the film "The Rum Diary," poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. Based on the novel of the same name by the late Hunter S. Thompson, the film is released in theaters on Oct. 28. View Photo »
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Released Feb. 14: “The Rum Diary.” Johnny Depp, ever faithful to the legacy of drugged-out journalist Hunter S. Thompson and his witty, masterful prose, brings a touch of goofy glamour to this tepid adaptation of Thompson’s “novel,” a semi-fictional...
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"This place has got it going ON," I thought, smugly. Outside, the sides of the entry are decorated with an elaborate photo montage — kids wearing Mardi Gras purple, green and yellow playing drums and carrying giant swirly lollipops, like Hunter S....
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Depp does his tipsiest best portraying Hunter S. Thompson (with Giovanni Ribisi and Michael Rispoli) in “The Rum Diary,” now available on DVD and Blu-ray. (Peter Mountain) This weekend, new DVDs include Johnny Depp doing his best drunken Hunter S....
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My skin still smells of chlorine and it has taken two days to get rid of my wrinkly granny hands. I want to say thank goodness that’s over – but part of me will miss the strangely foetal and comforting warmth of being submerged and isolated in the tank. Looking back it feels like some crazy Hunter S. Th...
– Richard Hatch SOURCE: Radio Today -
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It's a haphazard shot at something — though we don't know exactly what — as if someone just threw some ideas at the screen and hoped something might stick. The film, based on Hunter S. Thompson's time as a journalist in Puerto Rico, is more of a "here...
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Canaan and the Racers went from 23-0 to forgotten after one loss. It seems unfair, but so does Duke overcoming a 20-point second-half deficit and Kim Kardashian's popularity. March is the most dramatic month of the college basketball season, full of...
About Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author, most famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories. ... Full Article
