William James

William Boyd on adapting Restless and writing James Bond

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Duration: 9:21
Updated: 08 Jan 2013

In part two of our interview with William Boyd, he discusses the challenges of adaptation and the making of the BBC film of his book Restless, along with som...

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William Boyd 'asked Daniel Craig's advice' for new James Bond book Solo

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Duration: 1:30
Updated: 25 Sep 2013

William Boyd 'asked Daniel Craig's advice' for new James Bond book Solo William Boyd has revealed he asked Daniel Craig's advice before writing the new James Bond novel - but admitted he would cast Daniel Day-Lewis as his ideal 007. The writer, whose book Solo is published on September 26, is the latest in a long line of novelists to continue the adventures of the spy first created by Ian Fleming. Boyd said he approached the story, which sees 007 embroiled in a civil war in 1969 Africa, as a fan of both the books and films. He said: "The thing is with the literary Bond, as opposed to the cinematic Bond, is that he's a very complex character. I mean he is a cool, capable, guy and he's a very successful operative but what makes him fascinating for readers is the darker side of him, he's troubled, he makes mistakes, and I think that three dimensional portrait of him you get in the novels explains why he's not just some cardboard caricature spy, he's a real living, breathing, interesting individual." Boyd, who has written screenplays for films starring three Bond actors - Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Craig - said he had "discussions" with the current 007 about whether he should write the book. He said: "I knew he was going to say yes." The writer, whose novel Restless was adapted for television last year, said it was "highly unlikely" Solo would be made for the cinema. He said: "It is set in 1969 and the Bond films are always set in the present day. They'll never make a retro Bond, I suppose they can take my plot and update it but then it would be different and because it's set in the 1960s it gives it a particular flavour." Boyd, who has written his personal recipe for the perfect dry martini into the book, added: "If there was to be an actor to play my James Bond, I'd choose another actor who has also been in a film of mine and who I also know and who is also called Daniel - Daniel Day-Lewis - because I think Daniel Day-Lewis actually resembles the Bond that Fleming describes."

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A Novel Writer - William Boyd, exclusive interview

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Duration: 4:55
Updated: 31 Jul 2013

To see more go to www.t5m.com/William-Boyd William Boyd, the Scottish screen and novel writer talks t5m through his life from his birth in Accra in Ghana, hi...

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Sydney Banks - Forgive Yourself

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Duration: 2:16
Updated: 29 Jul 2013

Philosopher and author Sydney Banks has found something so profound that it is dramatically impacting our world. Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, te...

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Chasing William James

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Duration: 3:16
Updated: 02 Jan 2013

Robert D. Richardson, author of a new William James biography, spoke with me on camera for a few minutes at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass.

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Tower Block Interview with writer James Moran

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Duration: 4:42
Updated: 22 Sep 2012

James Moran chats about writing Tower Block. More Tower Block interviews with Sheridan Smith http://youtu.be/QTy2l7f5NWw Nabil Elouahabi http://youtu.be/PT_s...

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Sydney Banks - Kimberly's Story

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Duration: 2:15
Updated: 29 Jul 2013

Philosopher and author Sydney Banks has found something so profound that it is dramatically impacting our world. Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, te...

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2012 Trailer - "THE ASCENT" - Steven James Creazzo - writer/co-producer/director.

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Duration: 2:51
Updated: 25 Jul 2013

2012 Trailer - "THE ASCENT" - Steven James Creazzo - writer/co-producer/director. Starring: JOSIE DAVIS, WILLIAM McNAMARA, COURTNEY GAINS, MARTIN KOVE, JOE E...

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Sydney Banks - Goodwill

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Duration: 4:17
Updated: 29 Jul 2013

Philosopher and author Sydney Banks has found something so profound that it is dramatically impacting our world. Psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, te...

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"Does a Writer Have the Right?" Music and Lyrics by Terrie Frankel

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Duration: 3:01
Updated: 06 Apr 2013

Can you guess some of these fiction writers throughout history? The list includes: Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, William Faulkner, Edgar Allen ...

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Solo - William Boyd 1/3

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Duration: 5:12
Updated: 22 Sep 2013

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice. Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington, D.C., where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors. Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment.

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LEWISBURG Film -Richard Lynch-Don Calfa

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Duration: 2:21
Updated: 09 Jul 2012

Trailer - K Studios Richard Lynch-Don Calfa-Mari Yanuzzi Writer/Director-William James Kennedy Music -Bill Toms-Alestar Digby-Kartune-Jem Warren "LEWISBURG" ...

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James Patterson Talks About Tyler Perry in Alex Cross | Writer's Block

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Duration: 6:04
Updated: 06 Aug 2013

James Patterson talks about Tyler Perry's rendition of Alex Cross in this exclusive episode of "Writer's Block". Writers Block is Produced by William Grady A...

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Biography - SW - Shakespeare - Part 1 of 2 of William Shakespeare - English Writer

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Duration: 13:19
Updated: 22 Jul 2013

Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I'm Mario Ritter. Today, Steve Ember and Barbara Klein tell us about one of the most influential and skillful...

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British Novelist William Boyd talks to The London Book Fair

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Duration: 11:11
Updated: 31 May 2013

It's thirty years since William Boyd was chosen as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and, rather to his surprise, he's still writing successful...

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Biography - SW - Shakespeare - Part 2 of 2 of William Shakespeare - English Writer

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Duration: 7:54
Updated: 03 Jul 2013

I'm Steve Ember. And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Sh...

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Toward a School of Their Own (part 1)

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Duration: 64:27
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

Documentary about the "prehistory" of American Functionalist Psychology, from about the time of the publication of Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" to th...

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James Baldwin: the Price of the Ticket

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Duration: 4:40
Updated: 09 Aug 2013

To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit: http://newsreel.org/video/JAMES-BALDWIN-THE-PRICE-OF-THE-TICKET Fil...

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WRITERS VERSUS WRITER'S GUILD, PLAINTIFF WILLIAM RICHERT

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Duration: 1:16
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

EN ROUTE to a hearing of WILLIAM RICHERT VS WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WEST, ET. AL. MAY 16, 2012 at LA Superior Court. Lead Plaintiff prepares to speak to Judge Wiley Jr. at the Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of thousands of American writers caught up in the class action where "Superlawyers" Neville Johnson and Paul Kiesel said they were doing right by the class of non-union and union screenwriters, but they wronged their clients and tainted the name of the Plaintiff. The WGAw suit is linked to the DGA and the SAG cases, and it is hoped all three will be redone for justice.

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Terminator: The Blu-ray Anthology - Rise of the Machines -- I Am a Machine

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Duration: 1:32
Updated: 03 Aug 2013

Buy The Terminator Anthology exclusively at Best Buy on 8/28! See the complete world as created by Academy Award-winning director James Cameron with the comp...

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A DOPPIA ESPOSIZIONE (1982) William Byron Hillman - Trailer

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Duration: 2:44
Updated: 29 Apr 2013

Trailer del film giallo "A Doppia esposizione" (1982) Regia di William Byron Hillman Writer: William Byron Hillman Stars: Michael Callan, Joanna Pettet, Jame...

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William Boyd in conversation with Erica Wagner

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Duration: 16:20
Updated: 14 May 2013

William Boyd talks to Erica Wagner on the English PEN Literary Cafe at London Book Fair 2013.

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Revelle Forum: Louis Menand

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Duration: 59:12
Updated: 16 Nov 2012

American Studies, the latest book from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New Yorker staff writer Louis Menand, collects Menand's striking re-examinations of ...

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