Lewis John Carlino, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and playwright known for writing and directing “The Great Santini,” died on June 17 on Whidbey Island in Washington state, his family has announced. He was 88.
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
Carlino received an Oscar nomination with Gavin Lambert for best adapted screenplay for the 1978 drama “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” based on the novel by Joanne Greenberg. In 1979, he wrote and directed the screenplay for “The Great Santini,” from the novel by Pat Conroy. The film earned Academy Award nominations for Robert Duvall for his portrayal of a Marine pilot and for Michael O’Keefe as the son of Duvall’s character.
His screenwriting credits include John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds,” “The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea,” which he also directed and co-produced; “The Brotherhood,” starring Kirk Douglas; “The Mechanic,” starring Charles Bronson; and “Resurrection,” starring Ellen Burstyn. During production of “The Brotherhood,” he met Jilly Chadwick,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Lewis John Carlino, who wrote and directed the Robert Duvall-led 1979 drama “The Great Santini,” died last week at the age of 88.
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
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Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
Carlino died at his home in Washington state after suffering from myelodysplastic syndrome, which is considered a type of cancer that impacts blood cells in bone marrow.
His career spanned some 50-plus years, writing for both film and television. Carlino racked up some early TV writing credits in the early 1960s, including an episode of the adventure crime drama “Route 66,” which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis — and later Glenn Corbett — as two young men who drove across the country in a Corvette in search of adventure.
Also Read: Joel Schumacher, Director of 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys,' Dies at 80
Carlino wrote his first film in 1966, “Seconds,” which starred Rock Hudson and Frank Campanella. The sci-fi thriller follows an unhappy middle-aged banker who...
- 6/24/2020
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Well that was a bit of a letdown.
I don't mean the "Castle" episode, "Reality Star Struck," though. It was a good, solid episode -- one of those light-hearted and funny ones we always need in between the super-dark entries. The letdown comes solely from a complete and utter lack of "Firefly" awesomeness in an episode of television that featured both Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres.
Oh well. I guess, as always, reality television trumps great sci-fi fare.
At least it was a fun reality show
If you're going to fake a reality show, it's best to make it full of backstabbing, lying and other bad behaviors that the audience seems to want so desperately. This one even had murder!
The reality show was also an excellent opportunity for Torres to show off her acting skills as Penelope Foster -- the fashion designer whose husband, Bob, was sleeping with the murder victim.
I don't mean the "Castle" episode, "Reality Star Struck," though. It was a good, solid episode -- one of those light-hearted and funny ones we always need in between the super-dark entries. The letdown comes solely from a complete and utter lack of "Firefly" awesomeness in an episode of television that featured both Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres.
Oh well. I guess, as always, reality television trumps great sci-fi fare.
At least it was a fun reality show
If you're going to fake a reality show, it's best to make it full of backstabbing, lying and other bad behaviors that the audience seems to want so desperately. This one even had murder!
The reality show was also an excellent opportunity for Torres to show off her acting skills as Penelope Foster -- the fashion designer whose husband, Bob, was sleeping with the murder victim.
- 2/12/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
There's a point partway into Wonder Boys when the main character, Grady Tripp, remembers his wife's response to reading his meandering, 2,000+ page novel: 'It's awfully male.' While this is a valid criticism of Chabon's work, it also endears the reader who would make that criticism to his writing. While I can easily find small things to criticize in Michael Chabon's Wonder Boys, those criticisms grow even smaller because of the immense likeability and humanity of the novel.
Wonder Boys tells the story of Grady Tripp, a middle-aged professor and writer who is going through personal and professional crises. He has been immersed for years in finishing an unwieldy follow-up to a successful novel, but he doesn't want anybody to read it. His wife leaves him, and he finds out that his mistress is pregnant. That's the plot, but it's really about a man who's made a lot of...
Wonder Boys tells the story of Grady Tripp, a middle-aged professor and writer who is going through personal and professional crises. He has been immersed for years in finishing an unwieldy follow-up to a successful novel, but he doesn't want anybody to read it. His wife leaves him, and he finds out that his mistress is pregnant. That's the plot, but it's really about a man who's made a lot of...
- 9/16/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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