Tag: Keeping the Faith

  • Edward Norton Made the Biggest Bet of His Career With ‘Motherless Brooklyn’

    Edward Norton Made the Biggest Bet of His Career With ‘Motherless Brooklyn’

    Three-time Oscar nominee Edward Norton does not think small. After years of uncredited rewriting and editing room consulting (“American History X”), he directed “Keeping the Faith” in 2000. And over nine years of trying to make an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s 1999 novel “Motherless Brooklyn”, which he wrote and produced, he decided to direct himself…

  • ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton’s Sturdy Adaptation of Jonathan Lethem Noir

    ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton’s Sturdy Adaptation of Jonathan Lethem Noir

    Jonathan Lethem’s 1999 novel “Motherless Brooklyn” combined the classic potboiler ingredients of a Dashiell Hammett yarn with contemporary postmodern flourishes. For his long-gestating adaptation, Edward Norton takes the material at face value, transplanting the story to a period-appropriate ‘50s milieu, resulting in a sturdy old-fashioned detective story with a lot on its mind. Above all…