"State" in Venice

Ethan Hawke's The Hottest State is a drama based on Hawke's debut novel, set in Manhatttan, about a frustrating relationship between a Texas actor named William (Mark Webber) and a singer/songwriter named Sarah (Catalina Sandino Moreno), with a previous romantic interest named Samantha (Michelle Williams) flitting in and out of his life. And now Hawke's 117-minute film will play as an out-of-competition selection at the upcoming Venice Film Festival. Which means, presumably, it'll show at the Toronto Film Festival also. State also stars Laura Linney, Sonia Braga and Hawke.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 27, 2006 at 9:34 AM

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mike says ...

He made a movie of that? I remember it being a pretty horrible book.

Posted by mike at July 27, 2006 9:51 AM

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Nicol D says ...

Ethan Hawke is a talented enough actor on an empirical level, but if you look up the phrase 'pretentious bohemian flakey actor stereotype' in the dictionary...

Posted by Nicol D at July 27, 2006 10:30 AM

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Anonymous says ...

I was working at a bookstore when the novel came out. It provided plenty of laughs.

Now, god help us, A Major Motion Picture.

Posted by Anonymous at July 27, 2006 10:47 AM

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Annie Frisbie says ...

Poor Michelle Williams- doesn't rate an Academy invitation, and now she doesn't even rate a boldface name?

Posted by Annie Frisbie at July 27, 2006 11:06 AM

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rk says ...

I do enjoy his poetry ... yeah right.

Posted by rk at July 27, 2006 11:21 AM

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Anonymous says ...

Barf.
It looks like Ethan Hawke has found a portal in his ass that leads inside the head of Ethan Hawke.

Posted by Anonymous at July 27, 2006 11:50 AM

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craptastic says ...

Jeff-- see if you can find the original EW review of his book. Its damn funny. BUT... not as funny as passages from the book.

Posted by craptastic at July 27, 2006 3:05 PM

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Josh Mooney says ...

MMmmm, tasty! Sounds like someone's finally dared to compete with the Phil Joanou classic "Entropy."

Posted by Josh Mooney at July 28, 2006 6:08 AM

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