Richard LaGravenese Articles

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon will play, respectively, Liberace and lover Scott Thorson in the HBO production Behind the Candelabra. With Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh at the helm of the Liberace movie, filming should begin in the summer of 2012. Richard LaGravenese, whose latest credit was the Reese Witherspoon-Robert Pattinson effort Water for Elephants, is the project's screenwriter. The Wisconsin-born Liberace — a walking, [...]

The Water for Elephants Blu-ray and DVD will be available in the United States on November 1. Directed by Francis Lawrence and adapted by Richard LaGravenese from Sara Gruen's bestselling novel, the circus-set romantic drama stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz. Hal Holbrook plays an older version of Pattinson's character. The Blu-ray disc features include: Robert Pattinson spotlight Reese Witherspoon featurette Audio commentary [...]

Robert Pattinson, Rosie (Tai), Water for Elephants WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Reviews: Corn Elevated to Realm of Romantic Melodrama Below are more snippets from some of the more negative Water for Elephants reviews. Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz star in the circus melodrama. Francis Lawrence directed from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese. But the timid screen adaptation … short-circuits the novel’s quirky charms and [...]

Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Tai (Rosie), Water for Elephants WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Reviews: Wildly Mixed Below are snippets from various Water for Elephants reviews. Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz star. Francis Lawrence directed. Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese. There is quite a bit to enjoy in a film that certainly qualifies as broad-based popular entertainment. But because the ingredients are so promising, there hangs [...]