Will All Hat be all that?
The Globe and Mail has a story about the movie version of All Hat, Dunnville, Ontario, author Brad Smith’s 2003 novel, a shitkicking tale about horseracing that was published by Penguin Canada. (Read Q&Q’s review of All Hat here.) Smith wrote the screenplay for the film and was on-set for much of the shooting. The film’s producers are hoping that the combination of Smith’s story, a reasonably recognizable American star (Keith Carradine, last seen as Wild Bill Hickok on the series Deadwood), and a reasonably recognizable musician (guitarist Bill Frisell) doing the soundtrack will mean success for the film. Indeed, director Leonard Farlinger goes to great lengths to make clear that All Hat is “not an art film.” On the contrary, he says, “It’s a film you can like, a film you can really enjoy.”
(Brad Smith’s newest novel, Big Man Coming Down the Road, is reviewed in the current issue of Q&Q. Read the review here.)
