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Rex Pickett (born July 9, 1952) [1] is an American novelist and filmmaker best known for his novel Sideways, [2] which was adapted into a 2004 movie of the same name directed by Alexander Payne. Career
General Pickett and LaSalle Corbell Pickett, 1863 "A Woman of the Century" Sallie Corbell married Gen. George Pickett on September 15, 1863, a short time after his famous charge at Gettysburg. They had two sons: George Edward Pickett (1864–1911), who died at sea returning from the Philippines on an Army transport ship, and David Corbell ...
Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara ...
An 88-year-old man is facing a murder charge after allegedly killing his wife and staging the scene to make it look like she died by suicide, police have said. On Sunday, Jan. 26, at around 3:00 a ...
The wife of a Texas news anchor who died suddenly is thanking those who have shown their support after her husband’s death. Kris Radcliffe “died unexpectedly” at the age of 51 on Wednesday ...
The series spans approximately eight years in the life of its main protagonist, a writer named Miles. At the beginning of Sideways, Miles is a mostly unsuccessful screenwriter and functioning alcoholic who is taking his best friend Jack, a successful TV director, on a trip to California's wine country the week before the latter's wedding.
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In 2004, the novel was made into a film, Sideways, directed by Alexander Payne. [2] The film received critical acclaim, and won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in addition to being nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church) and Best Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen).