sereneorange | Robert Howard (Reply)

Because I happen to adore Vincent D'Onofrio, I chose to watch The Whole Wide World tonight. It is based on a book written by Novelyn Price about Robert E. Howard who knew him when she was younger.
Taken from the web site above , this is part of the bio:

Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) ranks among the greatest writers of action and adventure stories. The creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, ‘El Borak,’ Sailor Steve Costigan and many other memorable characters, Howard (known as REH to his millions of fans), in a career that spanned barely 12 years, wrote well over a hundred stories for the pulp magazines of his day. While he is widely regarded as the ‘father of Sword and Sorcery’ and the creator of Conan the Barbarian, this reputation has been something of a double-edged sword. It has helped keep his work in the public eye for six decades since his death, but it has also obscured the astonishing breadth of his imagination, his talent for mastering a variety of genres and his ability to weave his magic in both prose and poetry.

The story was an amazing character study of REH. I was so absolutely drawn in (D'Onofrio was amazing as always) that I cared deeply for the the decisions he made, and the events that happened to him and because of him. D'Onofrio should have won an Oscar. He didn't play this character, he became him, inside and out flesh, and soul. This was one of the most masterful performances I have ever seen from any actor. I am not usually a big Zelwigger fan, but she used her face beautifully to convey her struggle and adoration for REH.
The setting was in Texas. It was filmed in Bastrop and Austin. The always stunning Texas sky was featured repeatedly and I found myself being reminded of the photos that