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Nov 1, 2021 · An interview with author Barry Gifford and actor Lili Taylor about their new film, Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago, directed by Rob Christopher.
Jun 29, 2021 · Black Lizard’s influence is still felt today and can be glimpsed in the operations of such boutique publishing houses as Hard Case Crime and NYRB Classics. I recently spoke with Gifford about the history and legacy of Black Lizard, as well as his deep personal connection to noir and crime fiction.
Mar 4, 2024 · We spoke with Chris Condon about adapting Night People, preparing to receive notes from a literary icon, and the adaptations that inspired him to give this project a whirl. We discuss Barry Gifford's style and when to lean into it and away from it. Night People is not for the timid, after all.
Mar 16, 2018 · Barry Gifford has spent a lifetime writing stories about outsiders, particularly the hard-living petty thieves Sailor and Lula, the basis for the David Lynch film “Wild at Heart.”
I love my kids very much, but they’ve been known to scream out strange things while I’m on important calls, which is usually pretty funny, but this was Barry Fucking Gifford. Gifford and I spoke about how things have been in this off-kilter, mangled train wreck of a year.
Dec 1, 2014 · Barry Gifford’s novel Wild at Heart turns twenty-five this year. It tells the story of Sailor and Lula, two young lovers on the lam, driving their ’75 Bonneville convertible toward a better life but finding the violent reality of America instead.
Jan 24, 2020 · Barry Gifford grew up in hotels. Photo: Jessica Christian / The Chronicle. In the purest sense, Gifford is still a writer. His wife, Mary Lou, tells him he’s the boy who ran away to sea; he...
