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Vertical (novel)
''Vertical'' is a 2010 novel by Rex Pickett and the second novel in the '' Sideways Trilogy''. It is a sequel to the novel ''Sideways'', which was made into a successful 2004 film of the same name. The novel takes place seven years after the events depicted in ''Sideways''. It contains the same characters as in the earlier novel: Miles, a writer, his friend Jack, a sometime actor, and Miles' mother Phyllis, all wine lovers. Miles is now a successful author, having written a novel called "''Shameless''" with much the same situations as the real-life ''Sideways''. Like ''Sideways'', "''Shameless''" has been adapted as a successful movie. Jack, who had been prosperous in ''Sideways'', is now divorced and short of cash. Pickett says that the character Jack is based on his friend Roy Gittens, a film electrician. The novel recounts a road trip involving the three and a Filipina caretaker, Joy, as they head first to Oregon's Willamette Valley for the International Pinot Noir Celebrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Pickett
Rex Pickett (born July 9, 1952) is an American novelist and filmmaker best known for his novel ''Sideways'', which was adapted into a 2004 movie of the same name directed by Alexander Payne. Career Education and early career Pickett was born at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California, and grew up in San Diego. He attended the University of California at San Diego where he was a Special Projects major, specializing in contemporary literary and film criticism and creative writing. He graduated summa cum laude, then moved to Los Angeles to attend the graduate program at USC School of Cinematic Arts. He dropped out in the early 1980s and, with his then-wife, Barbara Schock, wrote and directed two independent feature films, ''California Without End'' and '' From Hollywood to Deadwood''. ''California Without End'' was sold to Bavarian Radio Television, a German television station, and ''From Hollywood to Deadwood'' to Island Pictures. Pickett returned to writing, landing a job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |