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Jun 30, 2015 · The End of the Tour true story reveals that the majority of the conversations in the movie between the author Wallace (Jason Segel) and the journalist Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) were taken almost verbatim from the real David Lipsky's taped conversations with Wallace.
Jul 31, 2015 · "The End of the Tour" is not really about Wallace (Jason Segel), although he's the other major character. It starts with Lipsky ( Jesse Eisenberg ) expressing amazement (but really jealousy) over a rave review of "Infinite Jest" in New York magazine, a moment that sparks his obsession with Wallace.
Jul 30, 2015 · The End of the Tour. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by James Ponsoldt. Biography, Drama. R. 1h 46m. By A.O. Scott. July 30, 2015. “There’s an unhappy paradox about literary biographies,” David...
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Aug 13, 2015 · There's a moment in "The End of the Tour" when David Foster Wallace drops his guard and shows himself as the funny, flawed human being he really was. It's the morning after Rolling Stone reporter ...
Although Wallace and Lipsky generally get along well, Wallace becomes angry when he sees Lipsky flirting with Betsy. After their return to Wallace's home, tension increases when Lipsky asks the author about rumors of past heroin abuse. Wallace denies it, accusing Lipsky of looking for a stereotypical angle from which to write his article.
Jul 29, 2015 · Although to be fair, The End of the Tour is both about Wallace at a very particular point in his life, and also about Lipsky, the young reporter on assignment for Rolling Stone. While Rolling Stone never published the interview between Lipsy and Wallace, the transcripts from this road trip became the basis for Lipsky's book.
Aug 7, 2015 · The End of the Tour, out now, is the true story of two thirtysomething writers named David: one, played by a bespectacled and bandana-ed Jason Segel, is the novelist David Foster Wallace,...
