[Correction: After this article was published, Olga Makrias, who represents Rita Wilson, wrote to The Berkshire Edge. According to Makrias, Rita Wilson is not familiar with “Travels with Epicurus,” and is not optioning it as a film as previously reported.” Fred Ritzenberg, a Hollywood producer, has optioned Daniel Klein’s book “Travels with Epicurus.” The original article, as corrected, is below.]
Well-known local writer Daniel Klein will be one of the people included in filmmaker Ralph Arlyck’s documentary, “I Like It Here” at the Triplex Cinema on Thursday, January 11th at 6:30 pm. There will be a Q & A immediately following the film with Arlyk and Klein.
Arlyck’s film “I Like it Here” is a poetic meditation on getting older, the passing of time and having no regrets. Arlyck says, “The title of the film can be taken two ways; It’s saying, ‘Hey, I like life’ and it’s also saying, ‘I like where I’m at’.”
Arlyck has produced and directed more than a dozen prize-winning, independent films, which have appeared on PBS and the BBC, and have played festivals worldwide, including Sundance, New York, London and Rotterdam. His documentary feature, “Following Sean”, played theatrically across the United States and on PBS.
Klein, a Great Barrington resident, is the author with Thomas Cathcart of the international bestseller, “Plato and Platypus Walk into a Bar,” and “Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates.” He is also author or coauthor of thirty other books including “The Half Jewish Book,” the Elvis Presley mystery series (“Kill Me Tender”, “Blue Suede Clues”), and the award-winning novel, “The History of Now.”
After the film and Q and A on Thursday night, there will be refreshments in the lobby for folks to pay tribute to Klein and his literary contribution to the community. For tickets to the film, go to thetriplex.org.
