Straw Dogs (2011 film) Straw Dogs (2011 film) Straw Dogs is a 2011 American psychological thriller/action film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs", itself lightly based on the Gordon Williams novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm". It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. Scriptwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) relocate to rural Mississippi where Amy grew up. They are going to live in the house of Amy's recently deceased father and to allow David to finish a script. While in town one afternoon, David meets Amy's ex-boyfriend
The Passions of the Mind Complex. Irving Stone is best renowned for his several biographical novels, the best known being "Lust for Life" and "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (about the artists Vincent Van Gogh and Michelangelo, respectively), which were both adapted into major Hollywood productions. Though less well known, "Passions of the Mind" was an American bestseller upon its release, spending 13 weeks at the top of the "New York Times" Bestseller List (fiction) in the spring of 1971, and nearly 30 weeks in the top 15. The Passions of the Mind The Passions of the Mind is a 1971 novel by American author