Actually, I'm not certain if that was a Leonard book or not. But,
the film has gotten glowing reviews from the few who've seen it. The
website Ain't It Cool News' reviewer called Keitel's performance the
best he'd given since the one-two punch of "Bad Lieutenant" and "The
Piano" (ah, back in Keitel's glory days!).



--- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, harveybombaytiger
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> Wow, sounds great! Is'nt Cuba Libre a Elmore Leonard book?
>
> John
>
>
>
> --- In harveykeitelfans@yahoogroups.com, dkelly26666
<no_reply@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've heard about the project, "America", but it was supposed to
> > happen last summer (and didn't), so I'm not sure if it's still on
> or
> > not.
> >
> > Meanwhile, a new Asian film (from Singapore) with a mostly
Asian
> > cast called "One Last Dance" will premiere at Sundance Film
> Festival
> > in January 2006. It seems Keitel has a small role in it.
> >
> > Also, the indie label THINKFilm has acquired the rights to, not
> > one, but TWO previously unavailable projects of Harvey's.
> >
> > First, the film "Beeper". It is a thriller about a doctor's kid
> who
> > gets kidnapped while on a trip to India. The doctor goes up
against
> > drug dealers to get his child back. Keitel plays a drug dealer;
> Joey
> > Lauren Adams plays a cop. The film has been on the shelf since
> 2002.
> > It is going to be released on DVD on January 17,2006.
> >
> > Second, THINKFilm has also acquired the rights to the long in
the
> > coming "Dreaming of Julia" (AKA "Cuba Libre"), a film I have
heard
> > nothing but GREAT things about ever since 2000. They will release
> it
> > at an as yet unannounced time next year. It may recieve some
> > theatrical distribution.
> >
> > Also, remember the release of "Shadows in the Sun" on DVD on
> Feb.7,
> > 2006, as well.
> >
>