Michael Chabon, book-to-film heavy hitter.
After his book Wonder Boys was made into a movie in 2000, Michael Chabon's work The Mysteries of Pittsburgh [1] made it to audiences at this year's Sundance [2] (I thought the movie was okay [3]). A film version of his tome The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay [4] is currently in pre-production [5]. Now there's news that yet another Michael Chabon novel will be adapted for screen [6], this time with the Coen Bros. handling the direction.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union
According to Variety, "Chabon sets up a contemporary scenario where Jewish settlers are about to be displaced by US government's plans to turn the frozen locale of Sitka, Alaska, over to Alaskan natives. Against this backdrop is a noir-style murder mystery in which a rogue cop investigates the killing of a heroin-addicted chess prodigy who might be the messiah."

It's a recipe for Awesome.
They're the Coen brothers, and they've been winning gazillions of awards for this year's No Country for Old Men [7]. He's a bestselling author. I bet this movie will be awesome, though I haven't yet read The Yiddish Policemen's Union. Have you?

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