Chris Mccandless magic bus to be tourist attraction
The cult of Chris McCandless marches on. Texas businessman Brad Benson has announced plans to fly eager tourists over the Magic Bus and Alaskan backcountry where the 24-year-old McCandless spent his...
View ArticleJon Krakauer talks about the death of Christopher McCandless
Jon Krakauer believes he’s finally cracked the mystery surrounding the death of Christopher McCandless, whose four-month adventure into the Alaskan wilderness two decades ago became the subject of...
View ArticleInto the wild, Denali park, and Alaska
Like a lot of movies, “Into the Wild” is very much a director’s movie- the work of a singular vision of the world they’re trying to create onscreen. Of course, “Wild” writer-director Sean Penn (making...
View ArticleJon Krakauer’s into the wild film adaptation
Into the Wild is based on the non-fictional book by Jon Krakauer, depicting the adventures of Christopher McCandless. The book as well as the film adaptation, wonderfully directed by Sean Penn, show...
View ArticleWalt and Billie McCandless talk about Chris McCandless – 1
Christopher J. McCandless’s story began publicly in September 1992 when his 24-year-old, emaciated body was found in an old bus used as a temporary shelter for hunters in a wilderness area outside...
View ArticleWalt and Billie McCandless talk about Chris McCandless – 2
In the beginning after Chris’s story came out, people sent money, which McCandless thought the couple would just give away, but that changed with the publication of Krakauer’s book. McCandless said,...
View ArticleWalt and Billie McCandless talk about Chris McCandless – 3
“I think it made a difference to Jon,” said McCandless. But did it matter for him and his wife? “Well, not really because it doesn’t change anything.” When asked if he disliked the media attention when...
View ArticleSean Penn and the McCandless family
Sean Penn waited nearly ten years for the go-ahead, not from Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild, but from the unflatteringly depicted McCandless family the book dealt with and to whom the latter...
View ArticleInto the wild magic bus tour
A Texas businessman pushing a Hollywood image is hoping to profit off an Alaska death made famous by a Colorado writer. Yes folks, tourism season has arrived in the North, and it’s time to go wild. Or...
View ArticleInto the wild – Carine McCandless – The Wild Truth
The Wild Truth, the new memoir by Carine McCandless, is rough going at times. The book covers many years and a lot of ground, and much of it is emotionally powerful in a positive way, including new...
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