How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
Jeff Zimbalist's 2024 feature documentary on Norman Mailer; U.S. theatrical premiere at Film Forum on 28 June 2024. An about-Mailer film, included under the audio/video extension to Lennon's scope.
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer is a feature documentary directed by Jeff Zimbalist, distributed in North America by Zeitgeist Films with Kino Lorber, and given its U.S. theatrical premiere at Film Forum in New York on 28 June 2024. Several Mailer family and Norman Mailer Society members took part in the premiere.
Coverage here includes the Variety review (Owen Gleiberman), the LitHub reading-list tie-in, and the Screen Daily distribution notice.
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Reviews
- Gleiberman, Owen. “How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer Review: A Haunting Doc Captures the Majesty of the Mailer Experience.” Variety, 2024-07-18. register
Essays, chapters, and books
- DOC NYC. “How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer (DOC NYC world premiere).” DOC NYC, 2023-10-16. register
- Screen Daily staff. “'How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer' to Zeitgeist and Kino Lorber for North America.” Screen Daily, 2024-02-10. register
- Literary Hub staff. “What to Read Before and After Seeing How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer.” Literary Hub, 2024-07-02. register