Joy Murphy
The Early Origins of the Writing of Sideways and My Love of Alisal Ranch
Over 20 years ago, dead broke, divorced, and living in rent-controlled Santa Monica, CA I started making pilgrimages to the Santa Ynez...
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Joy Murphy
May 192 min read
The Sideways Tetralogy Now Available- RexPickettbooks.com
In 1999 I wrote a novel titled Sideways. It would take another five years before it became the hit, award-winning film of the same title....
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Joy Murphy
Feb 143 min read
Rex Pickett's Discovery and Love for Ancien Wines
Since moving to the city of Napa a little over a year ago I have been a frequent visitor at the Vintners Collective in downtown Napa....
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Joy Murphy
Feb 12 min read
Paul Giamatti, The Sideways Legend and I Reunite
Sideways came out nearly 20 years ago. I haven't seen Paul Giamatti, my alter ego Miles Raymond – I write autobiographically in the...
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Joy Murphy
Dec 8, 20236 min read
Max, the Writer's Cat
I haven’t had a pet since I was a kid, and that was some decades ago. Kate, the archivist who processed my papers, knowing I lived a...
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Joy Murphy
Nov 8, 202313 min read
SIDEWAYS and the Theatrical Genius of Alvis Hermanis
Twelve years ago I premiered/workshopped my Sideways play (a theatrical adaptation of my novel written by me) at the tiny 50-seat Ruskin...
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Joy Murphy
Oct 2, 20232 min read
Sideways Author Rex Pickett is Riga and Rioja Ready!
This weekend I fly to Riga, Latvia to attend the premiere of my Sideways play at the New Riga Theatre. A 250-seat theater sold out 11...
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Joy Murphy
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Rex's SIDEWAYS Update- Napa and New Zealand
The above photo is of the Vintners Collective in downtown Napa. Formerly a brewery, then a Chinese laundry, this historic building is...
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