Perhaps the most important young-adult author of the twentieth century, Judy Blume, is coming to the Castro Theater on Sunday to take part in a screening of a new film by her son, Lawrence Blume, of her book Tiger Eyes. Shockingly, this is the first time one of Blume's books has been made into a movie.
Tiger Eyes is screening as part of the Jewish Film Festival, and it will show at 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, July 22. Admission is $12 and includes a Q&A afterwards with Larry and Judy Blume.
SF Weekly talked to Blume about shooting the film in New Mexico, and how her son always wanted to make this particular book, originally published in 1981, into a film. As for why none of her other books ever made it to the big screen, she doesn't address that. But she does talk about being a popular target for the library book-banning set over the years, mostly because she was one of the first authors of teen novels to tackle subjects like puberty, masturbation, and teen sex. "People would write me and say, 'You told my child about this before I was ready,'" says Blume. "I used to write back and say, 'What were you waiting for?'"
