Comments on: Serendipity Too?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:42:23 +0000

He seemed to do a lot of spot on political films that people didn’t get at the time.

See Absence of Malice if you would like to understand the relationship between the media and the government. If you’ve seen the film, you know all there is to know about the Wen Ho Lee and Richard Jewell incidents – the government using the media to persecute innocent people, because they don’t have the evidence to prosecute anyone.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:04:09 +0000

He was a great Director and will be a huge loss. There are not many like him these days. I also like Three Days of the Condor, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They, and others.

A friend just returned from the USA (and said he won’t be going back for some time) with a copy of Recount. I look forward to watching it in the next couple days. 🙂

A sad loss.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:58:51 +0000

He did a number of pointed films, and I considered throwing in Absence of Malice that deals directly with the interaction of the government and the press.

That was a great piece, Rook, from a different perspective. You get to a different, and perhaps more hopeful, point from the book. It would be nice to think that we will get some truth from these people, without having to depend on Congress and courts.

By: Rook

Rook — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:22:28 +0000

Wow! I am lumped in a post with Sydney Pollack? Way cool. I loved his movies. I even read the book “Seven Days of the Condor” that the movie “Three Days of The Condor” was based on. At the time, I was upset at the change of ending, but now, it seems to have been a much more accurate portrayal of what really motivates our foreign policy. Oil, not heroin.

By: jams o donnell

jams o donnell — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:08:12 +0000

A sad loss. My favourite film of his was They Shoot Horses, Don’t They.