In Reply to: Well done Arthur Penn obit in the Times. posted by powermatic on September 30, 2010 at 16:53:59:
unusual, original works. Add to them, "Alice's Restaurant;" "Bonnie and Clyde;" and, "The Miracle Worker," and you have a director whose oeuvre compares to any others of his generation.
Pensive, action-filled, artistic, AND entertaining: Penn was the whole package.
He deserves more fame.
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- "The Chase;" "Night Moves;" "Missouri Breaks." 3 very - tinear 09:24:00 10/02/10 (10)
- RE: "The Chase;" "Night Moves;" "Missouri Breaks." 3 very - powermatic 16:09:58 10/02/10 (9)
- Strange, I think Little Big Man is a laughably bad film. nt - tinear 20:53:37 10/02/10 (8)
- Good for you - danj 23:15:06 10/06/10 (0)
- RE: Excellent movie...now go hide and watch Pulp Fiction for hundredth time (nt - Gandra1 08:26:44 10/04/10 (0)
- Oh, I don't find that so strange. In fact, I'm not surprised at all. (-: /nt/ - powermatic 16:21:53 10/03/10 (0)
- Well, there WERE laughs (Faye Dunnaway's performance in particular) - Road Warrior 07:41:29 10/03/10 (3)
- The first film I can remember that showed Native Americans as more than just card board cutouts - Tony D. 12:41:12 10/03/10 (0)
- Dated, silly, bloated. Just one guy's opinion, mind you. nt - tinear 10:07:38 10/03/10 (1)
- Dated? Yea, now, for sure, but then, not. Just another IMHO, etc. ^ - Road Warrior 13:36:46 10/03/10 (0)
- Why is that? * - Tony D. 07:30:14 10/03/10 (0)