After the "Hustler", I revisited "Cool Hand Luke" and the great admiration I had for Paul Newman's character of Luke- an irreverent loner who is put on a chain gang for destroying parking meters. When he stands up to the gang's merciless boss, he becomes an unlikely hero to his fellow prisoners. . .and me. Remember "What we have here is a failure to communicate" - wow!A few months later, after some memorable modern classics ( V for Vendetta- I loved this film - a modern classic for sure, Blade Runner, Sin City - saw it 3 times already. . . still cant get enough) I ran into a very high voltage all time classic - Inherit the Wind. Some powerhosue performances by Spencer Tracy ( Remember those long conversations in Guess who is coming to Dinner ) Gene Kelly , and Fredric March. Classic debate on the evolution of man - and conflict with modern thought ( Book Of Genesis vs Darwin).
. . .and the adventure continues. . .
No comments:
Post a Comment