RIP Alan Parker

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Director of "The Commitments", maybe the first and probably one of the very few movies to capture the reality of forming (and losing) a band.
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Alan Parker did some good work. People forget that he did The Wall. Also: Birdy, Angel Heart, Evita, Mississippi Burning, Fame, Midnight Express, etc etc.

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I read his obit on BBC. Never saw a movie he made.
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As said above, The Commitments really does capture the essence of being in a band - the arc, the highs, the lows (per my experience anyway).
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The Commitments was an amazing flick with fantastic music & musical performances. Parker always seemed to get the best out of people and had a great eye for both 'grit' and realism. My personal favourite of his was Angel Heart which really should have been a bigger (read 'More successful at the Box Office') hit.

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Loved Midnight Express
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JeffBeck wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:06 pm Loved Midnight Express
Great movie. The tension created at the beginning when he was trying to smuggle the drugs on the plane with the exaggerated beating of his heart was something else. Mississippi Burning was great too.
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mickey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:00 pm I read his obit on BBC. Never saw a movie he made.
You were probably too busy listening to Peter Greene..
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Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:44 am
mickey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:00 pm I read his obit on BBC. Never saw a movie he made.
You were probably too busy listening to Peter Greene..
Who?
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mickey wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:52 am
Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:44 am
mickey wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:00 pm I read his obit on BBC. Never saw a movie he made.
You were probably too busy listening to Peter Greene..
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Never heard of him, until he died.
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What is your point? :evil: :?:
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