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Skybird
08-01-20, 04:17 AM
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53614490


Some interesting films in his legacy, a real solid record. I just noticed him and me shared birthday date, February 14th.
Jimbuna
08-01-20, 05:03 AM
His knighthood alone is fitting testimony of his talent.

RIP
Skybird
08-01-20, 06:02 AM
His knighthood alone is fitting testimony of his talent.

Not so much than this:


1974 Our Cissy
1974 Footsteps
1975 The Evacuees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evacuees) TV film
1976 Bugsy Malone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Malone)
1976 No Hard Feelings[38] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parker#cite_note-38) TV film
1978 Midnight Express (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Express_(film))
1980 Fame (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film))
1982 Shoot the Moon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_the_Moon)
1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd_%E2%80%93_The_Wall)
1984 Birdy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdy_(film))
1986 A Turnip Head's Guide to British Cinema[39] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Parker#cite_note-39) documentary
1987 Angel Heart (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart)
1988 Mississippi Burning (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Burning)
1990 Come See the Paradise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_See_the_Paradise)
1991 The Commitments (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Commitments_(film))
1994 The Road to Wellville (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Wellville_(film))
1996 Evita (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_(1996_film))
1999 Angela's Ashes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela%27s_Ashes_(film))
2003 The Life of David Gale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_David_Gale)
Jimbuna
08-01-20, 06:58 AM
Not so much than this:




It is precisely that list why he was knighted.
Skybird
08-01-20, 07:07 AM
That he was knighted did not enable him or added to his talent to make the movies on that list. :O: The knighthood means little. The works tell it all. :)
Gerald
08-01-20, 09:09 AM
He was much ahead of his time as a director, screenwriter and producer which is clearly seen in several films in the 70's and so on.
Subnuts
08-01-20, 12:11 PM
I like a lot of prog rock, but I was never big on The Alan Parker Project.:hmmm:
mapuc
08-01-20, 12:23 PM
Three of his film is among my favorite.

1. Mississippi Burning
2. The Commitments
3. The Life of David Gale

Markus
Skybird
08-01-20, 04:50 PM
I like a lot of prog rock, but I was never big on The Alan Parker Project.:hmmm:
Just in case you were not just joking: Alan Parker and Alan Parsons have nothign to do with each other. :03:

And I like Alan Parson's music. :)
Gerald
08-01-20, 05:06 PM
Just in case you were not just joking: Alan Parker and Alan Parsons have nothign to do with each other. :03:

And I like Alan Parson's music. :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOwFVowEugQ