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Old 08-01-20, 04:17 AM   #1
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Default Alan Parker films no more

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.
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Old 08-01-20, 05:03 AM   #2
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His knighthood alone is fitting testimony of his talent.

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His knighthood alone is fitting testimony of his talent.
Not so much than this:


1974 Our Cissy
1974 Footsteps
1975 The Evacuees TV film
1976 Bugsy Malone
1976 No Hard Feelings[38] TV film
1978 Midnight Express
1980 Fame
1982 Shoot the Moon
1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall
1984 Birdy
1986 A Turnip Head's Guide to British Cinema[39] documentary
1987 Angel Heart
1988 Mississippi Burning
1990 Come See the Paradise
1991 The Commitments
1994 The Road to Wellville
1996 Evita
1999 Angela's Ashes
2003 The Life of David Gale
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Not so much than this:

It is precisely that list why he was knighted.
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That he was knighted did not enable him or added to his talent to make the movies on that list. The knighthood means little. The works tell it all.
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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.
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I like a lot of prog rock, but I was never big on The Alan Parker Project.
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Three of his film is among my favorite.

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

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I like a lot of prog rock, but I was never big on The Alan Parker Project.
Just in case you were not just joking: Alan Parker and Alan Parsons have nothign to do with each other.

And I like Alan Parson's music.
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Just in case you were not just joking: Alan Parker and Alan Parsons have nothign to do with each other.

And I like Alan Parson's music.
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