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Post by petrolino on May 19, 2018 10:50:04 GMT
Nice music. I like the artwork on the video, thanks.
Hope you enjoy 'Anatomy Of A Murder'. I like James Stewart too.
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Post by petrolino on May 19, 2018 11:14:38 GMT
he never disappoints. morricone and alcohol go well together. The legal drama 'The Verdict' (1982) opens with a long, lingering look at Frank Galvin (Paul Newman) drinking beer and playing pinball in a bar. It's a recurring shot of a man who's been bested by the drink. It reminds us of the landmark trial depicted in 'Anatomy Of A Murder' and foreshadows the landmark trial depicted in 'The Accused'.
"Cases : Smith Vs. State of Michigan."
'The Verdict' is a tale of redemption written by David Mamet. Galvin is washed-up and broken. Paul Newman could eat 50 hard-boiled eggs as fit Lucas Jackson in 'Cool Hand Luke' (1967) but Galvin can't even drink a cracked yolk without threatening to double over. A short walk leaves him breathless so he needs a cigarette. The medical malpractice suit handed to him by his mentor Mickey Morrisey (Jack Warden) involves a Catholic hospital overseen by the powerful Bishop Brophy (Edward Binns) whose archdiocese is protected by a highly paid legal team and shady insurance firm. This religious organisation can't have the case aired in the press and seeks to settle out of court, at the expense of a young woman who now lies in a coma, breathing through machinery. In 'The Verdict', an act of law becomes an act of confession and the case goes to trial.
'The Verdict', like 'Deathtrap' (1982), is scored by Johnny Mandel who worked with Count Basie. Mandel's a longtime friend of Quincy Jones who scored several Lumet pictures; Jones considers Morricone not only to be his friend, but also a mentor.
"As Johnny Mandel always tells me, "We're the only 2 guys who will ever go from infancy to senility without ever passing through grown up..."
- Quincy Jones, Twitter
Mamet would go on to script Brian De Palma's gangster film 'The Untouchables' (1987). It's scored by Ennio Morricone and features music by Duke Ellington. Check it out.
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Post by pimpinainteasy on May 19, 2018 11:55:35 GMT
ive seen both THE VERDICT and THE UNTOUCHABLES. dont like THE UNTOUCHABLES due to its heroes fighting against alcohol.
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Post by teleadm on May 19, 2018 14:09:00 GMT
Great Movie! Great roles too for Arthur O'Connell and Eve Arden. James Stewart and Duke Ellington playing piano together is a highlight. In an otherwise serious movie.
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Post by mattgarth on May 19, 2018 14:49:25 GMT
Stewart's strait-laced Presbyterian dad back in Pennsylvania was ashamed of his boy Jimmy appearing in 'that dirty movie' and even took out an ad in the local newspaper suggesting that the townfolk ignore the picture when it arrived at the local Bijou.
No luck -- during its run it played to sold-out audiences .. including Jimmy's proud mom who was in attendance every night.
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