Tag: Shoot the Moon
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Bo Goldman dies at 90
Goldman broke through in Hollywood with One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.Bo Goldman, the admired Hollywood screenwriter who won Oscars for his One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest and Melvin And Howard scripts, has died in California, aged 90.According to the New York Times, Goldman’s death was confirmed by his son-in-law, director Todd Field.Born in…
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Alan Parker: a maker of glorious films with a gift for connecting with audiences | Peter Bradshaw
From Bugsy Malone to Mississippi Burning, Shoot the Moon to Angel Heart, Parker was a craftsman committed to entertaining cinemagoersAlan Parker was a great storyteller of the movies, a muscular film-maker who cared about what the public wanted, cared about how to get the public into the cinema to see movies they would really enjoy.…