Dish of the Day

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, May 5, 2023

Today on TCM:

The multi-talented Gordon Parks made his directorial debut at age 57 with 1969's The Learning Tree based on his semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. This touching coming of age story was previously lauded, along with its creator Parks, in an article entitled: Exploring the Artefacts #5: The Alchemist. Included are some clips of Parks' music compositions for The Learning Tree and Shaft's Big Score. The Learning Tree can be studied Friday, May 5 at 10:45 am PDT.

(From left) Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke

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A Happy Birthday shout-out to the Polish film making artist and actor Jerzy Skolimowski who turns 85 on May 5th.

He is known for his distinctive, award winning films such as Barrier (1966), Le Départ (1967, a Golden Bear winner at the Berlin Film Festival), Deep End (1970, a CC Hidden Gem), The Shout (1978, a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival), Hands Up! (1981), Moonlighting (1982, Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival), The Lightship (1985, Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival), Torrents of Spring (1989), Four Nights with Anna (2008), Essential Killing (2010, Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival), 11 Minutes (2015), and EO (2022, Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, and National Society of Film Critics all for Best Foreign Film). He has also lent his considerable acting skills to White Knights (1985), Mars Attacks! (1996), Before Night Falls (2000), and Eastern Promises (2007).

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Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.