Norman Lear

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October 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Always Starting, Never Ending

jesus, FUCK! – Alan Bennett is 83. I better get watching – and reading – his books, his TV, his films, scripts… Shit! There’s too much for me. (I’ve read some, seen some – but there’s much to revisit, and so much to try, to find, to hunt, to line up). A name gets mentioned, […]

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August 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Archie Bunker’s place

I really like that Archie Bunker character. I mean I wouldn’t think much of him as a person – if he was a real person…but as a character (a very real character) there’s so much there. Even still. You wouldn’t (probably) get away with it now – though the trick seems to be to animate… […]

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June 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast: Film

If You’re Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast Director: Danny Gold Shapiro/West Productions, Gold Entertainment Group/HBO The title of this charming documentary comes from a Carl Reiner bit. He recalls the obituary of an actress he had worked with – the only picture featured including Reiner (in his co-staring capacity). He jokes about doing a […]

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May 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Norman Lear – Just Another Version of You: Film

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Directors: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady Loki Films/Thirteen/WNET He’s 93 and sharp as anything – and what a life of impact – Norman Lear is one of the greatest minds to have ever worked in television. A showrunner for so many big-deal TV shows in America in the […]