Posts Tagged Norman Lear
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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… […]Archive
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 […]Archive
May 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman