Ridley Scott’s “1492: Conquest Of Paradise” (1992) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmnLrzG2zKw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent I can still remember that song— the one we were compelled by our grade school teachers to sing every year on one particular day in October. “In August 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. It’s understandable that the story of Christopher Columbus, the famed Spanish explorer,…

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Ridley Scott’s “Thelma & Louise” (1991) — THE DIRECTORS SERIES

Originally posted on New York FEEDBACK Film Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2iBFmKlO4BY?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016 Notable Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition) A good friend once likened a director’s cultural relevance to a tuning fork— after so many strikes, the fork can begin straying from perfect pitch. Similarly, a director can deliver a number…

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