Never seen the movie, but I read the book when it came out - excellent stuff.
B > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: 22 April 2011 17:19 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: The Big Bang Club > > The Big Bang Club > > I never heard of this movie until receiving Ebert's email this > morning. He gives it two stars, but as a photographer, I need to see > it. To quote Roger: > > Many of the photos of the bloody final months of apartheid were taken > by four photographers who became famous as "The Bang Bang Club," > because of their willingness to risk death for great pictures. Two of > them won Pulitzers. One of them was killed, one committed suicide, one > was shot four times before retiring. The word often used about them > was “courageous,” but another word that comes to mind is "foolhardy." > > The full Ebert review is here: > http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110421/REVI > EWS/110429997/-1/email_headlines > > The Pulitzer Prize winning image that makes these photographers > significant is one you have all seen: > > http://iconicphotos.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/kevin-carter- > vulture.jpg?w=700&h=466 > > -- > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
