[MOPO] An actor for all seasons

2008-03-22 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Paul Scofield's obit was in the NYT today. He has passed on March 19, in England, of leukemia. In 1967, I think everybody that loved films thought that he and Fred Zinnemann and Robert Bolt had finally done Henry VIII justice. I am sorry to note his death here. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.n

Re: [MOPO] An actor for all seasons

2008-03-22 Thread Bruce Hershenson
Kirby, I could not agree more! He also was superb in "The Train", a great movie not well remembered, and he was strong in "Quiz Show" as well. He could have had a major film career, but he much preferred the stage. "A Man For All Seasons" was amazing. It was a movie of ideas, filled with dialog, w