Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and economic movements, a groundbreaking cinematic portrayal of a leading gay character, and maybe the most Brooklyn film of all time.
In Episode 1 of my two-parter, I do the usual deep dive into the hows and whys of the ways in which the film still lands emotionally and experientially for viewers today.
In Part 2, I'll delve into fact vs fiction, digging into the real Sonny and Sal as well as exploring some of how the real-life protagonist of the robbery began to live the version of events shown onscreen...and even came to embellish the facts far beyond the realm of plausibility.
It's an incredible true story that makes you wonder what's stranger: fact or the fiction spun from it?
283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story
In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional
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280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films
In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a loo
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