Only 2 weeks after the death of Karl Malden Budd Schulberg, the writer of 'On The Waterfront" died yesterday. He was the greatest screenwriter in film history...period. I can't recommend another of his screenplays "A Face In The Crowd" more. It is from 1957 and shows the corruption of power using television. It is brilliant. Below is a quote from Mr. Schulberg in today's NY Times.
"It’s the writer’s responsibility to stand up against that power,” Mr. Schulberg said in an interview with The New York Times in 2006, videotaped for posthumous showing on its Web site. “The writers are really almost the only ones, except for very honest politicians, who can make any dent on that system. I tried to do that. And that’s affected me my whole life.”
This was a man of talent and vision. Thankfully, we will always have his work.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment