Actually, I mistyped. The name of the Film is The Bang Bang Club. Dan
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > Never seen the movie, but I read the book when it came out - excellent stuff. > > B > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
