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True Crime

Tom Ripley

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2. Athens, GA. It was part of the university's film series

Reply to raccoon (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 04:31 PM

Apr 2014

Wilson is a longtime friend of a professor (and is also visiting his 99 year old mother in the Atlanta area)
He spoke during a question and answer period after the screening:
Sidney Poitier recommended him to Brooks for the role
It was six weeks of back and forth meetings before he secured the role
Wilson did not want to present Dick as a likeable character, but he did not want the audience to forget his humanity
He remains friends with Robert Blake
Wilson thinks that Quincy Jones' score is an overlooked masterpiece. I wholeheartedly agree.

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I finally had the opportunity to watch "In Cold Blood" on the big screen [View all] Tom Ripley Apr 2014 OP

Where was this? That was a great opportunity. I saw it on the big screen raccoon Apr 2014 #1

Athens, GA. It was part of the university's film series Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #2

Wish I had known! I'm not all that far from Athens. I might've been able to make it. raccoon Apr 2014 #3