Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:39 PM

Lint Head (15,064 posts)

Just watched Face in a Crowd on TCM again. Wow. Just Wow.

I was 8 when the movie was released. I saw it as a child and more times than I can count since then. It not only still holds up today it has more impact today. It is not just a display of the corrupting influence of power but prophetic. Glenn Beck's arc of fame is on display for all to see but it also speaks to all of the other bigoted and cynical hate mongers that have invaded the public airways since that movie was made. I feel a new emotion every time I see it. Hope some of you here on DU had a chance to see it.
The way they set up politicians and sponsors is done melodramatically in the movie but it is so right on when you see the lying and deceptive manner Fox interviews people like Mitt Romney.

The writing is just absolutely genius.

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Just watched Face in a Crowd on TCM again. Wow. Just Wow. (Original post)	Lint Head	Jul 2012	OP
Amazing how nothing changes, huh? Fabulous flick. I first saw it many years ago and	valerief	Jul 2012	#1
I remember how upset people were, because they were expecting a comedy	SoCalDem	Jul 2012	#4
andy griffith was fantastic.	spanone	Jul 2012	#2
Yes, Lord! One of the scariest characters in movies. Can you believe the monster's now real?	nolabear	Jul 2012	#3
You said it!	Lint Head	Jul 2012	#5
My Mom Told Me...	WiffenPoof	Jul 2012	#6
Smart lady!	Lint Head	Jul 2012	#10
Even the trailer is amazing	thelordofhell	Jul 2012	#7
I just watched "American Psycho" and all I could think about was:	DCKit	Jul 2012	#8
Amazing, isn't it?	Bolo Boffin	Jul 2012	#9
My favorite scene is when Lonesome Rhodes hears his fate.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#11

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:41 PM

valerief (53,235 posts)

1. Amazing how nothing changes, huh? Fabulous flick. I first saw it many years ago and

never thought of Andy Griffith as Sheriff Taylor.

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:50 PM

SoCalDem (103,856 posts)

4. I remember how upset people were, because they were expecting a comedy

and were totally not expecting what they saw..

It's a fantastic movie, and is timely too.

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:43 PM

spanone (133,342 posts)

2. andy griffith was fantastic.

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:49 PM

nolabear (40,922 posts)

3. Yes, Lord! One of the scariest characters in movies. Can you believe the monster's now real?

Beck, Limbaugh, half of Fox...I started to say "What happened to the American pulbic?" But I think this has been around forever. The movie was just prescient in its understanding of how media can create a monster of such greater magnitude than before.

Damn fine movie. Miss you, Andy. <<<<shudder>>>>

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 10:54 PM

Lint Head (15,064 posts)

5. You said it!

I loved Andy so much.

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:12 PM

WiffenPoof (2,404 posts)

6. My Mom Told Me...

...about this film many years ago. When she told me that it had Any Griffith in it, I wasn't interested. Then, I heard it was directed by Elia Kazan. I watched it and was blown away. Kazan is an amazing director. Of course Kazan directed other amazing films like...On The Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Rebel Without a Cause, etc.

My mom is now 78 years old and she always calls me when a movie like AFITC is on and we discuss these films at length. Thanks mom...

-P

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Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:22 AM

Lint Head (15,064 posts)

10. Smart lady!

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:24 PM

thelordofhell (4,569 posts)

7. Even the trailer is amazing

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:26 PM

DCKit (18,541 posts)

8. I just watched "American Psycho" and all I could think about was:

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 11:28 PM

Bolo Boffin (23,796 posts)

9. Amazing, isn't it?

This guy in the middle: you expect me to believe he didn't know what was happening with his money at all times of the day? Much less checking out for three years? Go on and pull the other one!

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Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:30 AM

Spitfire of ATJ (32,723 posts)

11. My favorite scene is when Lonesome Rhodes hears his fate.

It's EXACTLY what happened to Glenn Beck.

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