#Mississippi Burning

[exdeputysonso]

Mississippi Burning (1988) Press Kit

[georgefairbrother]

Remembering British film director and writer Sir Alan Parker CBE, who passed away July 31st, 2020, aged 76.

Born to a working class family in Islington, North London he made his early reputation as a pioneer of creativity in television advertising. He formed a creative partnership with David Puttnam and went on to become one of his generation’s most accomplished film directors.

He directed Jack Rosenthal’s television play, The Evacuees, for the BBC (BAFTA and International Emmy), and his first international cinema success was Bugsy Malone (1976), a musical gangster pastiche featuring a cast of children, including Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Andrew Paul (The Bill), Bonnie Langford and an uncredited Phil Daniels. He said that he wrote Bugsy Malone out of frustration, as his work was constantly being rejected on the grounds of being 'too parochial'.

He went on to create a commercially successful, diverse and at times controversial body of work, including Midnight Express (written by Oliver Stone: they didn’t get on), Fame, Pink Floyd-The Wall, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita and Angela's Ashes. His final feature film was The Life of David Gale in 2003.

According to his official website;

"...In all, his films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars...In January 1998, Parker took up his post as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the British Film Institute and in August, 1999 he was appointed first Chairman of the UK Film Council; a position he held for five years...In November, 1995, Parker was awarded with a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the British film industry and he received a knighthood in 2002. He is also an Officier des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Government..."

He was also fascinating to listen to on the subject of the film industry generally, and gave a number of entertainingly grumpy interviews over the years. In the mid 1980s, his Thames TV documentary, A Turnip Head’s Guide to the British Film Industry, which according to his own website ‘lambasted the British film establishment and film critics’, seemed to upset just about everyone but won the British Press Guild award for the year’s best documentary.

He was interviewed by Warner Brothers executives as a potential director for the first Harry Potter, however during a teleconference (from his kitchen table at home) didn’t seem to express enough interest or gratitude at being asked. When a Warner exec told him that lots of directors would just love to do it, Parker said, 'Well go and ask them, then', and that was the end of that.

In conversation with David Puttnam for a BFI function, Alan Parker explained why he gave up making films, and talked a little about his art and drawing.

"…I’m out of it, I’ve had enough, I think it’s time for someone else to do it. I get more pleasure out of doing my art…I’ve been directing since I was 24, and every day was a battle, every day it was difficult, whether you’re fighting the producer who has opinions that you don’t agree with, the studios or whoever it is, because film, unlike art, pure art, film is hugely expensive, and the moment it gets expensive, you have people you have to serve…I’ve been punching out, all my life…to fight for the work…for our right to make our movie, the way we want to do it, and that’s hugely difficult, because it seems that you’re forever punching out. There comes a time, when you think, I don’t want to do that…I showed (a friend) one of my art works, and he said, who’s your audience here? Because that’s what film people think. I said the audience is me, and that’s all I care about, if someone likes my art, fine, if they don’t, fine…If they don’t like my movies, I want to kill ‘em…"

He was Michael Parkinson's first guest on Desert Island Discs in 1986, (a great interview) and featured once again 14 years later talking to Sue Lawley.

[illiana-mystery]

Alan Ward, Mississippi Burning (1988)

[greenmenace]

Every movie I watch with him in, I instantly get heart emoji eyes when he's on screen.

All of his characters are beautiful and I love each and every one of theeeem.

[emilynightshade89]

Willem Dafoe Characters as Hozier songs:

Elias Grodin ~ Angel of Small Death (& Codeine Scene) / As It Was

John Letour ~ To Be Alone / Sedated

Alan Ward ~ Nina Cried Power

Rick Masters ~ Arsonist's Lullaby

Vincent Van Gogh ~ Sunlight

Vance ~ No Plan

Leonhard Seppala ~ Work Song

Bobby Peru ~ It Will Come Back

Edits made by me: Please Do NOT REPOST

[doppleganger-rental]

Oh hell. There’s a 16mm film print of Mississippi Burning on eBay. It’s WAY outa my league $-wise but man would I love to project this!

[periodically80s]

[valkaryah]

Mississippi Burning (1988)

[vibe-stash]

Mississippi Burning (1988) dir. Alan Parker // Green Room (2015) dir. Jeremy Saulnier

[cemyafilmarsiv]

Komünistler, yahudiler, şimdi de zenciler. Kıyamet günün yaklaştığını dostlarına haber ver. Tanrı yukarıdan bakacak ve ırklar kaynaşmasının bittiğini görecek.

Biz ne mi istiyoruz, biz güzel yüzlü bebekler istiyoruz. Kahve tenliler değil.

Ben asla asla diyorum ve son sözü klu klux klan'a veriyorum.

Mississippi Burning (1988) Alan Parker

[exdeputysonso]

Brad Dourif as Deputy Clinton Pell | Mississippi Burning (1988)

[cleopatrachampagne]

requiem for a dream (2000)

mississippi burning (1988)

the exorcist (1973)

black swan (2010)

the empire strikes back (1980)

american beauty (1999)

[most beautiful movie shots: part two]

[illiana-mystery]

Mississippi Burning (1988)

[greenmenace]

I just realised that I never made an appreciation post for Alan Ward! I really liked this movie and Willem had many lovely scenes. Look at the adorable boy!

I wish Willem wore more glasses, he looks absolutely great with them on!

[emilynightshade89]

Made this years ago for my discord chat but @greenmenace just reminded me with their Alan Ward post how much I adore this character and who he reminds me of sometimes 🤣

[josefksays]