[lbo-talk] Sayles latest

[Dennis Perrin]

> Sayles does not make typical, emotional rollecoaster Hollywood movies;
> by that standard, the pace is too slow, and the characters pointedly
> unglamorous. But the acting is always fine, and I learn something from
> each one. My faves so far have been "Brother from Another Planet" and
> "Lone Star."
>
> Joanna

I liked "Lone Star," but for me his best are "Eight Men Out" (about the 1919
fixed World Series) and "Matewan." Now how can any lefty not like "Matewan"?
Esp with Chris Cooper playing an IWW organizer?

DP