RIP
Two guys who meant a lot to me for very different reasons passed on into the great parade today, Ingmar Bergman and Bill Walsh.
Bergman was 89, and was one of the most productive and challenging film directors of all time. For all the blood, gore and guts we see in movies, I've never seen anything that made mortality real like Cries and Whispers. The list of great movies he made is long, among my favorites, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Fanny and Alexander. It's hard to overemphasize his genius and importance to great film making.
Bill Walsh was the coach of the San Francisco 49ers football team. He found players that suited his style, that of intelligence and innovation, and gave San Francisco fans a run that stands out in the history of the sport, but especially of sport in San Francisco. He won three Super Bowls, his successor won 2. Compare that to one world title by the NBA Warriors, and exactly none by the SF Giants of MLB. Thanks, Bill!
Bergman was 89, and was one of the most productive and challenging film directors of all time. For all the blood, gore and guts we see in movies, I've never seen anything that made mortality real like Cries and Whispers. The list of great movies he made is long, among my favorites, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Fanny and Alexander. It's hard to overemphasize his genius and importance to great film making.
Bill Walsh was the coach of the San Francisco 49ers football team. He found players that suited his style, that of intelligence and innovation, and gave San Francisco fans a run that stands out in the history of the sport, but especially of sport in San Francisco. He won three Super Bowls, his successor won 2. Compare that to one world title by the NBA Warriors, and exactly none by the SF Giants of MLB. Thanks, Bill!
posted by Dick Durata at 2:02 PM
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