R.I.P. Michael Apted

[dws1982]

The early parts of Coal Miner's Daughter has a better feel for very rural back-country America than almost any movie I can think of. You would swear it was made by someone who grew up there. The Up series will be his legacy, but he was a decent journeyman director--the type we don't see too often anymore. I haven't seen it in a long, long time, but I remember thinking his Bond movie was very enjoyable, back at a time when those films were small scale enough that they could crank them out every couple of years. (For reference, Brosnan's four Bond films were released over a seven year period, while Craig's five will have been released over a fifteen year period.)

[anonymous1980]

Story.

I should really start watching the Up series.