tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597109012036351539.post2992811684481828537..comments2024-03-11T18:00:02.301+00:00Comments on Monkey Picks: SHAFT with RICHARD ROUNDTREE IN CONVERSATION AT THE NFTMonkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975282714651024572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597109012036351539.post-13055221074323652762011-02-04T17:04:06.978+00:002011-02-04T17:04:06.978+00:00Lucky you Roger. He must have a little stock of a...Lucky you Roger. He must have a little stock of anecdotes - he also mentioned above about the crossing the road from the subway scene.Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975282714651024572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597109012036351539.post-3659147386214216732011-02-04T16:49:10.883+00:002011-02-04T16:49:10.883+00:00I must have met him around the same time. An amazi...I must have met him around the same time. An amazingly modest, generous guy. He talked to a few of us about his times with Ali. How they did the scene that the shot you use above was done. I seem to recall it was a case of 'you're here, you go there.. and action'. And the road wasn't cleared or prepared, so the traffic is real, not stunt drivers, or anything. He also told the 'I want someone that looks like him..' storyRoger the Shrubberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894802020482817649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597109012036351539.post-36961575750214949032010-09-28T18:29:48.551+01:002010-09-28T18:29:48.551+01:00Cheers, I didn't notice that but did spot a hu...Cheers, I didn't notice that but did spot a huge "Michael Caine in Get Carter" showing at another cinema in that scene.Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975282714651024572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597109012036351539.post-14838287490131681312010-09-28T12:45:00.986+01:002010-09-28T12:45:00.986+01:00What a great evening this must have been. I love S...What a great evening this must have been. I love Shaft, one of the best films of the 70's, surely? Anyone else notice that Peter Walker's 'School for Sex' is showing at a Broadway cinema in the opening sequence when Shaft walks toward camera? Peter Walker was delighted with that! Great article, monkey.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192349123828450629noreply@blogger.com