tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709132985722085851.post4695138637724614114..comments2024-03-12T09:52:35.576-07:00Comments on Bill Sundstrom's Blog: The SiegeBill Sundstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09816227203561266732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709132985722085851.post-144206548570024762010-09-24T11:39:06.553-07:002010-09-24T11:39:06.553-07:00Terry Gross recently interviewed the screenwriter,...Terry Gross recently interviewed the screenwriter, Lawrence Wright (http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=129697986)<br /><br />Lawrence Wright won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2006 book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11."<br /><br />That same year, he premiered his one-man show, "My Trip to al-Qaida, in which he talked about the process of writing the book and the moral dilemmas he faced dealing with sources who were affiliated with al-Qaida and other jihadists groups.<br /><br />Now, Wright's one-man show has been adapted into an HBO documentary, directed by Alex Gibney. That film, "My Trip to al-Qaida,"Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614577663970532553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709132985722085851.post-16961561242498708702010-08-26T14:33:41.114-07:002010-08-26T14:33:41.114-07:00I mostly agree with your review but I would like t...I mostly agree with your review but I would like to point out some contradictions. You point out the movie was made in 1998 and then complain about it being dated. Of course it's dated, 1998 in movie time is forever, it's pre Matrix and that movie is old now. Secondly, what you say makes it dated (lack of a modern villian) is something of an unfair criticism. For a movie that practically manages to predict the future (as you point out) how much can you gripe about it not predicting perfectly? On other notes, I do agree Ms. Benning can do better and that Denzel is coasting. I don't think Bruce is awful, just mediocre. And Shalhoub has an accent because his character is Lebanese. But all in all you're right, this is a pretty good movie that manages to be more relevant today than it's makers probably predicted.Marco Leonenoreply@blogger.com