What creative insights I learned from Al Pacino by reading: Sonny Boy, a Memoir.
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Art mentioned
- Home Sweet Homicide — Theatre Production
- Pulp Fiction, 1994 — Film
- Creditors — Theatre Production
- Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 — Film
- The Indian Wants the Bronx — Theatre Production
- Serpico, 1973 — Film
- Sea of Love, 1989 — Film
- Carlito’s Way, 1993 — Film
- Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? — Theatre Production
- The Godfather, 1972 — Film
- The Godfather — Book
- …And Justice For All, 1979 — Film
- The Godfather, Part 2, 1974 — Film
- Scarface, 1932 — Film
- Scarface, 1983 — Film
- Wall Street, 1987 — Film
- Platoon, 1987 — Film
- JFK, 1991 — Film
- Natural Born Killers, 1995 — Film
- Any Given Sunday, 1999 — Film
- Mission Impossible, 1996 — Film
- Heat, 1995 — Film
- The Godfather, Part 3, 1990 — Film
- Richard III — Theatre Play
- Looking for Richard, 1996 — Film
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Chapters
00:00:00 Life's on the Wire
00:01:24 Al Pacino as an ICON
00:07:52 Life Has Two Paths (Street Life)
00:17:33 The Other Path (Acting)
00:29:09 The Collaborators
00:44:37 Making The Godfather
00:56:05 Making Scarface
01:08:18 What Keeps Coming Back To You
01:20:56 The Greatest Word In English Language
