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I find it interesting that a Bette Davis movie was presented in “A Complete Unknown” considering that Kerouac and Davis were both born in Lowell. Simon this is a good review of a very good movie. Cliff Whalen.

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Fascinating indeed, Clifford. I don't think I even knew that Bette Davis was linked to Lowell, too. Is there a reference to one of her movies in the James Mangold production? Thank you also for your positive response to the review.

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I just looked it up. The movie at the beginning of A Complete Unknown is Voyager (1942). It does star Bette Davis.

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Splendid. Very much looking forward to seeing the film.

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I’m with you Paul!

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Loved the movie, however I really liked the details in the studio depicting Tom Wilson, Al Kooper, and Harvey Brooks

One thing that changed was the whistle he picked up on a street corner, when it was the drummer Sam Lay who Dylan heard messing around with it.

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Not seen this pic yet but some neat details to look out for. Thank you.

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Shades of the Great Rock & Roll Swindle…nobody is perfect not even Dylan…the times they were a changing.. the nice Jewish boy from Minnesota has become a god…it’s a Grand Guignol with layers of brilliance and immortality…The alpha lion of the Pride will now be dissected by critics & pundits the leonine roar .. the poet must roam free .. the legend preserved by the scribes of poetry & cinema

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That's an intriguing comparison, Jose, with the Pistols' most controversial big screen portrayal. Have you managed to see A Complete Unknown yet?

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No I live in Cambodia but I’m willing.

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Brian Hassets review of the screening in Toronto also superb .. entertaining.. thought provoking… like Kurosawa Rashomon it is a different view of the same story as everyone will review it via their own eyes

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🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏

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Thank you, Andy. Glad you enjoyed the write-up.

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Great review! Thanks for some of the extra backstories. And thanks for / glad you didn't nitpick the storytelling. It was masterful. And echoes Bob's own proclivities and nature.

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Thanks, Brian, for your positive endorsement. I thought Steven Taylor would have an interesting way into his overview.

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