Ingmar Bergman died yesterday. To say that he was one of the greatest film directors to have ever walked our planet doesn’t seem like enough. Seventh Seal, Cries and Whispers, Persona, Smiles From a Summer Night, Scenes from a Marriage …

I remember watching Wild Strawberries in college and thinking that it was total perfection.

TV and radio host Tom Snyder also died yesterday. Dan Aykroyd used to do a wicked send-up of him on SNL. But Snyder, chain smoking, plaid sports jackets, sometimes clueless but always enthusiastic. He put John Lydon on his show and Lydon acted the way he is prone to do and it was classic TV. As straight as can be, he also gave air time to the Clash, Plasmatics, Paul Weller, Charlie Manson and Ayn Rand. I loved his show – some episodes are on DVD.

And last week Lazlo Kovacs died. One of the great directors of photography. His films include Easy Rider, New York New York, Ghostbusters, Shampoo ….

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