Two Great Losses

Earlier today the news broke about the loss of two great storytellers, Anthony Minghella and Arthur C. Clarke.
Minghella is best known as the writer-director of 1996's Best Picture winner, "The English Patient." Even more important to me however was his excellent follow-up, 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley." He was only 54 years old and leaves behind his son Max, star of 2006's "Art School Confidential."



Clarke, 90, co-wrote the screenplay of "2001: A Space Odyssey," based on his own book.