Just been to see Bobby Fischer Against the World at the Exeter PictureHouse.
Lots to say about it (I’m a Fischer nut, but there were loads of stills I hadn’t seen, and live footage) but I mentioned one error I thought I noticed:
The breakthrough Game 3 of Spassky-Fischer was indeed notable for its unusual opening play by Fischer, but it was a defence he had played before, contrary to what I think people were saying in the film.
Not until Liz Garbus makes a film about trains or stamps will she find a more
nitpicking audience, I expect.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sWuhpsG2aU
Interview with Director Liz Garbus: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/06/catching-up-with-liz-garbu…
Review: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/14/bobby-fischer-against-the-wor…
Long profile of Fischer: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/12/bobby-fischer-rsquo-…