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Mr. Lopez Meets Mr. Ayers

Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill musical virtuoso, was discovered living on the streets by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez. Morley Safer reports on the unbreakable bond between them.  
 
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natsuperfly (5 days ago) Show Hide
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i love his story he's testimony is so moving it just makes to pursue my dreams,
1ZosoLZ (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Currently reading the book.
aLuthier (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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dude they make him look like he is enraged because of the key situation.

SHIT MAN, i would be damn pissed off too if they took away the place where i can do the one thing that brings me joy in a fucked up life like that.

his anger was totally understandable.
montshall (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Greater awareness of mental illnesses thru this 60mins. clip as well as THE SOLOIST movie. Really touches ones heartstrings.
MarcinZChelma (1 month ago) Show Hide
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well, as i saw the movie tonight, and then i saw this dovumentary, you could eben imagine how i think this haracter was flattened by Jamie, on the other hand, i couldn't think of an actor who could play Ayers part. Foxx was the obvious choice.
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I think Foxx did an excellent job. However having now read the book I believe the movie 'flattened' as you put it, the characters and the story in general. It's a decent film but oversimplifies many aspects of the history of their friendship and the wider social impact of Lopez work with Mr Ayers. Foxx did the best he could with an incomplete and overly modified script.
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MarcinZChelma (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Foxx's job well done.
GasSin100 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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nathaniel ayers is actually very smart than most people, he looks like a cool guy
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