Lindsay Anderson

A Homecoming to Remember Lindsay Anderson

Publisher Marketing: For a moment, Katie felt as if her rear end was glued to the seat. The fact that her legs felt like jelly didn't help the situation, at all. Had Principal Clarkson just asked her to come up on stage? Had she really been nominated for homecoming queen? There was no way that this was possible. This had to be a wonderful dream. It just had to be. Katie had always wanted to be nominated for such a prestigious title as this. However, she had never in her wildest dreams imagined that this would actually happen. Taking a deep breath, Katie rose from her chair. This is going to be a very long walk, she thought to herself. However, Katie quickly realized that this was not the case. Feeling happy that she was proven wrong, Katie smiled to herself. Throughout the cheer and applause, Katie could hear her friends, teammates and boyfriend cheering her name. This was partially due to the fact that they were the ones cheering the loudest. After what seemed like ten seconds, Katie arrived onto the stage and took her place beside the other nominees for Homecoming Queen. Immediately, Ryan's gaze met Katie's. Very discreetly, he gave his girlfriend a wink. In return, Katie smiled and did the same. My boyfriend and I are homecoming court nominees, Katie thought to herself, giddily. How amazingly cool is that Contributor Bio:  Anderson, Lindsay In cinema and in theatre, Lindsay Anderson was one of the most innovative, independent and influential directors of the twentieth century. With classic films like "This Sporting Life", "If..., "and "O Lucky Man! "he established and electrifying new wave in British cinema, while in the theatre he first staged such groundbreaking plays as "Serjeant Musgrave's Dance", "Home "and "What The Butler Saw". His "Diaries" were published by Methuen Drama in 2004" "and are at once the intimate record of a remarkable man fiercely opposed to the political and cultural establishment of his time; a candid account of his personal and public struggles, his visionary work and troubled relationships; and an indispensable history of the artistic revolution he helped to shape.'He was a brilliant writer, with great observational and analytic gifts, a charismatic figure who commanded the attention of a generation of serious cinephiles, a person of warmth, charm and integrity who attracted a loyal band of actors and other associates' - Philip French, Observer