At last Sunday’s Golden Globe ceremony, Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrritu’s macho survival tale, “The Revenant,” took home awards for Best Picture, drama; Director; and Actor, drama. While it remains to be seen whether that will translate to Oscar gold (Academy Award nominations are announced Thursday), the Globes generally have a spotty record for predicting which way […]
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Film Review: “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Initially, the heavily hyped Martin Scorsese film, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” seems an unusual effort for the director of so many dark, urban crime stories rich in violence and ethnicity. The rollercoaster ride of his latest movie offers a different set of subjects, situations, and characters — no cops, no mobsters, no shootings, stabbings, […]
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“The Great Gatsby”
The hype preceding the long-awaited release of “The Great Gatsby” rivals the hoopla surrounding summer blockbusters — Cartier features Gatsby jewelry and Brooks Brothers (naturally) offers a Gatsby line of clothing; there’s a video game, and who knows, maybe the toy stores will sell Gatsby action figures. As someone who has taught F. Scott Fitzgerald’s […]
