Titanic Written and directed by James Cameron USA, 1997 A Night to Remember Written by Eric Ambler Directed by Roy Ward Baker UK, 1958 Marking the 100th anniversary of the disaster, the two most famous films about the Titanic sinking have received the restoration and re-release treatment, albeit one of them on a much grander …
In 1997, I was a high school student when James Cameron’s blockbuster Titanic was released. As I was in an all-girls school, Leomania was off the charts. For a good six months, everyone was talking about how good the film was and how hot Leonardo DiCaprio looked. Now, a good 15 years later, Titanic is …
The Wrap has confirmed that after collaborating on critically lauded and Oscar winning hits such as The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006) and Gangs of New York (2002); legendary director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to reunite for the 5th time to bring the bestselling memoir by Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street, to the …
Deadline is reporting on the increasing likelihood that The Great Gatsby, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, will be Baz Luhrman’s next film. According to reports, Luhrmann did a workshop of the screenplay with Leonardo DiCaprio reading Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire reading Nick Carraway and Rebecca Hall (The Town) reading Daisy Buchanan. Apparently Luhrmann …
——————– Inception Directed by Christopher Nolan For a filmmaker often accused of possessing a cold, clinical, fussy approach, Christopher Nolan seems to produce an awful lot of movies propelled by obsession. His 2000 breakthrough, Memento, used its backwards structure to underline the jumbled frustration of its protagonist – in the same way, Nolan has consistently …
Shutter Island does not measure up to Scorsese’s acknowledged directorial capacity. His flair for innovation and the uniqueness of his storytelling are better directed toward a simpler design, not the blockbuster horror epic with its altogether fatuous termination. Shutter Island Directed by Martin Scorsese Shutter Island, Scorsese’s fourth film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, recounts the unnerving …
Shutter Island definitely begs a second viewing, and while it might not rank up there with earlier Scorsese classics, it remains a masterpiece in my eyes, and a production that has set the new standard for all future psychological thrillers. Shutter Island Directed by Martin Scorsese Before seeing Shutter Island, all I knew about the …