Use the F-word twice in a movie? That’ll cost you. Don’t remember to count the number of pelvic thrusts you showed? Now you’re in trouble. Showing full frontal female or male nudity and don’t have good distribution? You’re done before you even started. Hollywood’s rating scale is broken. The MPAA’s system of G, PG, PG-13, …
“‘The King of Comedy’ ends up as a cultural commentary wrapped in a darkly humorous veil, a disturbing work of discomfort, and an extraordinary motion picture.”
As with any year, some people have begun arguing that 2013 was a bad year for film, because of the expected glut of effects-heavy blockbusters that litter the multiplexes each summer, or because there was a lack of auteur-driven storytelling for the majority of the year. Though it is indeed frustrating that studios hold their …
The Wolf of Wall Street Written by Terence Winter Directed by Martin Scorsese USA, 2013 Leonardo DiCaprio is a year away from 40, though he still retains the same boyish air and enthusiasm that marked him from Titanic onward. But over the intervening 16 years, he’s thinned down enough that he has a leaner, tighter, …
A few images from Martin Scorsese’s latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street, have been released to whet your appetite. The film is based on Jordan Belfort’s book of the same name, and developed by its star, Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio is still desperately bagging an Oscar; he got a nomination for The Aviator in 2005, …