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Movie musicals are not the money-making machines they used to be (look no further than the notorious failure of Tom Hooper’s first foray into horror with 2019’s Cats). But there was a point in history where they were reliable audience-drawing blockbusters that also garnered critical…
Month: April 2020
‘Motherless Brooklyn’ is a Sleek Old-Fashioned Noir Decades in the Making — Screen Queens
Originally posted on Festival for Drama in Film, Screenplays, Novels:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fru8IkuDp_k?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Edward Norton had been trying to make an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel Motherless Brooklyn for over 20 years. This is truly his passion project, and it shows in the glossy visuals and meticulous approach. Despite numerous setbacks completing the script, lawsuits, and an…
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