10 posts tagged ‘leonard bernstein’
Rob Lowe accidentally congratulated Bradley Cooper on his Golden Globes loss
AV Club,
It’s a good thing Bradley Cooper doesn’t actually have Homelander’s powers from The Boys, as some observers joked on Twitter/X earlier this month after the actor seemed, well, less than thrilled about his Golden Globes loss. If so, Rob Lowe would probably be nothing more than a smoldering pile of lasered ashes by… Read more...
11 movies to check out on Netflix in December
Just in time for the holidays, Netflix is stuffing stockings with high-profile originals and blockbuster favorites. The new arrivals include Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire is an epic space opera directed by Zack Snyder. Then there’s Maestro the biographical drama Bradley Cooper cowrote and directed, in which… Read more...
R.I.P. Elliot Silverstein, Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse director
Elliott Silverstein, who directed films such as Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse as well as multiple television episodes, died this past Friday. The news was announced by his family (via The Hollywood Reporter). He was 96. Read more...
The week in film: Ridley Scott's movies ranked, Best Actress contenders revealed
It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott… Read more...
Maestro Is a Masterful Reconstruction That Remains Just That
Vulture,
The Leonard Bernstein biopic somehow proves that Bradley Cooper is a director of genuine vision, even though it’s not a particularly successful movie.
Bradley Cooper finally addresses his Maestro nose
Despite widespread backlash and claims that he was perpetuating “Jewface,” the necessity of wearing an enlarged prosthetic to play legendary composer Leonard Bernstein was as plain to Bradley Cooper as the nose on his face. Read more...
Napoleon review: Ridley Scott delivers a dynamite biopic
Outside of military colleges, where his strategic acumen is still lauded, many present-day folks might only have a loose sense of Napoleon Bonaparte, with a bicorne hat and hand tucked in his jacket, as a man of short stature and shorter temper. Director Ridley Scott’s Napoleon sweeps aside this caricature, craftily… Read more...
Maestro review: Bradley Cooper’s passionate, unruly ode to Leonard Bernstein
Bradley Cooper’s Maestro is an inspired ode to the late, great Leonard Bernstein. It’s also a thorny deconstruction of the man-as-tortured-genius trope, replete with a compassionate focus on his put-upon wife and the bond the two shared for close to three decades. Ambitious in scope and featuring two powerhouse… Read more...