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Guy Pearce recommended A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) in Movies (curated)
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Way of the Actor
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For thousands of years, in traditional societies around the world, actors were seen as the guardians...
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Andy K (10821 KP) rated The Cotton Club (1984) in Movies
Jul 28, 2019
Director Francis Ford Coppola I'm sure was hoping to recreate the magic of the 1920s/1930s jazz club gangster era as he did with The Godfather in this film and it just didn't work. It seemed I just didn't care about the characters nearly as much and the case just wasn't up to it. Any time you have James Remar is your main bad guy in a film you are in trouble.
The highlight of the film for me was all the great jazz music, large vaudeville song and dance numbers and great tap dancing scenes with the great Gregory Hines. It was cool to see a very young "Larry" Fishburne and lots of other people you know from other movies, but it just wasn't enough. Nicolas Cage overacting (I know what a shocker) and over the top violence just to have over the top violence.
You won't find the caliber of Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall or James Caan here.
I really wanted to love this film as it has been on my "to watch" list for a long time; however, I was ultimately disappointed.
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Cecil Beaton: Portraits and Profiles
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This beautiful collection of fabulous photographs and incisive pen portraits captures the world of...
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Brian Fallon recommended Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. by Bruce Springsteen in Music (curated)
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Elia Kazan: A Biography
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Few figures in film and theater history tower like Elia Kazan. Born in 1909 to Greek parents in...
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What Do I Know?: People, Politics and the Arts
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Since his successful spell running the National Theatre, Richard Eyre's career as a director of...
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Tommy Wiseau recommended A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) in Movies (curated)
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Big British Bikes of the 50s and 60s: Thunder on the Rocker Road
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