January 4, 2005

DiCaprio soars in 'The Aviator' | csmonitor.com

I saw this film last night and was enthralled by it. The casting and acting are superb, so much better than Gangs of New York. See it if you can.

"Still, 'The Aviator' has to be called one of the year's best movies. Credit goes partly to the built-in fascination of its subject and partly to its excellent cast. Mr. DiCaprio is in top form here, bringing a difficult character to vivid life. Cate Blanchett is even better as Katharine Hepburn, striking an excellent balance between mere impersonation and finely tuned psychological acting."

Here's an interesting mini-biography of Howard Hughes. Whether it's 100% factual or not, I don't know. In any event, genius and eccentricity so often go together. Worth a read!

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