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The Evolution of Scarlett Johansson
The Best of Scarlett Johansson (15 movies items)" Janet Leigh "A boy's first glimpse of a naked woman is usually his mother.""
The Best of Anthony Hopkins (15 movies items)" Alfred Hitchcock "The only thing worse than a visit to the dentist is a visit to the censor.""
“'Hitchcock' had real potential to be great, being a biopic on one of the greatest and most influential directors ever and with such a great cast. It could have been much better and is an uneven film, but is a better Hitchcock biopic than 'The Girl' from the same period.
It looks great for starters. The cinematography is sumptuous and colourful, and the costume, set and production design and scenery are both eye-catching and evocative. Danny Elfman's score has a lot of atmosphere but also a liveliness and whimsy, even including a chilling and very well used nod to the iconic score from 'Psycho'.
A very heavily up Anthony Hopkins makes a valiant effort as Hitch, and it is a spirited, gleefully relished and well-studied characterisation that is much more subtly written tha” read more
2020: Others (341 movies items)"Hitch e la moglie Alma raccontati (romanzando) durante la difficile gestazione di Psycho: niente di eccezionale ma assai piacevole, ovviamente ricco di ammiccamenti e recitato in maniera impeccabile."
Favorite Drama Movies: 2012-2013 (44 movies items)" Directed by: Sascha Gervais Produced by: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Joe Medjuck, Alan Barnette, and Tommy Thayer Based on the book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho" by: Stephen Robello Written by: John J. McLaughlin Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth Edited by: Pamela Martin Music by: Danny Elfman Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures "
Watched in 2018
“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie. Indeed, the whole idea of making a movie about the making off of another movie has always seemed to me to be a rather tedious concept, especially after watching the seriously overrated 'My Week with Marilyn'. However, the big difference, this time, is that it was dealing with one of the best directors making one of the greatest masterpieces. As a result, it was actually pretty neat. On top that, Anthony Hopkins gave another strong performance and completely disappeared behind this character. Unfortunately, even though the process of making this movie and to see this great master at work was really nice, pretty much everything else was rather underwhelming though. Indeed, even though it was interesting to see the impact that” read more
Watched in 2017
