"Thinly veiled as a brief insight into the production, this [introduction] is merely an opportunity for Spielberg to defend himself to his Jewish critics who accused him of misrepresenting the Mossad as unjustified monsters..."
"The maze of the mines, the lore of the ritual worship and the difficult position of the Vargas family are all compelling elements but fail to form a connection that unifies the film’s focus."
"Yes, it’s gay and yes, the leads are cowboys but that title doesn’t do justice to the love story that is born to Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal). It is a love that cannot be explained or defined; it merely is and cannot be ignored."
"Yes, it’s gay and yes, the leads are cowboys but that title doesn’t do justice to the love story that is born to Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal). It is a love that cannot be explained or defined; it merely is and cannot be ignored."
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.