It’s hard to think of a historical figure more intimidating to portray than the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His life meant so much to so many, and his image and words have been so well-preserved, that to get him wrong on film would be a crime. That, in addition to Hollywood’s institutional racism, might […]
Marc Mohan
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Quarterlife Crisis
Keira Knightley grows part-way up
It’s usually men who have trouble growing up in American movies and TV shows, from the pitiable buffoonery of sitcom dads to the all-out idiocy of Adam Sandler’s oeuvre and the self-aware stoner shenanigans of Judd Apatow’s universe. While the ladies have started to get their fair share of immature role models, movies like Bridesmaids and […]
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Stranger Than Art Mimicking Fiction
Art and Craft tells the backward tale of art theft/giving
“The art world is a strange place,” says the former head of the FBI’s art crime team in the documentary Art and Craft. He, of all people, should know. But the fascinating tale of master forger Mark Landis is especially bizarre, mostly because it doesn’t involve the commission of a crime. Landis, a 59-year-old living […]