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Buena Vista The Aviator [2004]
From Hollywood's legendary Cocoanut Grove to the pioneering conquest of the wild blue yonder, Martin Scorsese's <I>The Aviator</I> celebrates old-school filmmaking at its finest. We say old school only because Scorsese's love of golden-age Hollywood is evident in his approach to his subject--Howard Hughes in his prime (played by Leonardo DiCaprio in his)--and especially in his technical mastery of the medium, which reflects his love for classical filmmaking of the studio era. Even when he's using state-of-the-art digital trickery for the film's exciting flight scenes (including one of the most spectacular crashes ever filmed), Scorsese's meticulous attention to art direction and costume design suggests an impassioned pursuit of craftsmanship from a bygone era; every frame seems to glow with gilded detail. And while DiCaprio bears little physical resemblance to Hughes from the film's 20-year period (late 1920s to late '40s), he efficiently captures the eccentric millionaire's golden-boy essence, and his tragic descent into obsessive-compulsive seclusion. Bolstered by Cate Blanchett's uncannily accurate portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as Hughes' most beloved lover, <I>The Aviator</I> is easily Scorsese's most accessible film, inviting mainstream popularity without compromising Scorsese's artistic reputation. As compelling crowd-pleasers go, it's a class act from start to finish. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I>
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MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) The Aviator
Release Date: 2005-07-25, Rating Parental Guidance,
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Broadway Books Citizen Hughes: The Power, the Money and the Madness of the Man Portrayed in the Movie the Aviator
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Hyperion The Aviator: A Screenplay
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Universal Shore The Aviator
Icarus. There is no great genius without some form of madness. Muirfield. H-1 racer plane. Quarantine. Hollywood 1927. The mighty Hercules. Howard Robard Hughes Jr. America's aviation hero. 7000 romaine. The germ free zone. Screening room. Long Beach Harbour 1947. The Way of the Future.
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