Christmastime brings not only good cheer (at least in theory), it also brings an onslaught of good movies (again, in theory). Hollywood wisdom decrees that this is the time of year when “important” movies should make their appearance. It doesn’t hurt, of course, that Christmas Day is the big movie-going day, a phenomenon grounded in […]
Beyond the Sea
First of all, the most interesting thing about Kevin Spacey’s Bobby Darin biopic, Beyond the Sea, is its weird similarities with Irwin Winkler’s De-Lovely. I suppose it’s instructive that where it once took three men — director Winkler, screenwriter Jay Cocks and star Kevin Kline — to bring Cole Porter to the screen — Spacey […]