'Lincoln' and 'Hitchcock': A matched set?
'Lincoln' and 'Hitchcock': A matched set? - The Vote on Variety.com
Great piece on this season's two Oscar leaning biopics.
From the article:
"Hitchcock," meet "Lincoln." "Lincoln," "Hitchcock."
That's not to stay the films — or their awards chances — are identical, but the parallels are striking.
Though the marital issues in "Hitchcock" (which premiered Thursday on the opening night of AFI Fest) are more compelling, "Lincoln" is probably the more successful film and more likely best picture candidate. Steven Spielberg's film isn't deeply moving, but it does depict a deeply complex world — and its 150 minutes never feel slow. I regretted that I didn't feel Lincoln's struggles more in my bones, but I certainly appreciated them.
That dichotomy is probably the result of a Tony Kushner screenplay that, while jaunty enough in its earlier moments, relies increasingly as the movie proceeds on speechifying, even in conversational dialogue. The words are well chosen, but they're not particularly intimate.
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Great piece on this season's two Oscar leaning biopics.
From the article:
"Hitchcock," meet "Lincoln." "Lincoln," "Hitchcock."
That's not to stay the films — or their awards chances — are identical, but the parallels are striking.
Though the marital issues in "Hitchcock" (which premiered Thursday on the opening night of AFI Fest) are more compelling, "Lincoln" is probably the more successful film and more likely best picture candidate. Steven Spielberg's film isn't deeply moving, but it does depict a deeply complex world — and its 150 minutes never feel slow. I regretted that I didn't feel Lincoln's struggles more in my bones, but I certainly appreciated them.
That dichotomy is probably the result of a Tony Kushner screenplay that, while jaunty enough in its earlier moments, relies increasingly as the movie proceeds on speechifying, even in conversational dialogue. The words are well chosen, but they're not particularly intimate.
Read more: http://weblogs.variety.com/thevote/2012/11/lincoln-and-hitchcock-a-matched-set.html#ixzz2BNHuSs7K
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