I have fond memories of the 1960’s TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, with Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) as secret agents for the United Nations Command for Law Enforcement. They were like the Impossible Mission Force, but with a Cold War twist as befit the era and global tensions that still defined much of 60’s politics and culture. Could über-hip director Guy Ritchie do the story justice? I was eager – and…Read More
Review: The Great Gatsby
In a sea of bland lookalike films, the brash, electric new production of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark book The Great Gatsby is an art deco dream of the 1920s, fueled by too much gin and too many sequins. It is an astonishing film, as much a reminder of the magic of cinema as it is an ultimately tragic love story. The film follows young writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) during the passion and heat-fueled summer…Read More