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...always romanticized the past and that shows up in my politics”. Indeed, his room is adorned with posters of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe - stars from Hollywood’s glamour heyday - as well as a towering tribute to Gladiator. “I think that Russell Crowe??s evocation of manhood is something all men should aspire to”, he explains, “particularly when there are such obvious parallels between Rome and the United States, with the combination of splendor and decadence of Empire...
Scarring, in the form of both physical disfiguration and emotional injury, is a major theme of Crowe??s adaptation. The loss of David’s flawless appearance corresponds with a loss of personal control and the beginning of a downward emotional spiral. For much of the film, he chooses to hide behind a literal and figurative mask, and in many ways, the development of his character turns on his struggle to escape his confinement...
Vanilla Sky is innovative in many ways, particularly in the area of cinematography. Crowe??s direction provides the audience with a visual feast of sweeping exterior shots and creative camera angles, and the prevalence of dream sequences allows the director’s imagination to run wild. But in the process of breaking new ground, the film at times suffers in its departure from convention. The pacing is frenetic, and the disjointed nature of the narration results in a confusing unraveling of events. The movie raises too many questions for its own good, and is placed...
Still, the movie is notable in many ways—for its innovative interpretation of Amenábar’s vision, for Crowe??s cutting edge script and for the stellar performances of Cruise and Diaz—and many of the film’s flaws can be chalked up to the inherent difficulties of the subject matter. If nothing else, Vanilla Sky is at the very least an eye-opening experience...
Almost Famous: The Bootleg Cut, Dec. 4 ($26.99) Cameron Crowe??s sweet, semi-autobiographical fable about a teenage writer covering a band for Rolling Stone, features a separate DVD for the extras as well—as a stand alone CD with six Stillwater songs. The original film was already wholly engrossing; the director’s cut—36 minutes longer—will only make burgeoning writers more jealous of Crowe??s life...