the aviator is one of those films that i got really excited for, watched it once (i’m pretty sure i enjoyed it) and then never saw again. this seems like a running trend with films that star leo for some reason. but i love leo – i really do. my love for him can be attributed to the fact that he was our generation’s… wait, am i going to say it… bieber. i don’t know! what is the pre-teen obsession now? is it that dude from the vampire movies? whatever the case – leo’s face was all over our teen magazines at the time. we cut out pictures of him, he was on our walls. yes.
but enough leo talk. he’s a great actor – i do apologise for the bieber comparison (obviously comparing our mania for leo to the mania for bieber… not any other factors.) back to the aviator!
i need to watch this again, certainly from a visual perspective. cate blanchett is absolutely top notch as katharine hepburn, obviously (but i am quite puzzled as to why gwen stefani & kate beckinsale were even cast in this film.)
screencaps courtesy of cate blanchett fan
did you ever watch that simpsons episode where mr. burns loses it & he basically becomes howard hughes – “we’ll take the spruce moose! hop in!” haha, simpsons – i love you.
Declaration on of love for leo and simpsons in a same post. I dig you! :)
I love Blanchett in this role. As a Hepburn she possessed such a strength of character that I try to emulate in my own life. And boy does she have style. Thanks for sharing!
I adore her so much. She’s such a great actress with such class! One of my favorites is her in Life Aquatic + Coffee & Cigarettes. LOVE. Thanks for posting this! Her role as Hepburn was so brilliant!
I totally agree with you about Leo, I love him. Although I will say that I bought this movie on DVD and I love to watch it as background while I am working sometimes. It is a little long to sit for the entire thing but has great scenes and costumes. I deflty recommend trying it.
I love him in EVERYTHING. I think he’s amazing actor, too. Same with Brad Pitt, as typical as that sounds. I still love him so much. But yes, such a good movie.
I did the same thing with The Aviator! I saw it in the theatre the first weekend it opened…. and then I didn’t watch it again. Until about 1 week ago. Because (as previously discussed in regards to Now & Then and Cruel Intentions) WE THINK ON THE SAME MOVIE WAVE LENGTH DIANA. Ahahaha.
Seriously though. Rewatching it, I kept thinking – man, this is beautiful. Man, Leo is hot. Man, Cate is awesome. And, man, this is long.
I read that Scorsese couldn’t find someone to play Harlow, and then saw Gwen Stefani on a magazine cover and that was that.
That is one of THE BEST Simpsons episodes ever! Mr. Burns with tissue boxes on his feet, the germs on Smithers’ face saying “Freemasons run the country!”
http://youtu.be/2FZYLJNNJlo
Classic Simpsons.