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Monday, 21 April 2008

OCD: Di Caprio in Scorsese's The Aviator

THE AVIATOR. A fantastic movie about the most famous true life characters of its time...

Starring Leonardo di Caprio as the "eccentric" recluse, Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese's 2004 film The Aviator. Dating and hobnobbing with many of Hollywood's most famous leading ladies of the classic era, Hughes was one of the richest and most powerful Americans of his day. Life was blitzed and blighted however by a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) severe enough to keep the man hidden away as a chronic recluse for many, many years... Cate Blanchett co-stars as Katherine Hepburn, the one true love of Hughes's life.

The film also features Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, Gwen Stefani as Rita Hayworth and Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue, the ice-cream-eating postwar starlet and Hughes's attempted replacement for the irreplaceable Katherine Hepburn...




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2 comments:

Quasi said...

Hi Gledwood,
Thanks for your nice post on my blog. And yes, you're right... I'm wise enough not to eat a 6-foot-tall hamster!

Your Friend,
Quasi

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