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Film Hype #281.
Walter Keane, one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s, earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: Keane’s art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret.
The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions. Big Eyes centers on Margaret’s awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work.
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Films I’ve Watched in 2020 (315/?)
Game Night (2018)
dir. John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
“You’re like a double threat. Brains and you’re British.”
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“Stan & Ollie” a Thoughtful Delight
A treat for any fan of old-time Hollywood, Stan & Ollie is much more than just a biopic about the famous black and white film comedy duo Stan LaurelandOllie Hardy, its also a rich story about friendships, rivalries and the fleeting flame of fame.
Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy were cinematic legends in the 1930s. They were in dozens…
American Horror Story: Coven (2013)
I gave fair warning, girl. I made my intentions clear to the world.
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