Directed by John Madden Shakespeare in Love plays like a Shakespearean play, namely Romeo & Juliet. There's the central love story, the forces that work against them (like a suitor, old English mafia, the playwright's rival) and then the bitter, tragic end. Knowing what the film was trying to do makes it, to me, a … Continue reading Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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Outside Providence (1999)
Directed by Michael Corrente There are a ton of needle drops in Outside Providence, and just about every song on the soundtrack to the 1974-set film is a classic. The film is more or less a series of montages of young love set to the likes of The Who, Wings, The Eagles, Steely Dan, The Doobie … Continue reading Outside Providence (1999)
