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...Designated a "gay politician," Milk was at least as much the latter as the former - a genius in convincing people that what he wanted was what they needed. So is the movie. It revels in showing how Milk built his campaign staff from the lovers and locals who wandered into Castro Camera; how he fought the city's gay establishment, until then discreet in identifying itself; how he debated John Briggs, the sponsor of Prop. 6, to a standstill and was instrumental in having the initiative defeated by more than a million votes. You've never seen this before...
...commercial biography would only trivialize this man’s actual experiences. Kaminski’s early career is the stuff that iconic stories are made of. In fact, as Kehlmann traces the development of his protagonist, Kaminski lives up to the stereotype of the idiosyncratic artistic genius, whose success does not hinge on talent alone, but is shrouded in a certain inexplicable mystique. Initially, the author humanizes Kaminski by depicting the character’s creative struggle as akin to a pursuit of identity: “First there were the botched drawings of a twelve-year-old: humans...
...tracks. The inclusion of diverse and affecting songs like the politicized “The Queen is Dead,” the tongue-in-cheek “Sweet and Tender Hooligan,” and the devastating ballad “Asleep” only further confirm the genius of The Smiths. The album is particularly effective in showing off the diversity of Marr’s instrumental arrangements. He can put together a jangling pop song (“This Charming Man”), minor-key masterpiece (“Back to the Old House”), glam...
...series of Mickey Mouse shorts appeared within a matter of months - including Plane Crazy, a short that predated Steamboat Willie in which Mickey plays a rodent Charles Lindbergh. The mouse was a national fad by the end of the year, and it wasn't long before the real genius of Walt Disney kicked in: marketing. Walt quickly started up a line of Mickey merchandise, and within two years the Mickey Mouse Club, a fan club for children, was up and running...
...Brando knew his talent was going to waste. As he grew crazier, and bigger, his myth grew bigger and crazier in kind. While Kanfer piles on the psychobabble early on, he eventually settles down and delivers a respectful and comprehensive, if not exactly groundbreaking, look at a truly mad genius...