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The Aviator
Description: Martin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR is a lavish spectacle of a motion picture that harkens back to Hollywood's Golden Era in telling the story of Howard Hughes, one of 20th-century America's most pioneering and influential figures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the eccentric billionaire, Scorsese's biopic concentrates on Hughes's life between the 1920s and '40s, when he made some of his most striking contributions to both the film and aviation industries. At only 25 years of age, Hughes directed the most expensive film ever made up to that point, HELL'S ANGELS (1930), which Scorsese gleefully recreates here in all its sprawling, audacious glory. At the same time, he became known as an unabashed playboy, bedding the likes of Jean Harlow (singer Gwen Stefani), Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale), and Katherine Hepburn (a brilliant Cate Blanchett). In the mid-'30s, he turned his attention to the aviation industry, where he quickly became a world-renowned celebrity for shattering speed and distance records. He also continued to test the limits of flight technology, building bigger, faster, and stronger aircrafts. All the while, he struggled with an obsessive-compulsive mental disorder that sent him into a full-fledged tailspin after a near-fatal plane crash. The film concludes with Hughes being called to the Senate in '47 to defend himself against nefarious Senator Owen Brewster (Alan Alda), who accused Hughes of taking money from the United States government during wartime. Stunningly photographed by Robert Richardson, Scorsese's nearly three-hour drama features an impassioned performance by DiCaprio, who is also credited as an executive producer. Although she appears in less than a third of the film, Blanchett delivers a performance that cements her status as one of the finest actresses ever to appear on the big screen. Reviews Sight and Sound 03/01/2005 "[E]ngrossing, witty, elegant and inventive..."Chicago Sun-Times 12/24/2004 "THE AVIATOR celebrates Scorsese's zest for finding excitement in a period settingA,ƒ?Ý.Scorsese has emerged into the full flower of his gifts."Uncut 02/01/2005 "[C]ome fly with Scorsese for a fine, forceful film that's always arresting..."Rolling Stone 12/30/2004 "DiCaprio gives a turbocharged, ready-to-rock performance....Stunningly shot..."Entertainment Weekly 12/24/2004 "[T]here's a sleek, almost tactile pleasure to be had in getting swept up in the gale force of a man who smashed through limits because he didn't see them."USA Today 12/17/2004 "A magnificent DiCaprio fully captures Hughes' drive and intensity..."Los Angeles Times 12/17/2004 "DiCaprio convincingly conveys the hard shrewdness and the petulance of the man. It's a make-or-break performance for the film, and it pays off."

Title: The Aviator
Category: Dramas
Actors: Leonardo Di Caprio/ Cate Blanchett
Directors: Martin Scorsese UPC: 08539389402
Released: 05 24 2005
Original Release: 2004
Studio: Warner Home Video
Catalog #: 38940
Language: EnglishOriginal
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Format: DVD Color -- $17.99

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