at times, it s laugh out loud funny, but other times, it s heartbreakingly sad, but crucially, it s never trite, cliched orformulaic. on the contrary, it s a drama about real people whose situation is so absurd that it can make you laugh and cry simultaneously. limbo is in cinemas now. back in 1971, luchino visconti s film death in venice made a screen icon of bjorn andresen, a swedish teenager whom the director famously declared to be the most beautiful boy in the world. in the film, adapted from thomas mann s 1913 novella, andresen played the youth
it s all about the the . margo robbie s harley quinn is back, alongside the likes of idris elba s bloodsport and john cena s peacemaker, all part of a ragtag team sent in by tough as nails viola davis to do battle with project starfish, a project that does exactly what it says on the tin. really. uh-huh. written and directed byjames gunn, the suicide squad is notable primarily for the fact that sylvester stallone voicing a talking shark doesn t even come close to being the most bonkers thing on screen. hand! yes, that is your hand. very good. we re all going to die. i hope so. well, this is a world in which a giant weasel is just another passenger on the plane and polka dot man, a character who shoots polka dots and whom gunn himself called the dumbest dc character of all time, gets ample tragicomic screen time.
with whom dirk bogarde s ageing composer becomes obsessed an obsession that was mirrored in real life when film fans around the world fell in love with the fictional figure of tadzio. yet for andresen, death in venice also turned him into a commodity, an object to be marketed around the world with little regard for his own well being. now in the documentary the most beautiful boy in the world, andresen looks back over his life on the struggles he endured in the wake of early fame and on the ghosts of a past filled with loss and uncertainty. from the disappearance of his mother when he was a child to his own harrowing memories of parenting, andresen s tale is a million miles away from the image of serene, self possessed beauty projected by his overnight stardom. important questions are raised about the commodification of young bjorn, which is likened by one contributor to child abuse. but this documentary goes much
further, following the strange twists and turns of andresen s life including pop culture stardom injapan, where he became a major influence on manga and anime artists, and an acting career that recently found him appearing in the folk horror hit midsommar. it s a remarkable life, and one that this sometimes disturbing but ultimately eye opening documentary investigates with tact and sensitivity. you can find it in cinemas or online at dogwoof on demand, along with other platforms. each member is chosen for his or her own completely unique set of abilities. # i need to feel the raindrops on my head. hey, guys, sorry i m late! had to go number two. good to know. meanwhile, back in blockbuster land, we have the suicide squad, the latest addition to the dc extended universe which previously gave us the dismal suicide squad, to which this stand alone sequel whatever that means adds an all important definite article.
visconti s film death in venice made a screen icon of bjorn andresen, a swedish teenager whom the director famously declared to be the most beautiful boy in the world. in the film, adapted from thomas mann s 1913 novella, andresen played the youth with whom dirk bogarde s ageing composer becomes obsessed an obsession that was mirrored in real life when film fans around the world fell in love with the fictional figure of tadzio. yet for andresen, death in venice also turned him into a commodity, an object to be marketed around the world with little regard for his own well being. now in the documentary the most beautiful boy in the world, andresen looks back over his life on the struggles he endured in the wake of early fame and on the ghosts of a past filled with loss and uncertainty. from the disappearance of his mother when he was a child to his own harrowing