“Inside Llewyn Davis” Elevates “Starving Artist” Stereotype to a Darkly Funny Hero
The film starts with Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), a folk singer, performing in a club. It’s the 1960s in Greenwich Village in New York City. He sings hauntingly about being hanged, a foreboding of what’s to come. Indeed, after his performance, he gets beaten up by a stranger at the back of the club.
Celluloid vs. Real London: Young Victoria’s Hyde Park, James Bond’s MI6
Movies like “The Young Victoria,” “Skyfall,” and “King’s Speech” made me feel like I’ve been to London. And when I did go to London, I felt like I was on a movie set.