Because people live in the real world, which is not always the happiest, joyous, or best place imaginable, well-made realist, melancholy films certainly have an air of truth about them, and can bring...

I must admit I haven’t read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but I have to believe he would be pleased with what director Baz Luhrmann has done with his story. From the beginning Luhrmann captivates...