by Matthew Di Paoli | Oct 5, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction, Of Literary Interest
In Oliver Stone’s classic, Wall Street, Gordon Gecko (Michael Douglas) famously proclaims, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” He does so in an impassioned speech to shareholders of a company in which he’s trying to gain a controlling interest. And there’s...
by Matthew Di Paoli | Aug 9, 2012 | Creative Non-Fiction, Of Literary Interest
Perhaps the defining stylistic vision of one of this generation’s most celebrated directors, Wes Anderson, The Royal Tenenbaums is a film about family, nostalgia, and the intricacies of genuine connection: not concepts normally associated with New York City. So why is...
