THE groove swings from the get-go. A clinking piano evokes ice cubes in a highball glass. Blasts of muted brass seem to cut like a foghorn through the thick nicotine-and-nostalgia haze of a nightclub. Four bars into it, you can picture a tuxedo-sporting Bobby Darin snapping his fingers as he croons: Somewhere, beyond the sea Somewhere, waiting for me My lover stands on golden sands And watches the ships that go sailing. "Beyond the...
The groove swings from the get-go. A clinking piano evokes ice cubes in a highball glass. Blasts of muted brass seem to cut like a foghorn through the thick nicotine-and-nostalgia haze of a nightclub. Four bars into it, you can picture a tuxedo-sporting Bobby Darin snapping his fingers, babe, as he croons: Somewhere, beyond the sea Somewhere, waiting for me My lover stands on golden sands And watches the ships that go sailing. . . .“Beyond the Sea”...
"Syriana." Rated R. At AMC Fenway, Loews Boston Commom, Harvard Square and suburban theaters. Grade: A- Is George Clooney our most important American filmmaker? With "Syriana," a film he co-produced and in which he plays a lead role, and "Good Night, and Good Luck," a film he directed, co-wrote and in which he acts, it looks that way. I'm not sure why Clooney needed to add those...