The Bigger Picture: Hugo (2011) and Aging

I begin with a confession, one very appropriate for the film at hand: I didn’t see a single movie in theaters in 2011 until I saw Hugo (2011). Martin Scorsese has produced a commercially viable film that addresses subjects he has always loved to talk about. Roger Ebert’s review begins: “Hugo” is unlike any other film Martin Scorsese has ever made, and yet possibly the closest to his heart: a big-budget, family epic in 3-D,... Read More