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After The Aviator
piqued my interest in Hollywood playboy, aviation innovator, and well-known phobic
recluse Howard Hughes, I went out in search of something that would fill in the rest of
the story. The painfully long Hollywood feature just didn’t satisfy my curiosity—but,
fortunately, I found something that did.
Howard Hughes: The Man and
the Madness is a recently released documentary that tells the true story behind
The Aviator. From his childhood in Texas, where his overprotective mother may
have triggers his germ phobias, to the fears and addiction that lead to his death in
1976, this film tells the whole story of Howard Hughes—a story that was only partially
covered in the recent biopic. In fact, the nearly-three-hour movie only covered about a
third of this 98-minute documentary.
Through actual footage and interviews
with the people who worked with Hughes, the film takes viewers through the ups and downs
of Hughes’s life—his business successes, his aviation advances, his Hollywood career, his
high-profile relationships, and his extreme obsessive-compulsive behavior. It’s a
fascinating—yet tragic story—that will inspire, intrigue, and sadden those who watch
it.
If you often find yourself pausing in your channel-surfing to watch
The History Channel or the E! True Hollywood Story—or if you found yourself
wanting to know more after seeing The Aviator (like I did), you’ll want to pick up
a copy of this documentary. Be sure to check out the special features, too, for a
collection of Hughes-related newsreels.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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