Maybe a lesser known fact-- Rufus's father Loudon Wainwright III plays the singer in the next Cocoanut Grove scene. I believe it's when where Howard takes out Kate Hepburn for the first time.
Lesser known fact: Rufus's father, Loudon is the singer in the next Cocoanut Grove scene. The scene where Howard takes out Kate for the first time I believe.
I’ve often felt that Rufus himself was often felt like a throwback to the 1930’s/40’s crooners/singers period, so no wonder Scorsese cast him as a nightclub singer from that era.
It is much too brief but Rufus Wainwright's appearance here singing the Gershwins' classic is one of the highlights of the picture for me. What great period atmosphere provided by Scorsese and his production designers. I felt transported as few films have managed to accomplish.
The singer here, Rufus Wainright, is such an incredible talent. And his story is so compelling and inspirational. An often overlooked diamond in the rough, he is.
This movie feels like a time machine viewing into the past. Masterful cinematography, soundtrack, acting, costume design, all of it is so perfectly done!
I was 13 when the movie came out and watching this in technicolor paronama view in modernday cinema is what made this movie really speacial. its a 3 hour long movie but you won't get bored for a second especially the hell angels filming scene was incrediable
I saw it in the theatre with my fam when i was 12. I was in awe. I became obsessed with Scorsese AND Howard Hughes. I got special permission to do my science fair project on him 😂
This move made me fall in love with that song and with Rufus Wainwright. You should hear him do the whole song, the Gershwin masterpiece. I grew up on the music of Loudon Wainwright III, so I am happy to listen to his two very talented children, Martha and Rufus.
@@2B_827 it’s available in the USA. If you download a vpn and switch it to USA you’ll be able to hear and/or download that song. That’s what I did. Good luck! Btw ProtonMail comes with a free vpn.
Rufus absolutely crushed this scene and song, granted, neither me, my parents, or my grandparents lived any vaunted lifestyles in Manhattan or LA during the roaring twenties through the rest of the pre war period, but from everything else I’ve listened to and seen, this feels and sounds authentic, and even if it doesn’t (as judged by a true authority on the subject...) it does feel real to me...
Not so fun fact: Nightclubs began modeling after the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. In Boston, there was a less plush/swanky club named Cocoanut Grove after the one in LA. They used flammable everything in there, from floor to ceiling. 11/28/42: A fire at Boston's Cocoanut Grove which presumably started by a waiter lighting a fake plant on fire. A whole bunch of badness like locked doors and false exits caused 492 souls. It's still the deadliest nightclub fire in US history and the 2nd deadliest fire in general. After that, Boston enacted a law preventing any new club being named Cocoanut Grove. That fire caused industries to produce less flammable furnishings and all kinds of things. Interesting story, you should read up on it.
@@ambercoley9170 But it was a she in the song, she's buying a stairway. So it's not Robert Plant's fault, it's not even the mysterious woman's fault. It's whoever sold it to her, that bastard Satanist.
Unbelievable set. The cinematography and art direction of this film are just incredible. The sound, the richness and lushness of every scene. Martin Scorsese created a visual masterpiece. Worthy of a iconic personality like Howard Hughes. Loved this film.
Dude, if you seriously think that there was no alcohol at parties in the 1920s, you must not know anything about the 1920s. Everyone was getting hammered in those days, it's one of the main aspects of the '20s culture. Prohibition did not put a dent in alcohol consumption.
And cocaine to, it wasnt made illegal till 1914, but massive quantities of Coca and Opium products were still available with little legal enforcement of the ban.
