Celebrity is a 1998 Woody Allen film that sheds light on the length some people will go to become famous...or stay famous. The film stars Melanie Griffith, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Winona Ryder.
Plot Synopsis
Celebrity centers around a travel writer named Lee Simon who suffers a midlife crisis and enters the world of celebrity journalism after his divorce from long-time wife, Robin. Lee eventually becomes obsessed with fame while associating with key Hollywood players, and turns down several potentially profitable opportunities in search of stardom. However, his ex-wife, Robin, takes a different approach that leads to her own celebrity news program.
Cast
Kenneth Branagh as Lee Simon
Judy Davis as Robin Simon
Joe Mantegna as Tony Gardella
Winona Ryder as Nola
Leonardo DiCaprio as Brandon Darrow
Melanie Griffith as Nicole Oliver
Charlize Theron as Supermodel
Isaac Mizrahi as Bruce Bishop
Hank Azaria as David
Debra Messing as Reporter
Gretchen Mol as Vicky
Reviews
"The movie is filmed in black-and-white, but it's a far cry from his love poems Manhattan and Broadway Danny Rose. Celebrity is smaller, more cramped."—Jeffrey Anderson, Combustible Celluloidhttp://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/archive/celebrity.shtml
"Celebrity is about the tiny planets revolving around Hollywood's many suns, trying to absorb some heat. It's a cold universe nonetheless."—Rob Gonsalves, eFilmcritic.com http://efilmcritic.com/takeoverAd-efc.html?http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=975&reviewer=416