‘Motherless Brooklyn’: Ed Norton Plays a Minor-League Gumshoe, Scores a Major-League Triumph

certainly qualifies. What drives the plot is the murder of Frank Minna , a mentor to the lonely outlier he dubs “Motherless Brooklyn.” Frank’s wife leaves his shady detective agency in the hands of his henchmen, Tony , Gil and Danny . But it’s up to Lionel, who his cronies call “Freakshow,” to find out who killed Frank and why.

Frank’s previous mention of “a colored girl” steers Lionel to Laura Rose , a black community lawyer and activist who lives above a Harlem nightclub — cue the evocative jazz score from Daniel Pemberton) — and spends her days taking on city bigwigs, such as Moses Randolph, a thinly disguised name for polarizing New York master builder Robert Moses.

Great movie!

how many freaking 'terminator movies' and remakes will Hollywood do It's a sign that Hollywood lost creativity. Perhaps they should focus on being original vs trying to look up a woman's skirt.

MotherlessBKLYN Great article

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A movie with all the ingredients only made better if set in today's world rather than in a period piece.

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Edward Norton Debuts 'Motherless Brooklyn' in L.A., Asks Audience to 'Suspend Disbelief'Norton — who wrote, directed, and starred in the film —joined co-stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Ethan Suplee at the Hollywood American Legion Post 43 for a crowded special screening of the film Monday night. MotherlessBKLYN anything he tells me to do i will do with no questions asked I think this is the first time in years that I can appreciate Edward Norton as a gentle guy. But then again people talk and is he really nice in real life NOOOOOT Stupid movie since the book takes place in the 90’s. Dumb idea from the word “Go.” It rightfully bombed at the box office.
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