Back in the 1990s, there was no bigger musical superstar than Alfred Moretti.
Global doesnt begin to describe his level of fame.
His particular brand of old-school glam rock, new-school electro-pop and sheer charisma meant he topped every chart imaginable.
Ayo Edibiri, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, John Malkovich, Melissa Chambers, and Stephanie Suganami in ‘Opus.‘A24
He reinvented genres, cavorted with presidents and popes, broke Cindy Crawfords heart.
The mans fans were legion.
And suddenly… Moretti was gone.
The singer behind the massive, omnipresent single Dina.
Rumors swirled as to his whereabouts and activities.
For close to 30 years, the most innovative force in music was radio silent.
Writer-director Mark Anthony Greens debut feature was HotSundanceTicket No.
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Whats shocking is that Ariel has also received an invitation as well.
Theyre even called Levelists by their leader.
Celebrity has a way of blinding some people to eccentric or unacceptable behavior.
To be perfectly honest, we dont know thatJohn Malkovichwould have felt like an immediate, no-brainer choice.
you might detect a few borrowings from his mascara-wearing pontiff inThe New Pope,a.k.a.
the renamed second season of Paolo SorrentinosThe Young Pope,as well.
He nearly savesOpusfrom its own worst instincts and confused stabs at commentary.
The key word here, however, is nearly.
You hope she bags a lot more lead roles after this.
Or that costume designer Shirley Kurata doesnt deserve 22 awards for Malkovichs outfits alone.
Its just thatOpuss scattergun attack doesnt help the overall aimlessness of its Bigger Picture message-mongering.
As to what those statements are besides a generic Unclean!
is a bit of mystery.
The ambition is impressive.
The title, alas, ends up being slightly misleading.
