Done right, the movies are always about us.
That’s the final sentence of a highly engaging article by S.L. Price that appears in the March 2012 issue of Vanity Fair. “Much Ado About Nothing” is a fond behind-the-scenes look back at Barry Levinson’s Diner, which itself was an homage to late-1950s Baltimore guy culture.
Price also makes a strong case that this little movie “…about nothing at all, really…paved the way for Seinfeld, Pulp Fiction, The Office, and Judd Apatow’s career.”
Diner was the flick that cemented my love affair with Baltimore a full three years before my first visit to Charm city. Now I have to see it again.
Photo credit: Paul Reiser
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