What’s

Inside

6

FINALLY IN

THEATERS

It took 20 years for

actor Edward Norton

to get “Motherless

Brooklyn” to screens.

8

HEEDING

THE CALL

The “music and

rhythm” of “The

Lighthouse” spoke to

Willem Dafoe.

10

A MUSICAL

MISSION

Elton John dissected,

rearranged and

uniquely orchestrated

for “Rocketman.”

20

AWKWAFINA

GETS DRAMATIC

“I’m a frumpy,

slouchy, big mouth.”

Not a typical movie

star, says the actress.

26

ONCE UPON

HIS TIME

Quentin Tarantino’s

love letter to L.A. —

re-creating the city

that was.

28

REAL HEROES

DO CRY

There’s more to super-

hero movies than

those extended action

sequences.

4

THE

BUZZMETER

The Envelope’s ex-

perts launch early pre-

dictions with easy

calls and underdogs.

32

GOLD

STANDARD

Awards columnist

Glenn Whipp steers

you through the

season.

AWARDS PREVIEW

‘The

character is

such a rich

mess of

paradoxes.

He’s afflicted

but talented,

he’s funny but

also poignant

and lonely.’

EDWARD

NORTON

ON HIS

“MOTHERLESS

BROOKLYN”

CHARACTER

6

Plus

Michael Nagle

For The Times

S3

THE ENVELOPE LOS ANGELES TIMES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019