Silent star Lady Fay Zhu is a cipher for Anna May Wong, who from the early ’20s on was Hollywood’s most prominent Chinese-American actress. As played by Li Jun Li, Lady Fay has a side job writing silent intertitles, but Babylon exploits her mostly for ‘exotic color’ and lesbian appeal. Her nightclub act appropriates a classic Marlene Dietrich scene (from Morocco), kissing a female audience member on the mouth. Li also sings the obscene Harry Roy song My Girl’s Pussy. The song is real but was written several years later. external sight and sound of extremes. Still, even if some of the character arcs are less than original, the parts are played well, with Robbie in I don’t know, for me, there was too much of this and not enough of that. The balance was off, which left certain aspects of the storyline’s integral elements to flounder. I thought that each of the characters focused on had excellent potential, but, not all were fully realized, or, fleshed out. Those that were, were done quite well, providing the members of the cast, who portrayed them, ample room to shine. I won’t be specific, since I don’t want to give away which characters are which. As for the discs, we’ve got the 4K release, a Blu-ray disc and a second Blu-ray disc that houses the film’s extras. There’s also a digital copy of the film inside as well.

Rating Certificate: R (for strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity, bloody violence, drug use, and pervasive language.) indulgent mayhem as possible. Babylon oozes sexuality, sensuality, and plenty of soulless satisfaction. It gazes, intently and intensely, on particularly soaking in the opportunity to act with near limitless inhibition, whether she's acting within her part in a film-within-the-film or purpose, but it nevertheless proves to be a somewhat engaging blend of true-life chronicling and fictional characterization. The film is not for Executive (Diego Calva), the Musical Sensation (Jovan Adepo) and the Alluring Powerhouse Performer (Li Jun Li) -- who are striving to stay on topBabylon is writer/director Damien Chazelle’s tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. A sprawling paean to the indulgent early days of Hollywood that is visually lavish and filled with superb performances. The 4K Ultra HD disc from Paramount is a release that will stun in your home theater. Recommended. other, with full orchestras off to the side and many people sacrificing life and limb, at times literally, in the name of the finished product. The

One cannot talk Babylon without talking about its excess and, indeed, its extreme excess. In some ways the film brings to mind The Wolf of Wall Street, certainly a film in a whole different league in The Costumes of Babylon — Discover how costume design was fundamental to character development and the challenges that went into creating over 7,000 costumes for the film. In the general chaotic overstatement, the scenes meant to humanize Nellie don’t register strongly. Nellie surviving a rattlesnake bite in the throat doesn’t really register, either. That’s what happens with ‘reality’ is so flexible: will some critic claim that Babylon is really a subjective fantasy?scale and scope, presented largely, it would seem, in an effort to internalize and draw focus to a film that is otherwise just about a parade of The Steelbook release presents Babylon on three discs. The feature alone is on a 4K Ultra HD disc and a second Blu-ray. The third disc is a Blu-ray with the extras. The main video extra is a half-hour making-of piece that allows the director to have his say. On camera Mr. Chazelle is reasonable, intelligent and friendly. He assures us that early Hollywood was ‘the Wild West’ in every way possible. The clips chosen highlight Chazelle’s dynamic camera direction, which includes a lot of very good hand-held Stedicam-type shots. Scoring Babylon— Take a peek into Justin Hurwitz's musical process to understand the artistry behind composing an iconic score that further elevates the film. excellence, capturing the clothing and terrain details with wonderful clarity beyond the Blu-ray's limits, while the vivid red blood offers superior punch