Ed Wood (1994)

This film portrays a piece in the life of one of the worst directors of all-time, Edward D. Wood, Jr (Johnny Depp).
Ed Wood is relatively creative on a shoestring budget, but the ideas behind his films are simply wretched. Without the backing of any studio, not even a B-studio, Ed hookwinks business owners or churches into funding his crazy ideas and he assembles an oddball assortment of people to act in them, including his girlfriend, Dolores Fuller (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau) whom he accidentally befriends and gives him his final film roles. Though it is fascinating to see how Ed worked, his friendship with Bela is what carries the film as Landau is a revelation, showing just as dedicated Bela was to the craft. After his death, the breath almost leaves the film. Fortunately, Patricia Arquette enters and she's great as someone who finally gets Ed.
While Ed's directing style is bizarre, his films remain cult classics though I had no intentions of watching any of them. But Bela thinks that Ed is very efficient, as Ed records each scene only once. And the films have such a cheap look about them; fortunately, this film does not look cheap though I haven't decided if the decision to film in black and white was a good one or not but it was entertaining and the performances are brilliant. Landau fully deserved his Oscar for this role. Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Ed Wood secretly liked dressing in women's clothes and Depp somewhat makes a very attractive woman as well.
-T'he funniest scene is when Ed and Kathy (Arquette) enter one of movie premieres and everyone at the screening is just throwing stuff at the screen. Who knew they had so much food on them?
-Lugosi was harboring a secret morphine addiction which is almost his undoing.
-Bill Murray is good in his small role of an actual person who struggles with his sexuality. He is one of Ed's friends and usually has a role in one of his films.
-Ed recruits Kathy's chiropractor is be a double for Lugosi. Who know if it actually works or not?