By Simon Doonan 8/11/03 12:00am

A Little Depp’ll Do Ya! The Perils of Pirate Chic

Ahoy there! Is it me, or does Johnny Depp look exactly like John Galliano, the designer for maison Christian Dior? I’m referring specifically to Mr. Depp’s über -camp performance as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean . As I watched the lovely, kohl-eyed, foppishly costumed Johnny mince and mug through this fabulously diverting movie, Read More

By Andrew Sarris 7/28/03 12:00am

Shiver Me Timbers! Dapper Depp Turns Swishy Swashbuckler

Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , from a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, is purportedly based on a culturally dubious source, namely the Disneyworld theme-park ride Pirates of the Caribbean. The operative words to describe the proceedings are “stylishly exuberant” if you like the movie, and Read More