Aaron Sorkin Explains Comedy to Me

Being the Ricardos, in theaters December 10, is much ado about nothing. The film opens with a gossip rag and a rumor-laden newscast that send I Love Lucy creators, stars, and real-life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz—played by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, respectively—into a tizzy. The tabloid claims Desi has been hanging around with another woman and splashes an incriminating photo on the cover to boot; on the radio, House Un-American Activities Committee investigator William Wheeler accuses Ball of being a communist. Let’s put the red scare aside, because any reference to communism contained in writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s… Read Full Article