"...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film63.6051
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"...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film63.6051
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"...Julie Taymor's robust and imaginative direction highlights Kahlo's passionate love for fellow painter Diego Rivera....Salma Hayek makes the character an icon of female independence, courage and nonconformity..."Variety "...Salma Hayek and director Julie Taymor have infused FRIDA with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own..."Box Office "...It honors the artist's brave, anarchic spirit....Ms. Hayek and Mr. Molina are both wonderfully charismatic..."New York Times "...[Taymor] creates a vibrant world. Kahlo's surrealistic paintings come to multidimensional life in gorgeous ways, and the tale unfolds in brilliant hues as captivating as Kahlo and Rivera's art..."USA Today "...Taymor sprinkles her movie with glittering miniature theater pieces..."Entertainment Weekly "...Taymor brings Kahlo's art to life....This picture is a portrait of the artist as a human being -- volatile and passionate, but also decent and, yes, sane..."Premiere "...Hayek's motivated performance saves the day...along with some inventive expressionistic flourishes..."Total Film63.6051
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"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE feels emotionally true both to the Beatles...and to the decade it remembers..."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's wonderful. A testament to both the enduring emotional power of the Fab Four's music...and Taymor's unbridled artistic brio..."Empire "There are some neat hallucinogenic effects here....The infectious energy of the music lends the film a gleeful dynamism..."Sight and Sound "[A] vivid, vivacious film....Music -- the Beatles' music -- lies at the heart of this film; the iconic songs, sung by the film's energetic, talented cast, propel the characters through the upheavals of the U.S. in the late 1960s."Los Angeles Times "The starry-eyed youths that inhabit her film -- and boldly offer fresh interpretations of songs that remain sacred to millions -- carry just the right balance of whimsy and respect..."Film Comment "As a delivery system for injecting a new generation with Beatles music, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is efficient as well as playful and ferocious." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "[W]hat unfolds as the movie blossoms, then darkens and finally finds peace and love, is a stylised musical drama set in and about a conflated American High '60s..."Mojo 3 stars out of 5 -- "Sturgess is an impressive new talent, and his raw vocals resemble a young John Lennon....This is an interesting visual and aural experience..."Ultimate DVD62.9854
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"ACROSS THE UNIVERSE feels emotionally true both to the Beatles...and to the decade it remembers..."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's wonderful. A testament to both the enduring emotional power of the Fab Four's music...and Taymor's unbridled artistic brio..."Empire "There are some neat hallucinogenic effects here....The infectious energy of the music lends the film a gleeful dynamism..."Sight and Sound "[A] vivid, vivacious film....Music -- the Beatles' music -- lies at the heart of this film; the iconic songs, sung by the film's energetic, talented cast, propel the characters through the upheavals of the U.S. in the late 1960s."Los Angeles Times "The starry-eyed youths that inhabit her film -- and boldly offer fresh interpretations of songs that remain sacred to millions -- carry just the right balance of whimsy and respect..."Film Comment "As a delivery system for injecting a new generation with Beatles music, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE is efficient as well as playful and ferocious." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly "[W]hat unfolds as the movie blossoms, then darkens and finally finds peace and love, is a stylised musical drama set in and about a conflated American High '60s..."Mojo 3 stars out of 5 -- "Sturgess is an impressive new talent, and his raw vocals resemble a young John Lennon....This is an interesting visual and aural experience..."Ultimate DVD62.9854
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"...A conditional victory....Distinguished by some outstanding [acting] and an arresting stylistic approach..." Variety "...Taymor's visual and visceral flair makes Titus a grabber..." Rolling Stone Rating: B -- RecommendedEntertainment Weekly "...Harry Lennix truly impresses, oozing a dignified menace..." Total Film "...[Taymor] allows her mind to roam, finding metaphors to visually represent mood....A stunning vision..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Box Office "...A dynamic film....Directed with unflagging energy....Hopkins gives a towering portrayal of a tragic hero in the robust, straightforward style of the classically trained Shakespearean actor..." Los Angeles Times "...Taymor lavishes great energy on staging and photography..." Chicago Sun-Times62.75341
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"...Conceptually vivid..."Variety "...A visual knockout....Thou wilt be dazzled..."Rolling Stone "...Jangling and incisive..." -- Rating: AEntertainment Weekly "...An insistently tricky piece of conceptual art....The impromptu tone is often charming..."Sight and Sound "...Almereyda has infused HAMLET with such a contemporary sensibility that today's audiences can't help but relate..." -- 4 out of 5 starsBox Office "...Almereyda imagines HAMLET taking place in present-day Manhattan with such vigor, insight and originality that the power and immediacy of his film makes Shakespeare accessible in an exciting and provocative manner..."Los Angeles Times "...Voluptuous and rewarding...[a] vital and sharply intelligent film..."New York Times "...Ingeniously and divertingly updating Shakespeare to corporate New York....HAMLET benefits from playfully iconographic casting..."Film Comment "...Bill Murray is a good choice as Polonius....It demonstrates how Shakespeare, who in a way invented modern English, has so dominated it ever since that his meanings are always broadly clear to us, even despite unfamiliar usages..."Chicago Sun-Times "Sure, the movie's a stunt, but one that succeeds much more often than it stumbles."Wall Street Journal0.3711913
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"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.3711913
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"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.3711913
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"...Voluptuous and rewarding...[a] vital and sharply intelligent film..."New York Times "...Conceptually vivid..." Variety "...A visual knockout....Thou wilt be dazzled..." Rolling Stone "...Ingeniously and divertingly updating Shakespeare to corporate New York....HAMLET benefits from playfully iconographic casting..." Film Comment "...Jangling and incisive..." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly "...An insistently tricky piece of conceptual art....The impromptu tone is often charming..." Sight and Sound "...Almereyda has infused HAMLET with such a contemporary sensibility that today's audiences can't help but relate..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Box Office "...Almereyda imagines HAMLET taking place in present-day Manhattan with such vigor, insight and originality that the power and immediacy of his film makes Shakespeare accessible in an exciting and provocative manner..." Los Angeles Times "...Bill Murray is a good choice as Polonius....It demonstrates how Shakespeare, who in a way invented modern English, has so dominated it ever since that his meanings are always broadly clear to us, even despite unfamiliar usages..." Chicago Sun-Times "Sure, the movie's a stunt, but one that succeeds much more often than it stumbles."Wall Street Journal0.3711913
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"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.3711913
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"[The actors] speak the language beautifully, finding nuances of humor, feeling and fantasy packed into the prose and poetry of the script."New York Times "[Mirren is] a remarkable actress and makes for a fine Prospera, at once flinty and determined but with a pulsing parental tenderness she makes evident in lines that lesser actors might throw away."A.V. Club "[Wishaw] has a command of the language that, along with Mirren, sets the film along its proper axis."Movieline "Here Prospero becomes Prospera and is magnificently played by Helen Mirren with more ferocity than resignation."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Mirren, striding around like an ageing Glastonbury hipster, leads from the front, while Felicity Jones is an appealing presence as her lovestruck daughter Miranda."Total Film0.3711913
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Dirty Linen (p.43) - "At the heart of it all is Fowlis' voice and musical imagination. She holds that center, and it's a safe bet that whatever your level of understanding Gaelic, you'll hear the sea, the stories, and the connections here."18.20162
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"Delpy wrote and directed this study of a relationship....She stages it with a funny and diverting improv-y flow..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "2 DAYS is a sparky, crowd-cheering gem buoyed by Julie Delpy's smart writing and Adam Goldberg's tart whining."Total Film "Delpy's script, crackling with nervous energy, offers a number of highly quotable lines..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Delpy has the wit, sensitivity and skill to pull her disparate thoughts into an unusual, affecting whole."Empire "2 DAYS IN PARIS is pure Julie Delpy....She's revealed herself to be an artist of sundry and unexpected talents, with a distinctive voice and point of view."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] sharply funny and intoxicating romance."Ultimate DVD13.85678
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"Delpy wrote and directed this study of a relationship....She stages it with a funny and diverting improv-y flow..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "2 DAYS is a sparky, crowd-cheering gem buoyed by Julie Delpy's smart writing and Adam Goldberg's tart whining."Total Film "Delpy's script, crackling with nervous energy, offers a number of highly quotable lines..."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Delpy has the wit, sensitivity and skill to pull her disparate thoughts into an unusual, affecting whole."Empire "2 DAYS IN PARIS is pure Julie Delpy....She's revealed herself to be an artist of sundry and unexpected talents, with a distinctive voice and point of view."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] sharply funny and intoxicating romance."Ultimate DVD13.85678
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"...AMY'S ORGASM is a sophisticated romantic comedy much like KISSING JESSICA STEIN....Consistently fresh and amusing..." Los Angeles Times13.76988
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Entertainment Weekly (9/21/01, p.85) - "...A portrait of marriage as a constant surprise and challenge..." - Rating: A-Q (12/01, pp.140-1) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The songs are strong, the production spotless and the performances winningly true..."CMJ (10/1/01, p.30) - "...Buddy's raw, honky-rock guitar style...and Julie's wickedly willowly voice place the duo high on the list of contemporary roots rockers..."No Depression (11-12/01, p.116) - "...It's the sort of tradition-based music that would jolt a traditional purist, yet might still sound old-timey to those who can;t hear past the reedy vical strains..."Mojo (Publisher) (3/02, p.102) - "...They trade vocals and harmonies on horny hillbilly, spare folk-Americana, quasi ZZ Top rockers and weepy-steel country..."11.66148
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Offering her classic, crystal-clear tones, precise diction and effortless, warm, interpretations..."11.5927
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"Julie Gavras's wonderful film, BLAME IT ON FIDEL, is a deeply political movie that sidesteps strident polemics by viewing the ideological conflicts within a French-Spanish family through the eyes of a smart, willful child."New York Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Cleaving to a child's-eye-view of a time of significant social change, documentarist-turned-feature director Julie Gavras elicits excellence from Kervel..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Kervel retains an amusing gravitas. Perfectly capturing the era's flawed idealism, this is a little gem."Empire "Gavras' most notable achievement is her impeccable casting, in particular Nina Kervel....[Her] acting miraculously sidesteps cuteness as she tries to rationalise the baffling changes taking place around her." Sight and Sound "A remarkably assured and elegant debut, BLAME IT ON FIDEL is the kind of smart, sophisticated and fiercely humanistic film that all movies should aspire to be..."Los Angeles Times10.97072
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