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"[The] compelling premise is given the rueful temporal hopscotch of ANNIE HALL, adapted to two twentysomethings and new cultural references..."Film Comment 3 stars out of 5 -- "Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber and director Marc Webb show a real insight into the contemporary audience by creating a movie that almost literally alternates between scenes of a relationship's glorious beginning and the details of it falling apart."Box Office 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] delightful comedy, alive with invention....There's a little black and white, a little musical number, a little Fellini, which is always helpful in evoking a man in the act of yearning."Chicago Sun-Times "Much like ANNIE HALL did for a previous generation, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER may be the movie that best captures a contemporary romantic sensibility."USA Today "[A]n original romantic comedy....It bristles with energy, emotional and intellectual, as it flits about the dizzying highs and weeping-karaoke lows of a passionate entanglement."Los Angeles Times "(500) DAYS OF SUMMER finds just the right scale and tone, neither trivializing nor melodramatically overstating the delicate feelings it explores."New York Times "As Gordon-Levitt matures and age begins to burrow into his boyish face, he's become a relaxed yet still cerebral performer....[Deschanel] intrigues by holding her cards close to the vest."Movieline "Marc Webb's bright bauble of a boy-meets-girl comedy is a rueful tribute to the wisdom of hindsight..."Wall Street Journal "In its brightest moments, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER delves honestly and insightfully into the mysteries of love and romantic chemistry, and how elusive a connection can be."A.V. Club "(500) DAYS is like a mood ring cued to the ups, downs, and confusions of modern love....[The film is] not just bitter or sweet but everything in between." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he sublimely smart-sexy-joyful-sad (500) DAYS OF SUMMER hits you like a blast of pure romantic oxygen. It turns the genre on its empty head and sees relationships for what they are -- a bruising business."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "The hopeless romantics are sure to fall head over heels with this one."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- DAYS offers astute, funny insight into the confusion rife in love and infatuation. Gordon-Levitt anchors the film with an emotionally candid turn...Total Film Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" -- "[E]xciting to behold...Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel beautifully catch the mood-ring melancholia of two lovers..."Entertainment Weekly Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "[Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt] are star-crossed lovers to die for."Rolling Stone Ranked #6 in USA Today's "Top Ten Films Of 2009."USA Today 4 stars out of 5 -- "A sharp spin on the usual rom-com formulae, this is funny, sensitive and challenges the genre's gender conventions."Uncut5.540749

"[The] compelling premise is given the rueful temporal hopscotch of ANNIE HALL, adapted to two twentysomethings and new cultural references..."Film Comment 3 stars out of 5 -- "Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber and director Marc Webb show a real insight into the contemporary audience by creating a movie that almost literally alternates between scenes of a relationship's glorious beginning and the details of it falling apart."Box Office 4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] delightful comedy, alive with invention....There's a little black and white, a little musical number, a little Fellini, which is always helpful in evoking a man in the act of yearning."Chicago Sun-Times "Much like ANNIE HALL did for a previous generation, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER may be the movie that best captures a contemporary romantic sensibility."USA Today "[A]n original romantic comedy....It bristles with energy, emotional and intellectual, as it flits about the dizzying highs and weeping-karaoke lows of a passionate entanglement."Los Angeles Times "(500) DAYS OF SUMMER finds just the right scale and tone, neither trivializing nor melodramatically overstating the delicate feelings it explores."New York Times "As Gordon-Levitt matures and age begins to burrow into his boyish face, he's become a relaxed yet still cerebral performer....[Deschanel] intrigues by holding her cards close to the vest."Movieline "Marc Webb's bright bauble of a boy-meets-girl comedy is a rueful tribute to the wisdom of hindsight..."Wall Street Journal "In its brightest moments, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER delves honestly and insightfully into the mysteries of love and romantic chemistry, and how elusive a connection can be."A.V. Club "(500) DAYS is like a mood ring cued to the ups, downs, and confusions of modern love....[The film is] not just bitter or sweet but everything in between." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he sublimely smart-sexy-joyful-sad (500) DAYS OF SUMMER hits you like a blast of pure romantic oxygen. It turns the genre on its empty head and sees relationships for what they are -- a bruising business."Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 4 -- "The hopeless romantics are sure to fall head over heels with this one."Premiere 4 stars out of 5 -- DAYS offers astute, funny insight into the confusion rife in love and infatuation. Gordon-Levitt anchors the film with an emotionally candid turn...Total Film Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" -- "[E]xciting to behold...Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel beautifully catch the mood-ring melancholia of two lovers..."Entertainment Weekly Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "[Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt] are star-crossed lovers to die for."Rolling Stone Ranked #6 in USA Today's "Top Ten Films Of 2009."USA Today 4 stars out of 5 -- "A sharp spin on the usual rom-com formulae, this is funny, sensitive and challenges the genre's gender conventions."Uncut5.540749

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"...[A] gaudy-gorgeous pageant..."Entertainment Weekly4.685237

"...[A] gaudy-gorgeous pageant..."Entertainment Weekly4.685237

"...[A] gaudy-gorgeous pageant..."Entertainment Weekly4.685237

"...The goofiest, giddiest and, yes, grooviest animated trip since ALADDIN unbottled its genie..." -- 3 out of 4 stars New York Times "...Disney pros ditch the regulation Disney animated-musical formula and everyone has a great time in this hip, funny [movie]..." -- Rating: B+Entertainment Weekly "...Genuinely a new groove with a humorous, feel-good twist..." Box Office "...A side-splicingly sharp, bruisingly funny buddy movie, THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is slick anitainment....A real joy..." -- 4 out of 5 stars Total Film "...Imaginative incorporation of Inca design aspects....[Spade delivers] hilarious put downs..."Sight and Sound "...THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is a delightful, effervescent morality tale for children conveyed with such wit and sophistication that adults are likely to be enchanted as well..." Los Angeles Times "...A zany tonic....[It] is a reminder that the classic cartoon look is a beloved style of its own..." Chicago Sun-Times4.441333

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"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..."Rolling Stone "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..."Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..."Total Film "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..."Rolling Stone "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..."Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..."Total Film "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..."Rolling Stone "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..."Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..."Total Film "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..."Entertainment Weekly "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..."Rolling Stone "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..."Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..."Total Film "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..." Entertainment Weekly "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..." Rolling Stone "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..." Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

"Mr. Depp and Ms. Winslet are pleasant to watch..."New York Times "[A] lovely, poignant and in some ways old-fashioned movie....The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality."USA Today "Depp and Winslet share a rare combination of airiness, earthiness and sharp, wry intelligence. With his gleaming black hair, quiet grace and molten eyes, Depp makes Barrie's ability to conjure imaginary worlds seem magical."Los Angeles Times "FINDING NEVERLAND is studded with little pleasures....The movie glows..." Entertainment Weekly "Winslet brims with warmth, and Julie Christie gives a tart performance....All the actors benefit from the sensitive hand of director Marc Forster..." Movieline's Hollywood Life "[G]lorious entertainment. It shimmers with the promise of enchantment....The film sparks with comic life..." Rolling Stone "[I]t's about the creative process, the power of the imagination and the place where imagination dwells..." Uncut "[T]his is sweet without being sugary..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engrossing period piece with stunning scenery, beautiful costumes and sweet flights of fancy as we enter the world of Barrie's unbridled imagination."Ultimate DVD4.231679

Rolling Stone (8/5/99, p.67) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...this collection of the occasional songs [Loudon] occasionally composes for National Public Radio enjoys the advantage of his perpetual cleverness..."Entertainment Weekly (7/16/99, p.70) - "...unmatched facility for the dagger-sharp rhyme and the revealing anecdote..." - Rating: B-Q (8/99, p.115) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...Make 'em laugh must have been the instruction. He does, but he's better when delving into his own foibles and failings."CMJ (7/26/99, p.32) - "...SOCIAL STUDIES is your 'must have' of the week..."4.126093

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Entertainment Weekly (7/27/91) - B "...Musically, he's got an attractively light touch..."Q - 3 Stars - Good "...a surviving...thoughtful, sweet-voiced singer-songwriter...Pleasant and promising."3.820827

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Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - "Attractive obscurity comes with a cover of Paul Siebal's 'Anyday Woman,' which adds up to an already varied and satisfying album."3.782427

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Rolling Stone (3/4/93, p.64) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...An intimate, painfully honest album...inspired...unforgettable..."Entertainment Weekly (1/7/93, p.124) - Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 10 Albums Of 1992.Entertainment Weekly (11/20/92, p.90) - "..One of the strongest albums in this consummately witty, honest singer-songwriter's two-decade career...a small masterpiece.." - Rating: AMusician (2/93, p.89) - "...Wainwright's finest album in 22 years...[his] shining moment of personal introspection...tremendous..."Audio Magazine (3/93, p.86) - Sound: A- / Performance: A- - "...an intense and revealing ride....one of Loudon's best..."3.613989

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