AltWeeklies Wire

Indians, Fairies and Pirates in Victorian Londonnew

Johnny Depp delves into the mind of author J.M. Barrie in this adeptly realized celebration of the wonder of the imagination.
Austin Chronicle  |  Steve Davis  |  12-09-2004  |  Reviews

Paradise Foundnew

Finding Neverland features near-perfect performances and writing.
Tucson Weekly  |  Bob Grimm  |  11-24-2004  |  Reviews

Peter Panachenew

In adapting Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, Forster indulges in broad, maudlin melodrama via his favorite topics (lost children, family wreckage), but gradually, to his credit, he rises from the plentiful syrup to deliver touching poetry.
Phoenix New Times  |  Gregory Weinkauf  |  11-24-2004  |  Reviews

Eminent Edwardiansnew

There's magic to the Peter Pan story, but precious little insight into its repressed magician.
Seattle Weekly  |  Tim Appelo  |  11-18-2004  |  Reviews

Death and Loss Play Key Roles in Marc Forster's Finding Neverlandnew

It's not hard to see how Marc Forster might identify with J.M. Barrie, both in shared loss and in using creation as an antidote. "It's also letting go of grief," says Forster of the creative process. "And also embracing it in a different way. It's sort of like a more enlightened way."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Felicia Feaster  |  11-11-2004  |  Profiles & Interviews

Narrow Search

Category

Hot Topics

Narrow by Date

  • Last 7 Days
  • Last 30 Days
  • Select a Date Range