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You Say You Want Imaginationnew
Across the Universe imagines the highlights of the tumultuous Vietnam era neatly restaged to song and dance.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
11-08-2007 |
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I Saw a Film Today, Oh Boynew
Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthbound into a minefield of literalism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
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Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
'Across the Universe': Ticket to Ridenew
Julie Taymor's Across the Universe celebrates Beatlemania.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-27-2007 |
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Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
'Across the Universe' isn't Audacious Enoughnew
Director Julie Taymor attempts to take the entire decade of the 1960s, fold it flat and slide it into the record sleeve of a Beatles LP.
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Director Julie Taymor's Beatles Musical is a Huge Letdownnew
Across the Universe is rock-solid kitsch, compete with giant puppets, hidebound lyricism and chiffon-wrapped floating nudes, much like the levitating Greek oracle in 300.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
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Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
'Across the Universe' is Extraordinarily Ambitiousnew
Taymor's film is a little too much, though there's some absolutely gorgeous imagery and beautiful songs to be sung.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
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Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew
Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-13-2007 |
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Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
