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'Your Highness': Ye Olde Silly Buggersnew
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time to take Danny McBride and James Franco, stick them in tights and jerkins, and have them rescue Natalie Portman from fire-breathing dragons, or some shit. But they left one important ingredient behind: Judd Apatow.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
04-13-2011 |
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'(500) Days of Summer' Ain't No Sunshinenew
Whatever became of the rom-com? Back in the early- to mid-90s, it was simple. Boy meets girl. Girl isn't interested. Boy chases girl until he catches her. Done and done.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
08-12-2009 |
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750 Words About '(500) Days Of Summer'new
We adore Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Their new movie ... not so much
SEE Magazine |
Luke De Smet and Clara Loginov |
07-31-2009 |
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'(500) Days of Summer' Inspires the Inner Crotchety Old Mannew
The makers of the parenthetically titled movie at hand would do well to set aside the pop-culture bells and whistles that choke their film and focus on the task of engrossing an audience in a love story between two intelligent people in their late 20s.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-30-2009 |
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After '(500) Days of Summer,' Here's an Open Letter to Zooey Deschanelnew
Zooey, baby, can't you see Marc Webb and his friends don't understand you? Yes, I know that's part of the movie's point, but the puncturing of boys' expectations can be accomplished by three-dimensional women as well. There are no real girls in (500) Days of Summer. I think you should play one again.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-22-2009 |
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'(500) Days of Summer' Takes a Wise Look at Love Found, and Lost, and Found
No matter how goofy the film gets at individual moments, it becomes fairly irresistible for one simple reason. When it comes to understanding heartbreak and the role of different loves in our lives, it's almost painfully wise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-21-2009 |
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'(500) Days of Summer': We Heart Zooey Deschanelnew
Can there be a thing as too much cute? This is the dilemma for Summer (also the name of Zooey Deschanel's scary-adorable character), which plunges us with twee abandon into a relationship gone bad.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-20-2009 |
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'Yes Man' Isn't Exactly 'Liar Liar,' but It's Closenew
Even though the lesson gets a little heavy-handed, the film is full of goofy, joyful moments, anchored by the sweet chemistry between Carrey and Deschanel as well as a life-affirming message that everyone could use these days.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-18-2008 |
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Von Iva Hits the Big Time with Jim Carreynew
How do you amass a large audience from outside the traditional music industry? If you're San Francisco's Von Iva, the answer has moved from labels to licensing -- a direction that recently landed the group in the onscreen company of Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
12-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
M. Ward on Cool Girl and Collaborate Zooey Deschanelnew
So how did a Hollywood actress become a musician, and a venerated one at that?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
07-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Happening' is Goofynew
The Happening is being marketed as the first R-rated film from Shyamalan, and it's also widely viewed as Shyamalan's last chance to remind everyone he used to make good movies. It's also so terrible as to be nearly unwatchable.
The Portland Mercury |
Erk Henriksen |
06-13-2008 |
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M. Night Shyamalan's Latest Twist?new
Once a wunderkind of suspense manipulation -- infamous for his third-act twists but watched for every adroit set piece that came before -- M. Night Shyamalan has recoiled from the disaster of Lady in the Water by making his first lazy movie, a picture that grinds from one obligatory shock to another.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
06-11-2008 |
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In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew
Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-11-2008 |
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She & Him Beats Modernity Back with a Bit of '60s Popnew
The project, which pairs M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel, doesn't succeed because it's innovative or unexpected. It's just two souls in love with good ol'-fashioned pop music, and that love gives Volume One a warm glow to wrap around yourself on a chilly night.
C-Ville Weekly |
John Ruscher |
04-09-2008 |
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