The season two finale of The Voice was quite the extravaganza as former contestants and a number of today’s biggest artists joined the finalists for the big moment. As predicted, Jermaine Paul took the title at the end of the two hour live finale and what a well deserved win this was. But there was plenty of music leading up to that moment, some good, some bad.
As part of the finale celebration, each finalist chose former artists of the season to perform with on the the stage one last time this season, each individual reminders why Paul was indeed the best person to win. Tony Lucca from Team Adam performed “Go Your Own Way” with Jordis Unga. Lucca not making it into the final two was wildly disappointing but I cannot say that I missed Unga. Never a big fan of hers, last night’s performance did not help her case.
As part of the finale celebration, each finalist chose former artists of the season to perform with on the the stage one last time this season, each individual reminders why Paul was indeed the best person to win. Tony Lucca from Team Adam performed “Go Your Own Way” with Jordis Unga. Lucca not making it into the final two was wildly disappointing but I cannot say that I missed Unga. Never a big fan of hers, last night’s performance did not help her case.
- 5/9/2012
- by Melody Simpson
- BuzzFocus.com
Battle Rounds of The Voice reached a high this week as the best of the best in this competition went head to head as well as the best of the best against the hopeless. What an intense battle. Last week was a breeze compared to this week. Live shows are going to wreck the phone lines this year. This talent is truly out of this world. If you’re not watching The Voice, catch up as soon as possible and thank us all later. This is where the entertainment is at!
Team Christina is shaping out to be quite a fierce one… but we all knew that it would. In this week’s episode,
Geoff McBride met the end of his fate after battling it out with Sera Hill, singing “Chain of Fools.” After winning Christina Aguilera over during the blind auditions, Sera Hill was going to make it to...
Team Christina is shaping out to be quite a fierce one… but we all knew that it would. In this week’s episode,
Geoff McBride met the end of his fate after battling it out with Sera Hill, singing “Chain of Fools.” After winning Christina Aguilera over during the blind auditions, Sera Hill was going to make it to...
- 3/13/2012
- by Melody Simpson
- BuzzFocus.com
The cover art for Lionsgate's latest horror flick starring Method Man has had us laughing uncontrollably since last November when it debuted. We're not even sure why! Still, we've landed you an exclusive clip from The Mortician. Dig it!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
- 2/13/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
We're getting closer, kids! Lionsgate's release of the new terror tale starring Method Man (yes, Method Man), The Mortician, is almost upon us, and we have a new trailer on tap to get you geared up!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download, and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme"), and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past.
- 1/19/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
We can't quite put our finger on why, but the cover art for Lionsgate's new horror flick The Mortician has had us laughing uncontrollably since it entered our inbox. We don't think that was the desired effect, but wow, are we friggin' giddy!
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme") and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his...
From the Press Release
Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on February 14th, 2012. The urban thriller features Grammy® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme") and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
Synopsis
A mortician (Method Man)'s life is changed when a woman's body arrives to his...
- 11/22/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Mortician is on its way in 3D, and if you're a fan of psychologically thrilling horror, you're in for a treat. Former Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man stars in the lead role (looking like a cross between Carlton from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards). Grindstone Entertainment has picked up the rights to the film, and a new trailer awaits you.
The Mortician, written and directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, also stars Edward Furlong, Dash Mihok, Wendell Pierce, Ej Bonilla, Angelic Zambrana, Judy Marte, Dana Fuchs and Cruz Santiago. The 3D film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has been screened at the German Fantasy Fest as well as the Stiges Film Festival last weekend. It will be featured at the New Orleans Film Festival this coming weekend.
Synopsis:
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated.
The Mortician, written and directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, also stars Edward Furlong, Dash Mihok, Wendell Pierce, Ej Bonilla, Angelic Zambrana, Judy Marte, Dana Fuchs and Cruz Santiago. The 3D film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has been screened at the German Fantasy Fest as well as the Stiges Film Festival last weekend. It will be featured at the New Orleans Film Festival this coming weekend.
Synopsis:
Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated.
- 10/12/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Every mystery has a truth waiting to be revealed. Time for a diversion from the usual for something a bit unique. The official trailer for the digital 3D feature film The Mortician has debuted online via YouTube. Starring Method Man as "The Mortician", this indie drama is about a lonely man who gets caught up in some dirty deals with local gangsters. The cast also features Dash Mihok, Edward Furlong, Wendell Pierce, Ej Bonilla, Angelic Zambrana, Judy Marte, Dana Fuchs and Cruz Santiago. This looks like it might be cool to see, despite the odd editing in this trailer; I'd love to catch this at a film fest if I could. Take a look below. Watch the first official trailer for Gareth Maxwell Roberts' The Mortician 3D, via YouTube: Alienated and cold, The Mortician (Method Man) processes the corpses with steely disregard. He is lonely and isolated. He's introduced...
- 10/11/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Broads, The Series can definitely be defined as series embracing girl power based on the recently released trailer. Director Tiffany Loria has no doubts about the purpose of the project: to empower women. The series stems, Loria says, from "my personal search to define who I am." The show will highlight a wide variety of high achieving women over a twelve episode series, each woman getting her own episode as a chance to tell her story. Someof the show's "broads" include singer/ actress Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe), "peacemaker" Karen Doubilet who founded the valiant nonprofit PeacePlayers in an effort to get divided ethnic groups to unite through sports, and philanthropist Sylvia Allen godmother to over 800 children at an Ugandan primary school.
- 3/31/2009
- by Lindsay Stidham
- Tubefilter.com
This review was written for the festival review of "Across the Universe".Julie Taymor's visual gifts are very much in evidence in "Across the Universe", an ambitious, only partly successful attempt to reinvigorate the musical genre.
Taymor previously worked her magic onstage with "The Lion King" and onscreen with "Frida". As a re-creation of the tumultuous '60s era, her new film is another triumph of design. Imaginatively shot and choreographed, it also presents a frequently exciting interpretation of more than 30 Beatles songs, performed by an attractive cast of young actors.
Yet this lavish production, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is finally unsatisfying because it somehow misses the essence of the Beatles and of the most memorable movie musicals.
Director Stanley Donen once said that the best reason for characters to burst into song and dance was to express joy. Of course, not all musicals are joyous affairs; there have been tragedies like "West Side Story" and sentimental melodramas like "The Sound of Music". Still, it could be argued that many of the greatest moments in movie musical history -- like Gene Kelly's performance of the title number in Donen and Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" -- convey pure exuberance. And of course what made the Beatles' own movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" so captivating was their spirit of playfulness and joy.
That's the crucial quality absent from "Universe". Taymor, working with veteran screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais ("The Commitments"), has invented a simple story that allows her to utilize many of the best-known Beatles songs. She follows two main characters -- a well-bred girl named Lucy Evan Rachel Wood) and a working-class kid from Liverpool, Jude (newcomer Jim Sturgess) -- who fall in love against a backdrop of counterculture shenanigans and anti-war protests.
The Beatles acknowledged the tensions of the period in some of their music, and Taymor has highlighted the grim mood of songs like "Revolution" as well as the more surreal, psychedelically flavored songs such as "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". But she has completely ignored the sly wit found in such songs as "Penny Lane", "Paperback Writer" or "When I'm 64."
The cast is engaging. Wood brings tenderness and fire to her performance, and Sturgess demonstrates unmistakable charisma. Some of the secondary characters aren't terribly well developed, but they are skillfully played by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy. Fuchs is doing a variation on Janis Joplin, and she has the powerful voice to justify the comparison.
Bigger musical stars turn up in cameos. Joe Cocker plays three characters in a brilliant rendition of "Come Together", and he momentarily supplies the gleeful wit that the film desperately needs. Bono's performance of "I Am the Walrus" is another high point.
Mark Friedberg's production design and Albert Wolsky's costumes should be remembered during awards season. Francoise Bonnot's editing also deserves high praise. The intercutting during "Hold Me Tight", "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Let It Be" gives these numbers a breathless cinematic rhythm. The arrangement of the songs also is top-notch. But the romantic finale seems pat rather than emotionally devastating.
Despite all the inventive work, the film never achieves the soaring sense of bliss that would place it in the pantheon of movie musicals.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios, A Matthew Gross/Team Todd production
Credits:
Director: Julie Taymor
Screenwriters: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Story: Julie Taymor, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producers: Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Matthew Gross
Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Production designer: Mark Friedberg
Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Songs produced by: T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal, Teese Gohl
Co-producers: Richard Baratta, Ben Haber
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky
Editor: Francoise Bonnot
Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
Cast:
Lucy: Evan Rachel Wood
Jude: Jim Sturgess
Max Carrigan: Joe Anderson
Sadie: Dana Fuchs
Jo-Jo: Martin Luther McCoy
Prudence: T.V. Carpio
Jude’s Mother: Angela Mounsey
Jude’s Father: Robert Clohessy
Lucy’s Father: Dylan Baker
Lucy’s Mother: Linda Emond
Uncle Teddy: Bill Irwin
Bum/Pimp/Mad Hippie: Joe Cocker
Dr. Robert: Bono
Mr. Kite: Eddie Izzard
Singing Nurse: Salma Hayek
Running time -- 133 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
Taymor previously worked her magic onstage with "The Lion King" and onscreen with "Frida". As a re-creation of the tumultuous '60s era, her new film is another triumph of design. Imaginatively shot and choreographed, it also presents a frequently exciting interpretation of more than 30 Beatles songs, performed by an attractive cast of young actors.
Yet this lavish production, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is finally unsatisfying because it somehow misses the essence of the Beatles and of the most memorable movie musicals.
Director Stanley Donen once said that the best reason for characters to burst into song and dance was to express joy. Of course, not all musicals are joyous affairs; there have been tragedies like "West Side Story" and sentimental melodramas like "The Sound of Music". Still, it could be argued that many of the greatest moments in movie musical history -- like Gene Kelly's performance of the title number in Donen and Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" -- convey pure exuberance. And of course what made the Beatles' own movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" so captivating was their spirit of playfulness and joy.
That's the crucial quality absent from "Universe". Taymor, working with veteran screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais ("The Commitments"), has invented a simple story that allows her to utilize many of the best-known Beatles songs. She follows two main characters -- a well-bred girl named Lucy Evan Rachel Wood) and a working-class kid from Liverpool, Jude (newcomer Jim Sturgess) -- who fall in love against a backdrop of counterculture shenanigans and anti-war protests.
The Beatles acknowledged the tensions of the period in some of their music, and Taymor has highlighted the grim mood of songs like "Revolution" as well as the more surreal, psychedelically flavored songs such as "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". But she has completely ignored the sly wit found in such songs as "Penny Lane", "Paperback Writer" or "When I'm 64."
The cast is engaging. Wood brings tenderness and fire to her performance, and Sturgess demonstrates unmistakable charisma. Some of the secondary characters aren't terribly well developed, but they are skillfully played by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy. Fuchs is doing a variation on Janis Joplin, and she has the powerful voice to justify the comparison.
Bigger musical stars turn up in cameos. Joe Cocker plays three characters in a brilliant rendition of "Come Together", and he momentarily supplies the gleeful wit that the film desperately needs. Bono's performance of "I Am the Walrus" is another high point.
Mark Friedberg's production design and Albert Wolsky's costumes should be remembered during awards season. Francoise Bonnot's editing also deserves high praise. The intercutting during "Hold Me Tight", "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Let It Be" gives these numbers a breathless cinematic rhythm. The arrangement of the songs also is top-notch. But the romantic finale seems pat rather than emotionally devastating.
Despite all the inventive work, the film never achieves the soaring sense of bliss that would place it in the pantheon of movie musicals.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios, A Matthew Gross/Team Todd production
Credits:
Director: Julie Taymor
Screenwriters: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Story: Julie Taymor, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producers: Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Matthew Gross
Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Production designer: Mark Friedberg
Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Songs produced by: T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal, Teese Gohl
Co-producers: Richard Baratta, Ben Haber
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky
Editor: Francoise Bonnot
Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
Cast:
Lucy: Evan Rachel Wood
Jude: Jim Sturgess
Max Carrigan: Joe Anderson
Sadie: Dana Fuchs
Jo-Jo: Martin Luther McCoy
Prudence: T.V. Carpio
Jude’s Mother: Angela Mounsey
Jude’s Father: Robert Clohessy
Lucy’s Father: Dylan Baker
Lucy’s Mother: Linda Emond
Uncle Teddy: Bill Irwin
Bum/Pimp/Mad Hippie: Joe Cocker
Dr. Robert: Bono
Mr. Kite: Eddie Izzard
Singing Nurse: Salma Hayek
Running time -- 133 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julie Taymor's visual gifts are very much in evidence in Across the Universe, an ambitious, only partly successful attempt to reinvigorate the musical genre.
Taymor previously worked her magic onstage with The Lion King and onscreen with Frida. As a re-creation of the tumultuous '60s era, her new film is another triumph of design. Imaginatively shot and choreographed, it also presents a frequently exciting interpretation of more than 30 Beatles songs, performed by an attractive cast of young actors.
Yet this lavish production, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is finally unsatisfying because it somehow misses the essence of the Beatles and of the most memorable movie musicals.
Director Stanley Donen once said that the best reason for characters to burst into song and dance was to express joy. Of course, not all musicals are joyous affairs; there have been tragedies like West Side Story and sentimental melodramas like The Sound of Music. Still, it could be argued that many of the greatest moments in movie musical history -- like Gene Kelly's performance of the title number in Donen and Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" -- convey pure exuberance. And of course what made the Beatles' own movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" so captivating was their spirit of playfulness and joy.
That's the crucial quality absent from Universe. Taymor, working with veteran screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), has invented a simple story that allows her to utilize many of the best-known Beatles songs. She follows two main characters -- a well-bred girl named Lucy Evan Rachel Wood) and a working-class kid from Liverpool, Jude (newcomer Jim Sturgess) -- who fall in love against a backdrop of counterculture shenanigans and anti-war protests.
The Beatles acknowledged the tensions of the period in some of their music, and Taymor has highlighted the grim mood of songs like "Revolution" as well as the more surreal, psychedelically flavored songs such as "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". But she has completely ignored the sly wit found in such songs as "Penny Lane", "Paperback Writer" or "When I'm 64."
The cast is engaging. Wood brings tenderness and fire to her performance, and Sturgess demonstrates unmistakable charisma. Some of the secondary characters aren't terribly well developed, but they are skillfully played by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy. Fuchs is doing a variation on Janis Joplin, and she has the powerful voice to justify the comparison.
Bigger musical stars turn up in cameos. Joe Cocker plays three characters in a brilliant rendition of "Come Together", and he momentarily supplies the gleeful wit that the film desperately needs. Bono's performance of "I Am the Walrus" is another high point.
Mark Friedberg's production design and Albert Wolsky's costumes should be remembered during awards season. Francoise Bonnot's editing also deserves high praise. The intercutting during "Hold Me Tight", "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Let It Be" gives these numbers a breathless cinematic rhythm. The arrangement of the songs also is top-notch. But the romantic finale seems pat rather than emotionally devastating.
Despite all the inventive work, the film never achieves the soaring sense of bliss that would place it in the pantheon of movie musicals.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios, A Matthew Gross/Team Todd production
Credits:
Director: Julie Taymor
Screenwriters: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Story: Julie Taymor, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producers: Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Matthew Gross
Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Production designer: Mark Friedberg
Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Songs produced by: T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal, Teese Gohl
Co-producers: Richard Baratta, Ben Haber
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky
Editor: Francoise Bonnot
Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
Cast:
Lucy: Evan Rachel Wood
Jude: Jim Sturgess
Max Carrigan: Joe Anderson
Sadie: Dana Fuchs
Jo-Jo: Martin Luther McCoy
Prudence: T.V. Carpio
Jude's Mother: Angela Mounsey
Jude's Father: Robert Clohessy
Lucy's Father: Dylan Baker
Lucy's Mother: Linda Emond
Uncle Teddy: Bill Irwin
Bum/Pimp/Mad Hippie: Joe Cocker
Dr. Robert: Bono
Mr. Kite: Eddie Izzard
Singing Nurse: Salma Hayek
Running time -- 133 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
Taymor previously worked her magic onstage with The Lion King and onscreen with Frida. As a re-creation of the tumultuous '60s era, her new film is another triumph of design. Imaginatively shot and choreographed, it also presents a frequently exciting interpretation of more than 30 Beatles songs, performed by an attractive cast of young actors.
Yet this lavish production, which also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is finally unsatisfying because it somehow misses the essence of the Beatles and of the most memorable movie musicals.
Director Stanley Donen once said that the best reason for characters to burst into song and dance was to express joy. Of course, not all musicals are joyous affairs; there have been tragedies like West Side Story and sentimental melodramas like The Sound of Music. Still, it could be argued that many of the greatest moments in movie musical history -- like Gene Kelly's performance of the title number in Donen and Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" -- convey pure exuberance. And of course what made the Beatles' own movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!" so captivating was their spirit of playfulness and joy.
That's the crucial quality absent from Universe. Taymor, working with veteran screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (The Commitments), has invented a simple story that allows her to utilize many of the best-known Beatles songs. She follows two main characters -- a well-bred girl named Lucy Evan Rachel Wood) and a working-class kid from Liverpool, Jude (newcomer Jim Sturgess) -- who fall in love against a backdrop of counterculture shenanigans and anti-war protests.
The Beatles acknowledged the tensions of the period in some of their music, and Taymor has highlighted the grim mood of songs like "Revolution" as well as the more surreal, psychedelically flavored songs such as "I Am the Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". But she has completely ignored the sly wit found in such songs as "Penny Lane", "Paperback Writer" or "When I'm 64."
The cast is engaging. Wood brings tenderness and fire to her performance, and Sturgess demonstrates unmistakable charisma. Some of the secondary characters aren't terribly well developed, but they are skillfully played by Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy. Fuchs is doing a variation on Janis Joplin, and she has the powerful voice to justify the comparison.
Bigger musical stars turn up in cameos. Joe Cocker plays three characters in a brilliant rendition of "Come Together", and he momentarily supplies the gleeful wit that the film desperately needs. Bono's performance of "I Am the Walrus" is another high point.
Mark Friedberg's production design and Albert Wolsky's costumes should be remembered during awards season. Francoise Bonnot's editing also deserves high praise. The intercutting during "Hold Me Tight", "With a Little Help From My Friends" and "Let It Be" gives these numbers a breathless cinematic rhythm. The arrangement of the songs also is top-notch. But the romantic finale seems pat rather than emotionally devastating.
Despite all the inventive work, the film never achieves the soaring sense of bliss that would place it in the pantheon of movie musicals.
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios, A Matthew Gross/Team Todd production
Credits:
Director: Julie Taymor
Screenwriters: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Story: Julie Taymor, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Producers: Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Matthew Gross
Director of photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Production designer: Mark Friedberg
Music: Elliot Goldenthal
Songs produced by: T Bone Burnett, Elliot Goldenthal, Teese Gohl
Co-producers: Richard Baratta, Ben Haber
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky
Editor: Francoise Bonnot
Choreographer: Daniel Ezralow
Cast:
Lucy: Evan Rachel Wood
Jude: Jim Sturgess
Max Carrigan: Joe Anderson
Sadie: Dana Fuchs
Jo-Jo: Martin Luther McCoy
Prudence: T.V. Carpio
Jude's Mother: Angela Mounsey
Jude's Father: Robert Clohessy
Lucy's Father: Dylan Baker
Lucy's Mother: Linda Emond
Uncle Teddy: Bill Irwin
Bum/Pimp/Mad Hippie: Joe Cocker
Dr. Robert: Bono
Mr. Kite: Eddie Izzard
Singing Nurse: Salma Hayek
Running time -- 133 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
- 9/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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