With Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones doc, Shine a Light, booked to play theaters in April, I find myself much more interested in Ruby Tuesday, an animated film from Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the writers of the Beatles musical Across the Universe, that will utilize the Stones' music in a similar fashion. "We wrote…
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Across the Universe was plagued with bad behind the scenes controversy. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, but was not screened for national press before the film's nationwide release. And when the film hit, the critics called the film a "cliched love story." My friend Jen Yamato at Rotten Tomatoes loved…
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With the Toronto Film Festival ready to ramp up next week, we've just gotten our hands on a ton of new production photos from some of our most anticipated films of Fall 2007. First up is a new photo from Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, a romantic musical told through the music of The Beatles.…
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Today I finally found some time to sit down and sift through the 352 official selections of the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. Many hours later, I present to you 65 must see movies at the Toronto International Film Festival. I did the work so that you don't have to. So why should you care about…
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Across The Universe is on our list for the most anticipated films of 2007. We've been waiting for this film for what seems like forever. The movie trailer was released in February and absolutely blew us away (if you haven't seen it yet, watch it now). Then came stories that director Julie Taymor was fighting…
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We've been looking forward to Across The Universe ever since we heard the words "Beatles" and "musical" used in the same sentence. The movie trailer looks amazing. Who cares what Roth says, we have faith in Academy Award nominated director Julie Taymor (Frida, Titus). Check out the new theatrical poster to the right. Click on…
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As you probably know, Across the Universe is one of the under-the-radar films we've been really looking forward to. Universe is a love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s, described as a "romantic musical" told through numerous Beatles songs performed by the characters. You can watch the theatrical trailer at this link. Anyway,…
Read MoreThe first test screening of Across The Universe happened last night at The Grove in Los Angeles. Ever since the trailer was released (If you haven't seen it, check it out here), I've been very anxious to see the full movie. The first test screening review has hit the web and it's over the top…
Read MoreI've never been one to love musicals, but I've found that has begun to change in current years. First came Moulin Rouge, than late last year Dreamgirls blew me away. And now comes the movie trailer for Across the Universe. If you're a fan of the Beatles, you're sure to love this. [quicktime width="480" height="300"]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/acrosstheuniverse.mov[/quicktime]…
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