Tag: Across the Universe

Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of the New Millennium: ‘Almost Famous,’ ‘Crazy Heart’ and More

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 1:55 pm   /   Film, Local, Music

As I sit here watching Top Gun it dawned on me that while the movie is totally bad ass, the soundtrack is a huge reason for that. So, that got me thinking about my top 10 movie soundtracks of all-time. Now, I’m probably going to anger some by leaving out A Hard Day’s Night. But I […]

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New Images from Julie Taymor’s “The Tempest”

Posted: November 12, 2010 at 4:20 pm   /   Local, Movie News

One thing that you can almost take for granted with a Julie Taymor film is that the visuals will be stunning. Both Frida and Across the Universe had stunning visuals, with clear and bright cinematography. It looks as if her next film based upon the William Shakespeare play, The Tempest, is going to be cut […]

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Poster for Julie Taymor’s “The Tempest” Starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Honsou, Alfred Molina, and more!

Posted: August 12, 2010 at 1:32 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Julie Taymor, best known for her films Frida and Across the Universe, recently announced the premiere date of her latest Broadway project, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, and now we get a poster to her latest film as well. The Tempset is based upon William Shakespeare’s final play of the same name, and stars Helen […]

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Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst join ‘Upside Down’

Posted: October 22, 2009 at 3:10 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I like Jim Sturgess, I think he has some good talent, but I don’t think he has used it to great effect yet. I thought he was great, and his voice was better in Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe.  The film received some very mixed reviews, probably more on the negative side. I just thought […]

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Across the Universe

Posted: October 12, 2007 at 12:24 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

Trippy would be one way to describe this movie, and unfortunately it is not a good trip. That’s not to say the movie is horrible by any means, its just nowhere near being great, maybe, just barely good, the production values of the film probably at least grant it good status.The movie is crazy to […]

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