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Across the Universe (2007)

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Release Date: September 14, 2007
On DVD: February 5, 2008
Genre: Romance
Director: Julie Taymor
Writer: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Max Carrigan, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Official site: sonypictures.com/movies/acrosstheuniverse/index.html
Running Time: 131 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language.

At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, Revolution Studios' "Across the Universe" is an original movie musical springing from the imagination of renowned director Julie Taymor ("Frida," "Titus," and the Broadway smash hit musical "The Lion King") and writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais ("The Commitments").

A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, the film moves from the dockyards...

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Julie Taymor, the director of Titus and Frida, is an odd bird. She doesn't seem to be content with ordinary films, and when she goes weird, she goes really, really weird. Thankfully, with exception to a 15-minutes bit in the middle, Across the Universe is one of her more normal movies. Sort of.

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