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:morning: Across the Universe is a musical set to Beatles music and follows a very simple love story amusingly written by screenwriters, Dick Clement, & Ian La Frenais (Porridge, The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet). The movie is directed by Julie Taymor (“Titus” and “Frida”), and tells the story of Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), who lives with her family in the respectable suburbs of New York. After Lucy’s childhood sweetheart is killed in Vietnam she joins her older, drop out, brother Max (Joe Anderson) in Greenwich Village, New York. There they meet Jude (Jim Sturgess), an English seaman who is looking for his long lost American father. Max and Jude become good friends and share an apartment with Sadie (Dana Fuchs) who is an up and coming singer in the style of Janis Joplin. Then Max is drafted to Vietnam. As the plot thickens the characters interact and relationships develop the narrative coasts comfortably through the history of the mid sixties and captures a time of war, free love and psychedelic exploration accompanied by Beatles music. There are thirty three (33) Beatles songs featured and Beatleologists will be fascinated at the way the story involves many of the characters which feature in Beatle songs. Look out for great cameos from Bono as Dr Robert, the hippy guru from California; the brilliant Joe Cocker who sings an excellent version of “Come Together”; and Eddie Izzard as Mr Kite. The film score is tremendous with some excellent covers but be warned it is a long film (133 minutes).

toeslayer

http://www.acrosstheuniverse.com/

 

Thanks for the review toeslayer.

However, I am afraid I am no longer permitted to attend films/ pantos/ stage shows or indeed any other pop-corn type event if staged in a darkened auditorium.
I managed for most of my many years to hide a somewhat embarrassing complaint until a few years ago. I asked my daughter (then aged 8 years) which panto she wished to see that year.
She replied she no longer wanted to go. I was surprised as I believed most nose miners enjoyed the ''He's behind you,'' & ''Boooooooooooo Hissssssssssssss.'' Seemingly though not my bratling. She explained that she was upset by the previous years panto. I thought perhaps the baddie scared her, ''oh no it wasn't him,'' she said, '' you snore!''

Deeply wounded I asked if she would prefer to see a film. Again she replied...'' You snore there too.''

I am now permitted to watch television. Only if the lights are on & I sit on an uncomfortable chair. They threaten me with residential care if I complain so I find solace in surfing here as even I can't fall asleep & type.:wacko:

Thought for the day: Children should be sent away until they prepared to pay rent. ;)

 

twirly, i'm a happily married near pensioner but ..... YOU AND ME, HOW ABOUT IT!

 

Before you do....

let me say I can certainly relate to alienation by the little people in public places. My young teenage son was adament I should walk several paces behind him just in case he met any of his friends.

Not wanting to be a bothersome adult, I have studied gait patterns ever since and mastered a few in my time, with my latest addition, the "Crip Walk."

http://hubpages.com/hub/Crip_walking_how_to_do_it

hey dude
toeslayer

 

Mark,
Flattered by the offer sweety, but I've had this one in training for too long to contemplate starting over. ;)

now what did I come upstairs for?..................................................:rolleyes: