Bring Back the Draft
The voice of Across the Universe is the music of The Beatles, but the film reminds us that the adrenaline that invigorated the rebellious call for peace in Vietnam was the draft.
The voice of Across the Universe is the music of The Beatles, but the film reminds us that the adrenaline that invigorated the rebellious call for peace in Vietnam was the draft.
Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 09.27.2007 | Entertainment
In my chat here with Julie Taymor about her new film, the Beatles-era musical Across the Universe, we focus on her latest and possibly most personal effort -- first talking shop, then Societal Ramifications.
Sarah Kernochan | Posted 09.27.2007 | Entertainment
Julie Taymor's film has a truly dopey story as its alibi for existing, but oh wow, what a trip it is. No movie about the '60's has ever really communicated what it was like until now.
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