Across the Universe 2007   PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio, Spencer Liff, Lisa Hogg, Heather Janneck, Nicholas Lumley, Michael(2) Ryan, Angela Mounsey
It is the mid-1960s, and Jude (Jim Sturgess) is stuck in a dead-end job in Liverpool–until he leaves his girlfriend (Lisa Hogg), and his mother (Angela Mounsey) behind when he gets a job as a deck hand and sails to America. Once there, he makes friends with Max (Joe Anderson) and falls in love with Max's sister Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood). Now living in Greenwich Village with Max, Jude and his circle of friends deal with anti-war protests, race riots, and rock 'n roll. The film's theme is based on songs made popular by the Beatles during that same time period. An Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design was received
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 Frida 2002 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Valeria Golino, Mia Maestro, Roger Rees, Patricia Reyes Spindola, Saffron Burrows
This biography tells the story of sexual revolutionary/Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek) who shared her life with her husband, the great artist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina). But, at the same time, Frida found time for an affair with Leon Trotsky and participated in more than one romantic affair with women. The film won Academy Awards for Musical Score and Makeup and received four other nominations, including Best Actress (Salma Hayek).
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 Titus 1999  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julie Taymor
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Laura Fraser, Angus Macfadyen, Alan Cumming, Harry Lennix, Matthew Rhys, Colm Feore, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, James Frain
Shakespeare's first (and bloodiest) tragedy "Titus Andronicus" is brought to the screen in excellent fashion with a good cast and director–though some may disagree with the liberties taken by Director Taymor. Titus (Anthony Hopkins), though great in battle, cannot cope with forces that destroy his family.
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| 1. Across the Universe (2007)
2. Frida (2002)
3. Titus (1999)
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