Updated 17:27, July the 12th, 2009
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| ‘Grey Gardens'' Genre: Drama Cast: Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange ★★★ More astonishing than the idea of reimagining the beloved Maysles Brothers' documentary "Grey Gardens" is just how wholly Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore embody the real-life characters of "Big and Little Edie" Bouvier, the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy. Their transformations are exhilarating — not only as actors so convincingly morphing into cult icons, but in the tale's detailing of how the toast of Manhattan society could so fully withdraw from the high life (and reality) to live out their days in raccoon-infested squalor. Amber Ray/Metro |
“(500) Days of Summer” Original Soundtrack Artist: Various Label: Sire/London/Rhino ★★ It’s only appropriate that the soundtrack to “(500) Days Of “Summer” begins with a voice explaining “this is not a love story,” in Mychael Danna’s “A Story of Boy Meets Girl.” The 15 tracks that follow have a simplistic movement from Regina Spector’s “Us” to The Smiths “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” in keeping with the theme of a music lover in love that kids herself that she’s not. Alexa McMahon/Metro |
'Where the Money Went: Stories' Author: Kevin Canty Publisher: Doubleday ★★★ We had never heard of Canty before this amazing collection of short stories arrived in our office, and now all we want to do is read everything the guy has touched — even scribbles on a cocktail napkin. He has such a way with the art of short-story writing – his prose is concise yet lyrical, revolutionary without being preachy — that we’re recommending this collection to everyone. Dorothy Robinson/Metro |
| ‘Mad Men: Season 2' Genre: TV Drama Cast: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones ★★★ A lesser drama than "Mad Men" would get lost within its gorgeous world of 1960s glamor, from the perfectly tailored clothes to well-appointed Madison Avenue offices always stocked for a celebratory scotch. But just as elaborate in this fictionalized history lesson on the "golden age" of advertising is the drama itself — often hilarious in smart, understated ways, and always pleasantly unexpected in its take on civil rights, identity and relationships. Amber Ray/Metro |
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