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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: coming of age

coming of age stories: 4 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 For What It Is, Whip It Works 

Barrymore is a revelation—as a director

Oct 2, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Barrymore's Whip It isn't a revelation, but fans of the aspirational sports comedy/drama probably won't do better this season, critics forecast:
  • The film is "hard to mock and easy to like." Though it won't "change the way you think about movies, roller derby or the
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entertainment • film • movie review • roller skates • Drew Barrymore • Ellen Page • Roller derby • coming of age • film criticism • Whip It

MOVIE REVIEW

 Adventureland Is a Sweet Ride 

Retro coming-of-age movie will touch nostalgic hearts

Apr 3, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coming-of-age romance Adventureland isn't a rollercoaster of surprises, critics say, but it's still honest and poignant enough to be touching—especially if you grew up in the '80s.
  • Todd McCarthy, Variety: "A rather ordinary account of youthful summer misadventures that goes down easily thanks to a sparky cast,
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comedy • movie review • movies • coming of age

Movie Review

Amarcord Still Sentimental, Sexist ... and Great

Fellini gives us a coming-of-age during 1930s fascist Italy

Dec 8, 08 1:56 PM CST
(Newser) - “Kids, dogs, wisecracking old men and well-proportioned female derrières take up a significant portion of screen time in Amarcord,” writes Andrew O’Hehir in Salon of the newly re-released, semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale from Federico Fellini—but it doesn’t lack gravitas. The color restoration is as “... More »

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Italy • Alessandra Mussolini • Frederico Fellini • movies • teenager • coming of age

OPINION

Gals Need Great
Coming-of-Age Flick, Too


Nov 22, 08 7:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Women have no equivalent to Stand By Me to help them relive their lost tweener years, Hortense writes on Jezebel. The blogger admits to "a jealousy that creeps in whenever I watch Stand By Me. The relationships shared between the boys seem so real, so true.” The next-best... More »

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film • women • girls • teenager • boy • coming of age • Stand By Me • Now and Then

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