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Music and Lyrics [2007] 
Music & Lyrics is frothy and sweet, like the top of a perfect cappuccino shared a deux. Hugh Grant is a self-professed “happy has-been,” playing his befuddled, adorable persona more spot-on than he has since Four Weddings and a Funeral. As Alex, former member of an ’80s pop band who years later is playing at water parks and high school reunions, he’s settled into a life of lesser expectations. Drew Barrymore, quietly radiant, is Sophie, the underachieving girl Friday who arrives to water–make that overwater–Alex’s plants–and to explode him out of that comfy rut. If the plot’s a bit farfetched, it matters not, since the two lead characters are so likable–and make such beautiful music together. Big bonus: the supportive role of Kristen Johnston as Rhonda, Sophie’s older sis (and longtime Alex fan) whose hilarious performance threatens to steal the show whenever she’s onscreen. (The owner of a chain of successful weight-loss centers, Rhonda tries to comfort a rattled Sophie: “Want to do some stress eating?”) The film also marks the remarkable debut of Haley Bennett, who plays a pop star of Britney/Cristina proportions with deadpan sincerity radiating through her skimpy outfits and mega-extensions. As Alex and Sophie work on crafting musical magic, something else is taking hold. It’s music to the ears of anyone needing a sweet romantic comedy that hits all the right notes. –A.T. Hurley
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Customer Review: Very enjoyable
Just sit back, watch and enjoy. No gun fire, violence or complicated plot, just a gentle romantic comedy. Any film that’s enjoyable to watch and leaves you smiling gets my vote. More please!!!
Customer Review: Surprise
Rented this thinking oh well but actually pretty damned good. Hugh Grant (= rom com) and Drew Barrymore works well, and it’s very well written and cast. Even the extras on the DVD are worth a scan. Good, cheery, lighthearted fun. Ideal if you’re feeling down in the dumps!
Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City Customer Review: The music is the star, even if he probably is the best rock writer of all time
Possibly the greatest rock writer of all time, possibly the natural heir to Wittgenstein, possibly the greatest book ever written about Pop music.
Through a car ride with an image of Kylie and a collection of lists Paul Morley, former NME journalist and cultural impresario, charts the progress and connections found in popular music over the last four decades. Paying particular attention to the leftfield and the near unknown, Morley not only directs us to the music we either love or should love, he also shows us how to best appreciate this musical menagerie and goes further than most in depicting the importance and purpose of this music in the listeners life.
Morley is an engrossing and eloquent writer gripping the reader on an unconventional journey through the city of music with an engaging array of lists, footnotes, and details of travels with a Kylie avatar.
Customer Review: Can’t get it out of my head
Gives you a fresh pair of ears in order to see the world with.
If you’ve ever been transported somewhere else by music then this book will do the literary equivalent.
Read it.
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