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Film Review: 'Adventureland' worth price of admission.
U-Wire; Apr 1, 2009; 700+ Words ...Greg Mottola based "Adventureland" on his own experiences...working at an amusement park over summer when he...a writer. While "Adventureland" can be funny at times...Bobby and Paulette, Adventureland's managers and comedic...threatening unruly park customers with a bat...
The 'Adventureland' of youth.(SHOW)(MOVIES)(Column)
The Washington Times; Apr 3, 2009; 700+ Words ...the local amusement park, Adventureland. He's stuck hawking...having an affair with Adventureland's alpha male, Connell...Stewart, an amusement-park co-worker, in Adventureland...amusement park worker in Adventureland. [NO CREDIT]
Film Review: 'Adventureland' big comedic hit.
U-Wire; Apr 6, 2009; 700+ Words ...of money. Enter Adventureland amusement park, where you're...who uses her gig at Adventureland as an excuse to get...satisfied once the park closes for the summer...spandex and check out "Adventureland" for a fresh new...
An 'Adventureland' of the Heart; Greg Mottola's Coming-of-Age Romance Explores the Anguish of Young Adulthood
The Washington Post; Apr 3, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...poignant and gentle way, "Adventureland" restores a welcome note...job at the local amusement park. There he meets an eclectic...the bare-bones story of "Adventureland," but in the hands of writer...familiar movie tropes, "Adventureland" never attacks them right...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' a trip back in time.
U-Wire; Apr 6, 2009; 700+ Words ...UWire via COMTEX) -- "Adventureland," written and directed...a Pittsburgh amusement park over the summer in 1987. But Adventureland, the amusement park in...s also sleeping with Adventureland's married handyman Connell...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' takes viewers for an emotional ride.
U-Wire; Apr 8, 2009; 700+ Words ...the subject of a comedy, "Adventureland'" is the movie for you...during 1987, the plot of "Adventureland" is centered on James Brennan...working at a local amusement park run by quirky couple Bobby...80s soundtrack. But "Adventureland" has the heart and realism...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' provides realism and originality.
U-Wire; Apr 6, 2009; 700+ Words ...predecessors, however, "Adventureland" is neither comedy nor...s qualified for is at Adventureland, a dumpy local amusement park. He reluctantly accepts...as a carnie. It's at Adventureland that James meets a host...
One sweet ride; `Adventureland' a witty winner.(Arts and Lifestyle)(Movie review)
The Boston Herald; Apr 3, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...Byline: JAMES VERNIERE "ADVENTURELAND" Rated R. At AMC Loews...shabby Pittsburgh amusement park is both the setting of Greg...coming-of-age film "Adventureland" and aptly its chief metaphor...working for the summer at the Adventureland amusement park. When James...
HONEST, NOT GROSS, HUMOR DRIVES 'ADVENTURELAND'.(77 SQUARE)(Movie review)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI); Apr 2, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...experiences. In "Adventureland," the year is...a job working at Adventureland, the sort of rundown amusement park where the rides...disgruntled amusement park employees in the romantic dramedy "Adventureland."
Film Review: 'Adventureland' quite the ride.
U-Wire; Apr 3, 2009; 700+ Words ...enough, the characters of "Adventureland" belong to both of these...staff of a local amusement park with no expectations, yet...James gets accustomed to Adventureland, he meets a group of characters...was anything but subtle. "Adventureland" is bound to defy the expectation...
Kennywood Amusement Park Announces "Adventureland...the Contest!".
PRWeb; Apr 7, 2009; 700+ Words ...Greg Mottola film, Adventureland. Should a Guest to...com) and at the park on Opening Day, Saturday...Kennywood FunDay passes, Adventureland T-shirt & poster...Contestants** attending Adventureland gathering May 2, 3...
CMU grad gets '80s tale 'Adventureland' to screen
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Apr 1, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...working at an amusement park in the '80s, and...Miramax wanted "Adventureland" to be "Superbad...out, but the real Adventureland that he remembered...There are two amusement parks on the National Historic...side of the amusement park, why wouldn't you...80s informed "Adventureland" ...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' endearing though conventional.
U-Wire; Apr 16, 2009; 700+ Words ...would lead us to believe that "Adventureland," the latest offering from...working games at the local theme park, Adventureland, owned and operated by the...told before, but somehow "Adventureland" seems particularly charming...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' a sentimental exploration of youth.
U-Wire; Apr 10, 2009; 700+ Words ...the writer/director of "Adventureland," the sentimental tale...trying to get laid. "Adventureland" does boast some funny characters...James despises his job at Adventureland Amusement Park, but his summer brightens...
'Adventureland': A Carnivalesque Comedy
NPR Fresh Air; Apr 3, 2009; ; 700+ Words ...Fresh Air 04-03-2009 'Adventureland': A Carnivalesque Comedy...more personal film, "Adventureland," set in a Pittsburgh amusement park. It stars Jesse Eisenberg...were scarily unhinged. "Adventureland," which Mottola also...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' more than just fun and games.
U-Wire; Apr 10, 2009; 700+ Words ...via COMTEX) -- "Adventureland" is not what you would...in trailers, "Adventureland" is marketed as another...at a dingy amusement park in his hometown to...is still shouting at park "litterbugs" and...of teenage girls. "Adventureland," which was inspired...
Film Review: 'Adventureland' masters teen awkwardness.
U-Wire; Apr 8, 2009; 700+ Words ...comedy grind last week with "Adventureland." While trailers for the...American Pie" at an amusement park, "Adventureland" has a mix of quirky characters...to take a summer job at the Adventureland theme park to fund his upcoming...
'ADVENTURELAND' IS WORTH THE RIDE
Roanoke Times & World News; Apr 4, 2009; ; 589 Words The trailers for "Adventureland" suggest yet another coming...booths at a family amusement park called Adventureland. James' gloom lightens a bit...s married Casanova; daffy Adventureland operators Paulette and Bobby...
`Adventureland' much more than a lark.(ENTERTAINMENT)(Movie review)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); Apr 3, 2009; 700+ Words ...Kimmel COLUMN: Movie Review "Adventureland" is being advertised as...the Pittsburgh amusement park of the title. The other...get on the same page. "Adventureland" is the story of how they...absolutely compelling. "Adventureland" provides the usual antics...
'Adventureland' has its ups and downs
Charleston Gazette; Apr 2, 2009; ; 504 Words ...Hader On the surface, "Adventureland," director Greg Mottola...out gags. However, "Adventureland" has more on its mind...working at a Long Island theme park while at Columbia University...at the thoroughly mediocre Adventureland theme park. Eisenberg plays...
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