
	Where results make sense

Topic: Stolen Summer

Related Topics

Furnace

James Russell Lowell

List of Biblical names starting with A

Calling Code

Jack Kerouac

Paul Tsongas

GHz

Socialism

Milton Green

Cockney

Abbott Lawrence Lowell

Amy Lowell

In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Modamag.com \| Stolen Summer Movie Review
		"Stolen Summer" is the end byproduct of Project Greenlight, a screenwriting contest held almost two years ago by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as a way of discovering new talent.
		The making of "Summer" was chronicled on the HBO series "Project Greenlight." The show was a hilarious and horrifying look into the making of this low-budgeted picture, and its follies came to be the stuff of heavy water-cooler debate.
		The core of "Summer" is centered around these two boys, and their failure to engage or even seem real breaks the film in two.
	www.modamag.com /stolensummer.htm (812 words)

	Stolen Summer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stolen Summer is a 2002 American film about a Catholic boy who befriends a terminally ill Jewish boy and tries to convert him, believing it is the only way he will get to Heaven.
		Directed by first time writer/director Pete Jones, Stolen Summer is the first film produced for Project Greenlight, an independent film competition created by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Moore, and sponsored by HBO.
		Project Greenlight aired on HBO as a documentary series chronicling the selection of Jones's script from among thousands of entries, and the production of the film in Chicago in 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stolen_Summer (124 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| "Stolen Summer"
		"Stolen Summer" is the first movie to be produced by Damon, Affleck and their partner Chris Moore under the Project Greenlight umbrella, instituted (with the help of Miramax) to give promising young filmmakers a chance to get their projects produced.
		"Stolen Summer" is so innocent and well-meaning a movie that it's hard to throw stones at it -- it has the wide, winsome, don't-hurt-me eyes of a Walter Keane painting.
		Jones might have some filmmaking talent, but "Stolen Summer" reveals too baldly all the things he doesn't have, among them the ability to cut sentimentality off at the root, a good sense of rhythm and timing, and plain old chops.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/review/2002/03/22/stolen_summer (941 words)

	Empire Movies - Stolen Summer
		Stolen Summer chronicles the friendship two friends on a quest to change the world at age 8.
		Most third graders spend their summers playing baseball and hanging out at the pool.
		In one unforgettable summer, these two boys are about to embark on an adventure that will teach them, and everyone around them, the true meaning of hope and friendship.
	www.empiremovies.com /movies/2002/stolensummer.shtml (186 words)

	Stolen Summer
		Pete Jones and crew missed many opportunities to connect the world of a child's mind and heart with what was going on in the story.
		"Stolen Summer" rambled on, unsure of how it should end, continuing pointlessly.
		"Stolen Summer" seems a wasteful hype-driven vehicle for HBO and Miramax, banking not on good filmmaking but on the "indie" genre and hopeful filmmakers.
	www.freewilliamsburg.com /april_2002/stolen_summer.html (1023 words)

	Project Greenlight: STOLEN SUMMER
		Before Stolen Summer was the subject of the HBO reality show "Project Greenlight", it was a story.
		The acting in Stolen Summer is very good, from veteran actors like Quinn and Brian Denehey (as their Priest) to the children who play the two young main characters, Pete and the Rabbi's son, Danny Jacobsen (Mike Weinberg).
		Stolen Summer is also a film about the joys and sorrows of childhood, at times I was reminded of the film Radio Flyer.
	www.currentlyplaying.com /stolensummer.html (700 words)

	Latino Review
		Stolen Summer is the brainchild of Chicago native Pete Jones and marks his feature film debut.
		Stolen Summer tells the tale of a young boy named Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) who decides (through the coaching of his Catholic school teacher) that if he is ever going to get to heaven, he would need to clean up his act and do something good and worthwhile.
		So in one 70's summer he goes on his "quest" and finds another young boy who is around his age but who also is Jewish.
	www.latinoreview.com /moviereviews/2002/ssummer/ssummer.html (554 words)

	Ritz Filmbill: Movie Synopsis: Stolen Summer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A touching tale about life, families and the extraordinary power of a child’s faith, Stolen Summer chronicles the friendship of Pete O’Malley and Danny Jacobsen—two friends on a quest to change the world, at age eight.
		In one unforgettable summer, these two boys embark on an adventure that teaches them, and everyone around them, the true meaning of hope and friendship.
		Stolen Summer began as one of thousands of screenplays submitted to Project Greenlight, an on-line screenplay competition
	www.ritzfilmbill.com /editorial/synopses/stolensummer.shtml (370 words)

	Stolen Summer (2002)
		The problem with Stolen Summer is, after watching the Project Greenlight series that spawned it, it's impossible not to be a little let down with the actual product.
		During one particularly eventful summer, Pete strikes up a friendship with a younger boy named Danny (Mike Weinberg).
		Stolen Summer isn't the kind of film that gets made too often nowadays; it's a gentle and well-meaning story told with a laid-back pace.
	www.reelfilm.com /stolen.htm (555 words)

	KeepMedia \| filmcritic.com: Stolen Summer
		Writer-director Pete Jones serves up a nostalgic slice-of-life in his examination of friendship and faith in the winsome but saccharine Project Greenlight winner Stolen Summer.
		Stolen Summer tells the poignant tale of two energetic 8-year old youngsters living in the hazy days of Chicago circa 1976 where disco music and polyester profoundly dominated the scene.
		And so Pete is released from school with some serious thinking to do while he basks in the glory days of the upcoming summer.
	keepmedia.com /pubs/filmcritic/2004/05/05/569051?extID=10037&oliID=229 (229 words)

	Stolen Summer - Movie Review
		But Pete’s overworked firefighter father (Aidan Quinn) and stay-at-home mother (Bonnie Hunt) are harried by all their responsibilities and just don’t have the time to cater to all the personal and emotional needs of their brood.
		Stolen Summer has a certain intimate coziness that captures the essence of the working class.
		The idea of one child innocently inflicting his belief system upon another has the making for a resounding, soul-searching narrative, but Stolen Summer never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/stolensummer (548 words)

	RollingStone.com: Stolen Summer Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rated PG Coming soon to a multiplex near you is Stolen Summer, a cringingly earnest, totally unremarkable fable about an eight-year-old Irish-Catholic boy, Pete (Adi Stein), who tries to convert Danny (Mike Weinberg), the dying son of a rabbi (Kevin Pollak), so Danny can get into heaven.
		But Pete, living in Chicago in 1976, is wiser than his elders in the way of right-minded, tear-jerking movies whose moral truths seem excerpted from Hallmark.
		Stolen Summer would hardly be worth comment were it not for the story of how the film got made.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/movie/_/id/5947115 (388 words)

	Stolen Summer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pete attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of Lord, and not that of the Devil.
		Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it's his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife.
		Pete's parents aren't sure just what to make of Pete's new summer project, and as they become aquatinted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.
	www.organum.net /drama/stolensummer.htm (258 words)

	Stolen Summer
		Story Line: In the opening scene of "Stolen Summer" Peggy O'Malley (Bonnie Hunt) is assembling her eight kids, piling them into the station wagon, and heading off to church.
		As she quizzes the older one about his activities lately, she frequently turns around as she's driving to give him a slap, all the while beseeching her kids with pleas like, "God gives you 168 hours a week.
		Pete (Adiel Stein), the fifth out of these eight kids, is an almost too cute second grader, whom we first meet as he is being warned by his teacher, a nun, to clean up his act over the summer break if he ever wants to get into heaven.
	www.reelmoviecritic.com /2002/id1847.htm (1198 words)

	Stolen Summer (Project Greenlight) (2002) : News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		AICN posted a brief review of Sundance entries, and Stolen Summer was among them.
		Stolen Summer will be dismissed as sap by many, but I enjoyed its gentle, light tone.
		Touching on obvious themes of religion and family, Stolen Summer is a well intentioned flick with heart.
	www.countingdown.com /movies/567852?item_id=539836&print=1 (158 words)

	jchensor Reviews: Stolen Summer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Because he was involved, I went up to him, recently, and asked if he had seen Stolen Summer.
		But the thing that surprised me was how normal Stolen Summer turned out to be.
		Stolen Summer, as it turns out, is a cute kid movie.
	www.windowtothemovies.com /JC-stolensummer.html (978 words)

	STOLEN SUMMER Movie Synopsis
		While most boys their age spend their summers playing baseball and hanging out at the pool, Pete O'Malley (Stein) and Danny Jacobsen (Weinberg) are two boys out to change the world.
		After being warned by his Catholic school teacher to clean up his act or face divine wrath, eight-year-old Pete is determined to guarantee his entry into heaven by performing good deeds in his Chicago community.
		During one unforgettable summer, Pete and Danny embark on an adventure that will teach them, and everyone around them, about the true meaning of hope and friendship.
	www.tribute.ca /synopsis.asp?m_id=4556 (120 words)

	Stolen Summer
		A touching tale about life, families and the extraordinary power of a child's faith, STOLEN SUMMER chronicles the friendship of Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) and Danny Jacobsen (Mike Weinberg) - two friends on a quest to change the world - aged 8.
		Most third graders spend their summer playing baseball and hanging out at the pool.
		STOLEN SUMMER marks the feature film debut of Chicago native Peter Jones and is produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Moore.
	www.phase9.tv /movies/stolensummer.htm (253 words)

	IGN: Stolen Summer Review
		The rules were simple: One winner, chosen from thousands of hopefuls who submitted screenplays, would get to direct their script, and the whole process would be captured in documentary fashion and aired on HBO.
		Perhaps that?s one of the reasons Jones won the contest (it certainly wasn?t because of extraordinary screenwriting – Chinatown this ain?t): He manages to address some of the most controversial material in human history (the beliefs of Christianity vs. Judaism) in a way that doesn?t attack or offend either faith.
		The bad news is that, ultimately, Stolen Summer looks and feels like a low-budget TV movie.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/355/355716p1.html (801 words)

	CinemaSpeak.Com - Stolen Summer
		If you were an ardent viewer of the HBO series Project Greenlight, then you probably feel a unique connection to Stolen Summer.
		As much as I loved the HBO documentary series, I have to say that Stolen Summer is even better -- in fact, it's the best film I've seen so far in this short year.
		Set in the mid 1970's, 8-year-old Pete O'Malley (Adi Stein) is one of the youngest members of a working class Irish-American family living in a Chicago suburb.
	www.cinemaspeak.com /Reviews/stolensummer.html (682 words)

	Movie Photos: Stolen Summer
		She might be one of the hottest young actresses in town at the moment, but Terminator star Claire Danes steers clear of the party scene.
		Aidan Quinn and Kevin Pollak in Miramax's Stolen Summer - 2002
		Aidan Quinn and Bonnie Hunt in Miramax's Stolen Summer - 2002
	www.allmoviephoto.com /photo/2002_Stolen_Summer_photo.html (175 words)

	Stolen Summer
		Stolen Summer feels like a sugary after-school special stretched out to feature length.
		After being selected as the winner of the PROJECT GREENLIGHT screenwriting contest, Pete Jones got the chance to make his script, STOLEN SUMMER, into a film while an HBO crew taped the process for a reality TV series.
		The final installment of the Star Wars saga was both a critical and commercial success.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/stolen_summer (997 words)

	Stolen Summer - DVD
		During summer vacation 1976, this earnest second-grader learns from his fireman father (Aidan Quinn) that "Jews can't get into [Catholic] Heaven," and decides to earn his heavenly passage by attempting to convert the young son (Mike Weinberg) of a local rabbi (Kevin Pollak).
		Quinn, Pollak, and Bonnie Hunt (as Pete's mom) are exceptional in well-drawn roles, and for all his first-time jitters and penchant for pathos, Jones earns the opportunity that talent and good luck gave him: Stolen Summer is the kind of sweetly humanitarian film that Hollywood could use more of.
		Comment: I chanced upon this movie on cable, but Stolen Summer isn't the kind of film that gets made too often nowadays -- light and cute, but balanced with a touching serious side that carries universal messages about religion, God, love, family, growing up.
	www.wensstyle.com /product/B00006ADFQ.html (785 words)

	crocoPuffs: Movie Review: Stolen Summer
		Chris Moore, Jeff Balis, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon bring you the first winner of the Project Greenlight contest.
		If you saw the HBO series that chronicled the making of Stolen Summer, then you know that the series was bound to be much more entertaining than the movie.
		The movie looked like a disaster based on the show.
	www.crocopuffs.com /reviews/stolen_summer.html (207 words)

	Stolen Summer (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I can only assume that previous positive reviews for Stolen Summer were written by the director himself or members of his family because believe me this movie went beyond awful.
		The subject matter, a Catholic kid trying to convert Jews to Christianity in order to give them a fighting chance of getting into Heaven was offensive enough but the sheer ineptitude of the script, the banality of the dialogue and the sugary sweet ending beggared belief.
		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Stolen Summer (2002)
	us.imdb.com /Title?0286162 (455 words)

	Moviefone: Stolen Summer Movie: MAIN
		Synopsis: The winning entry in Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's screenwriting contest, "Project Greenlight," and subject of the hit HBO documentary series, 'Stolen...
		Stolen Summer (2002): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes/dvd info at Yahoo!
		Stolen Summer - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines,...
	movies.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=10996&uid=8600 (272 words)

	Stolen Summer - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		to invite a friend to rate Stolen Summer
		Click HERE to be the first one to share your opinion!
		Browse reviews of next item: Summer of '42
	www.rateitall.com /i-1833-stolen-summer.aspx (52 words)

	Stolen Summer (DVD)
		Here's the big screen motion picture that fan's of HBO's hit series PROJECT GREENLIGHT eagerly waited to see!
		From producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Chris Moore, STOLEN SUMMER is the touching story of a young Catholic boy, Peter O'Malley, who's on a quest to help a dying Jewish friend, Danny Jacobsen, get into heaven.
		On an unforgettable adventure marked by conflict and discovery, Pete and Danny will together learn the true meaning of hope and friendship!
	video.movies.go.com /products/2609003.html (173 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)