Chris Messina

08/01/09 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Meryl Streep says that nailing the role of Julia Child in the film Julie & Julia wasnt so much a matter of imitating the late celebrated chefs sing-songy high voice, as capturing her incredible spirit through another real-life person much closer to the actress.  |  JAM! Showbiz

08/15/08 Moviefone I felt, after seeing Woody Allen's latest, Vicky Cristina Barcelona , the way I do after I've been to an excellent tapas restaurant; I'd been presented with a series of small moments of flavor and texture and presentation, some more pleasant than others, and while the overall experience didn't add up to a full meal, it was still a sincere pleasure.  |  Cinematical.com

08/14/08 Woody Allen 's films always go through the usual scoring: His best since X, worst since Y, funniest since Z. It's not unfair - the prolific New York filmmaker has always been consistent with his themes and obsessions.  |  New York Daily News - New York NY

08/14/08 For much of the last two decades, Woody Allen's movie-a-year output has seemed more force of habit than ongoing artistic pursuit, but there's a vibrant chemistry to Vicky Cristina Barcelona —in the writing, in the casting, in the great Catalan city itself—that instantly sets it apart from his recent work.  |  The A.V. Club

04/30/08 A Sony Pictures Entertainment release of a Columbia Pictures presentation in association with Relativity Media of an Original Film production.  |  Variety