Plot: A young girl finds herself struggling after her family moves away from the city. Based on the popular novel of the same name, by Judy Blume.
Review: My recollection of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is very vague. I knew Judy Blume and had perhaps read some of her books, but not this tale of a preteen girl. So even with the talent involved, I wasn’t excited about the movie. And then, I sat down for a screening. Perhaps it was the charms of the lovely and vibrant Rachel McAdams as Margaret’s mom? Sure. How about the excellent work of Kathy Bates as Margaret’s loving grandmother? Yes, yes, yes. And then there is the terrific Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret. Yet, the superstar here is writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig. Let’s dig in and see if Margaret’s prayers get answered.
Margaret...
Review: My recollection of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is very vague. I knew Judy Blume and had perhaps read some of her books, but not this tale of a preteen girl. So even with the talent involved, I wasn’t excited about the movie. And then, I sat down for a screening. Perhaps it was the charms of the lovely and vibrant Rachel McAdams as Margaret’s mom? Sure. How about the excellent work of Kathy Bates as Margaret’s loving grandmother? Yes, yes, yes. And then there is the terrific Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret. Yet, the superstar here is writer/director Kelly Fremon Craig. Let’s dig in and see if Margaret’s prayers get answered.
Margaret...
- 4/28/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Rachel McAdams as Barbara Dimon and Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon in ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ (Photo Credit: Dana Hawley)
Finally, 50 years since the publication of the well-loved and iconic coming-of-age novel, a movie adaptation of Judy Blume’s popular book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is set to hit the theaters.
The film, set in 1970, begins with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) returning to her New York home from summer camp only to discover boxes in the living room and her bedroom. Sylvia (Kathy Bates), Margaret’s grandmother, abruptly informs her that they’ll be moving to New Jersey because Margaret’s father received a big promotion. Margaret is taken aback and distressed by the news.
“Please don’t let New Jersey be too horrible,” prays Margaret to God as her parents pack up the car and head out to the suburbs.
Finally, 50 years since the publication of the well-loved and iconic coming-of-age novel, a movie adaptation of Judy Blume’s popular book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is set to hit the theaters.
The film, set in 1970, begins with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) returning to her New York home from summer camp only to discover boxes in the living room and her bedroom. Sylvia (Kathy Bates), Margaret’s grandmother, abruptly informs her that they’ll be moving to New Jersey because Margaret’s father received a big promotion. Margaret is taken aback and distressed by the news.
“Please don’t let New Jersey be too horrible,” prays Margaret to God as her parents pack up the car and head out to the suburbs.
- 4/28/2023
- by Kevin Finnerty
- Showbiz Junkies
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It’s that time of the month: At long last, the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., hits the big screen on April 28.
Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon, the 11-year-old protagonist who navigates the trials and tribulations of adolescence — including period underwear, one of her many sources of stress. And ahead of this week’s theatrical debut, the nostalgic movie has teamed with size-inclusive underwear label Cuup on a limited-edition undies collection to keep wearers comfy every day of the week.
The seven-pair Days of the Week underwear pack features the brand’s best-selling modal bikinis with the days embroidered in colorful, retro script on the waistband. The super-soft collab comes in sizes Xs to Xxxl, and the silhouette has “minimal,...
It’s that time of the month: At long last, the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., hits the big screen on April 28.
Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret Simon, the 11-year-old protagonist who navigates the trials and tribulations of adolescence — including period underwear, one of her many sources of stress. And ahead of this week’s theatrical debut, the nostalgic movie has teamed with size-inclusive underwear label Cuup on a limited-edition undies collection to keep wearers comfy every day of the week.
The seven-pair Days of the Week underwear pack features the brand’s best-selling modal bikinis with the days embroidered in colorful, retro script on the waistband. The super-soft collab comes in sizes Xs to Xxxl, and the silhouette has “minimal,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s finally that time. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret – Only in Theatres April 28.
For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions.
In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.
The film also stars Benny Safdie and is written for the screen...
For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions.
In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.
The film also stars Benny Safdie and is written for the screen...
- 4/20/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Like Judy Blume’s treasured young adult classic, Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret begins in 1970 with 11-year-old Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) getting the worst news any New York City-raised child can get: her family is moving to New Jersey. It’s not only that Margaret will have to leave behind her wise-cracking grandmother Sylvia (Kathy Bates) or her friends or school, but that being 11 years old often means everything is the end of the world. The crushing despair that makes adolescence feel like a rueful eternity is Fremon Craig’s specialty.
For Blume devotees, this adaptation of the author’s hit novel is––take a breath––very faithful. Devoid of modern-day winkings, needling jokes, or overlong proselytizing, It’s Me, Margaret (for short) is mercifully for its target audience. That the script, also by Fremon Craig, better services Margaret’s parents Barbara...
For Blume devotees, this adaptation of the author’s hit novel is––take a breath––very faithful. Devoid of modern-day winkings, needling jokes, or overlong proselytizing, It’s Me, Margaret (for short) is mercifully for its target audience. That the script, also by Fremon Craig, better services Margaret’s parents Barbara...
- 4/20/2023
- by Fran Hoepfner
- The Film Stage
In a desert littered with intellectual-property revivals, prequels, sequels, and other failed attempts at blockbuster fare, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" is an oasis. Though this adaptation of the beloved Judy Blume novel cannot claim to be wholly original, itself a take on one of the most well-known YA novels ever published, it represents a remarkable and welcome balm from the current state of the modern movie. Here is a film that, like its source material, treats its characters with care and tenderness, establishing an instant and unbreakable bond with the audience that hits home in scene after scene. Coming from Kelly Fremon Craig, the writer/director of the smart and spiky teen dramedy "The Edge of Seventeen," it's little surprise that "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" is so calmly brilliant, so intelligent, and patient, and knowing. This is the first great film of the new year.
- 4/20/2023
- by Josh Spiegel
- Slash Film
Judy Blume never wanted her classic adolescent novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret turned into a film. The beloved author received numerous calls from Hollywood executives over the years asking for her blessing (and the rights). “Not every book has to be a movie,” the author said recently. “I just didn’t think it would ever be done in the way that I would have felt proud of.”
She makes a fair point. Blume’s novel — a modest story of a sixth grader who, on the cusp of puberty, finds herself talking with God — endures because it offers readers solace during a famously uncertain time. Puberty happens to everyone, but amid newly sprouting pimples and peculiar body odors one can suddenly feel desperately alone. An adaptation would be too easy to botch, could too easily shatter the magic Blume so carefully conjured. So, the writer gently turned...
She makes a fair point. Blume’s novel — a modest story of a sixth grader who, on the cusp of puberty, finds herself talking with God — endures because it offers readers solace during a famously uncertain time. Puberty happens to everyone, but amid newly sprouting pimples and peculiar body odors one can suddenly feel desperately alone. An adaptation would be too easy to botch, could too easily shatter the magic Blume so carefully conjured. So, the writer gently turned...
- 4/20/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Legendary author Judy Blume has written 29 books and swore the only one she would never consider selling for the screen was 1970’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, her timeless coming-of-age book that became a rite of passage for just about every girl, like Margaret, going from age 11 to 12, and probably their mothers as well. Blume held fast until 2018 when writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and her mentor, Oscar-winning filmmaker James L. Brooks, came calling with just the right idea for an adaptation. The deal was sealed. The movie is here. Blume says she is probably the only author to say the movie is better than her book.
It may have taken half a century to do it but, there can be no doubt that Craig has gotten it right. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is as perfect an adaptation of a life-changing book as there will ever be.
It may have taken half a century to do it but, there can be no doubt that Craig has gotten it right. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is as perfect an adaptation of a life-changing book as there will ever be.
- 4/20/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekend was all about Margaret! “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” premiered Saturday, April 15 at the Westwood Village Regency Theater in Los Angeles. Gold Derby’s associate editor Latasha Ford hit the red carpet to get the inside scoop from actors Zackary Brooks, Elle Graham, Amari Price, Isol Young, Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Landon Baxter and Daniele Lawson, producer Julie Ansell, director and writer Kelly Fremon Craig, and music supervisor Frankie Pine. Check our red carpet coverage above.
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The 2023 film version of Blume’s novel has quite the starring cast: Oscar winner Kathy Bates, SAG Award winner Rachel McAdams, Independent Spirit Award winner Benny Safdie and Abby Ryder Fortson in the lead role. The adaptation from Lionsgate illustrates the life of an 11-year-old girl named Margaret (Ryder Fortson) whose family abruptly moves from inner-city New York City to the suburban area of New Jersey...
See April 2023 movies: 24 most anticipated releases
The 2023 film version of Blume’s novel has quite the starring cast: Oscar winner Kathy Bates, SAG Award winner Rachel McAdams, Independent Spirit Award winner Benny Safdie and Abby Ryder Fortson in the lead role. The adaptation from Lionsgate illustrates the life of an 11-year-old girl named Margaret (Ryder Fortson) whose family abruptly moves from inner-city New York City to the suburban area of New Jersey...
- 4/17/2023
- by Latasha Ford
- Gold Derby
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