Stars are celebrated across the board on this week’s “Wine and Film, A Perfect Pairing” Podcast on reVolver Podcast. Gary has waited for months to celebrate the beauty, magic and music of “La La Land,” going so far to call it his absolute favorite film of the year. To pair with our starry eyed romantics, and two of our favorites, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, the original sparkler from the monk who saw stars in his glass, Dom Perignon. Gary’s review and a few notes on this classic Champange below. As well as his review from KXAS/NBC DFW here.

To pair with our starry eyed romantics, and two of our favorites, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, the original sparkler from the monk who saw stars in his glass, Dom Perignon. Gary’s review and a few notes on this classic Champange below. As well as his review from KXAS/NBC DFW here.

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The Film: “La La Land”

“La La Land” is an Oscar contending film starring Ryan Gosling as a jazz piano player looking for a place to play, and Emma Stone as an actress looking for a part to play. So what do they do? They meet, they fall in love, and they sing and dance because, well, they’re in “La La Land.”

“La La Land” seamlessly crosses back and forth between fantasy and reality. Mia and Sebastian are both career driven and living in a city known for beating down careers but that doesn’t stop them from showing up at the Griffith Observatory and dancing with the stars.

31 year old writer-director, Damien Chazelle, the director of “Whiplash,” created “La La Land” as a tribute to life’s possibilities. His movie is hoplessly romantic and emotionally realistic.

John Legend plays a friend and musician, and the film features an elevated discussion on what it takes to be an artist.

“La La Land” is rated PG-13 and from beginning to end will make you smile, think, and feel. It’s a cinematic masterpiece bathed in the colors of life that says romance and careers can be messy, even melancholy. But don’t let it stop you from dreaming. This is my favorite film of the year.