Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel 2012

Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine: Demonstrates that an almost hypnotic fabulousness can still emanate from the late great fashion editor, even via fuzzy old videotape viewed 23 years after her death. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: Dizzily enjoyable ... Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: Makes a compelling case for the late Diana Vreeland as the 20th century's pre-eminent tastemaker, not to mention one of its most extravagant personalities. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel" is an intriguing portrait of a true original; you only wish the movie had half the color and verve of its subject. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The movie has a lot going for it. Read more

Drew Hunt, Chicago Reader: [The film] squeezes an impressive amount of information into a relatively brief running time, yet it's blandly straightforward in its use of talking heads and archival footage. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The visual emphasis in The Eye Has to Travel is on the pages of the magazines Vreeland dominated, and as such it's a sleek eyeful. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: Vreeland comes across in the movie as something of a cross between Auntie Mame and Godzilla. She was a true original in a world where knock-offs abounded. Read more

Dallas Morning News: Legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland was the consummate dreamer, a romantic who never looked back and propelled society forward. Read more

Suzanne S. Brown, Denver Post: Many people remember some of Diana Vreeland's famous pronouncements ("I adore pink! It is the navy blue of India!") but few remember actually hearing her speak. The documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel takes care of that. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: All the right photos and news clips are assembled, showing off the lady's keenly curated sense of dramatic self-presentation. Read more

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: Vivid, delicious trip through the heyday of fashion mags is a must for followers of clothes, print design, and high society. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: We begin to understand what created her distinctive fashion aesthetic as well as her drive. Read more

Joseph M. Amodio, Newsday: The late, legendary fashion editor comes alive in "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel," an awkwardly titled but engaging documentary. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: While plenty of talking heads turn up to offer breathless praise, it's no surprise that the preeminent words of wisdom are, thanks to copious archival footage, Vreeland's own. Read more

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post: Shows what the world saw in Vreeland: a fairy godmother determined to dress up a world of Cinderellas. Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Her life, and her work, transcended what we think of as "fashion." Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel celebrates a unique and uniquely determined woman. Read more

Dana Stevens, Slate: The movie is saved from feeling like a promotional puff piece by the legitimate fabulousness of Vreeland herself ... Read more

Kristin Tillotson, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A feast for fashion-history buffs and anyone who applauds unstoppable eccentricity. Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: We suspect that in her imperious voice, Vreeland would say she was mad about it, and she'd mean it as a measure of praise. Read more

Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times: A highly entertaining and colorful portrait of a unique woman. Read more

Amy Verner, Globe and Mail: For fashionphiles and pop culture vultures, there's much to devour. Read more

Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: Diana Vreeland is both history lesson and sentimental love letter to a fashion titan. Read more

Cath Clarke, Time Out: The filmmakers (including her grandson's wife) are clearly besotted. Fashion fans will be in heaven. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: The Eye Has to Travel unfortunately sinks under the weight of too many talking heads, as well as a tendency toward hagiographic evasiveness. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: Pacing moves at a great clip but doesn't overwhelm the subject; nothing really could. Read more

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice: Raconteuse, epigrammatist, and mythomaniac, peerless fashion editor Diana Vreeland (1903-89) might have loved words as much as she loved Balenciaga. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: The film, written and directed by Vreeland's granddaughter-in-law, mainly rests on the strength of its subject. Read more