“JOSHUA TREE, 1951 deviates from straight documentary into an artful interpretation of Dean’s pre-fame life—this portrait dramatizes it with panache.”
—Dave Segal, The Seattle Stranger

“The movie is art…Mesmerizing and sexy.”
—David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle

“A look at the pre-fame years and bisexual proclivities of James Dean. This is the most gorgeously stylized, luminously shot film at Outfest.”
—Gary M. Kramer, Frontiers LA Magazine

“JOSHUA TREE, 1951 redefines James Dean for a new generation.”
—Sophie Challen, ScreenSlam.com

“Be prepared to swoon. Shot in glorious black-and-white, this might be Outfest 2012’s most ravishing film...[it] is also one of the most compelling films in this year’s lineup.  A breathtaking look at a little-known period in the actor [James Dean]’s life.”
—Jeremy Kinser, The Advocate

“A visually stunning, meditative film steeped in the classics.”
—MovieMaker Magazine

“Flick with stunning visuals imagines the actor’s gay side – complete with all the hustlers and Hollywood royalty one can expect – in a moody look at the young man as actor, 50s anti-hero, and hunk in a dreamy black and white California.”
—Philadelphia Magazine

“A poetic dreamscape…when a film is this beautiful, it's hard to ignore. Out of all of the film fest films currently on the circuit, JOSHUA TREE, 1951 was the one that stayed with me most—long after the film ended.”
—Kevin Taft, Edge Magazine

“A stylized, intriguing film about James Dean before he becomes a major movie star.”
—Patrick Range McDonald, LA Weekly

“Decadently gorgeous! Sexy as hell!”
—Michael Strangeways, Seattle Gay Scene

“Beautiful to watch and a fascinating imagining of Dean’s life prior to fame!  James Preston...capture[s] the confidence and physicality of the icon.”
—Christina Hulen, Examiner.com

“James Preston is wonderfully cast as Dean in this very sexy film.  I highly recommend it!”
—Greg Hernandez, GregInHollywood.com

“A wonderfully sensual portrait of this cinematic icon before he achieved fame.”
—Peter Wong, BeyondChron.com

“The film is exquisite. It's like new, new, New Queer Cinema. Watching it, I recall the same feelings I had as a youth watching early Todd Haynes.”
—Jonathan Caouette, director of Tarnation

“Hypnotic...bitterly funny!”
—David Lamble, Bay Area Reporter