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Discuss: Musicals ... When is Enough, Enough?

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2008-04-02 00:00:00 by Monika Bartyzel in Cinematical
...Musicals , Remakes and Sequels In 2003, I trudged to my local neighborhood theater and watched Evil Dead: The Musical . And then I watched it again. It was unique, crazy, fun, and pretty much perfect. Still, I never thought it would ever go beyond the walls of small Annex theaters in Toronto -- until it went to Montreal for Just for Laughs,...
 
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Movie Musicals: EW Lists the Top 25

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2008-07-20 18:48:04 by Variety.com * in Thompson On Hollywood
...musicals list for its youngish readers who tend not to look at too many movies made before they were born, basically. Maybe this list will send them to their Netflix queues 25. Once (good as it is, it doesn't measure up to the others on this list 24. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (made for the movies and directed by Stanley Donen, this is...
 
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Weinsteins Turn All Their Movies Into Broadway Musicals

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2008-06-20 12:37:00 by Christopher Campbell in Cinematical
...Musicals , Exhibition , The Weinstein Co. , Miramax , Cinematical Indie OK, so maybe they aren't turning all their movies into Broadway musicals, but it sure seems like it. According to Variety , The Weinstein Co. is out to produce a number of adaptations for the stage, beginning with Finding Neverland , which is expected to hit the stage in...
 
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Love Musicals?

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2008-07-11 22:00:00 by NATHANIEL R in Film Experience Blog
...musicals (haven't watched one in too long). I was tired of blog-a-thons but a movie o' the month is like a mini-thon only more reg'lar like and therefore (theoretically) less planning / scheduling / brainstorming heavy. Horror fans have Final Girl's great " Film of the Month " party (I'm going to pipe in this month for The Car (1977) I think....
 
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Are You Ready for More High School Musicals?

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2008-03-18 00:00:00 by Monika Bartyzel in Cinematical
...Musicals , Deals , Scripts , Family Films Poor Disney ... They must have been aching at the thought of their High School Musical franchise coming to an end once number 3 hits the big screen. It's been an insane sensation, and certainly good for both the company and channel. But what do you do when it all comes to an end? You could look for...
 
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KEVIN SPACEY CAUSES STIR WITH BBC; ACCUSES NETWORK OF SHILLING FOR WEST END MUSICALS

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2008-04-02 18:03:00 by Cinema Retro in Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
...musicals by staging talent competitions to see who will get prime roles in those productions. The BBC denies the charge and says it is not overtly promoting any show - a contention that seems immediately discredited by the facts that the talent is auditioning for specific high profile shows such as Oliver! which will star Rowan Atkinson as...
 
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Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 3: DVD Review (2008)

2008-04-13 13:29:18 by HASH0x8bc2940 in Week in Rewind--Movie Reviews, DVD Reviews, HD DVD & Blu-ray Reviews by Christopher Smith
 
Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory, Vol. 3 A peppy yet uneven collection of nine films, some digitally remastered, all making their debut on DVD. Included are 1955s Hit the Deck, with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more
 
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There Will Be Blog

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2007-12-18 04:02:29 by bob in Forward to Yesterday
...musicals in years and, though Im a fan of the genre, thats really saying something when Ive got my musical bete noire, Moulin Rouge , to pick on. But I actually liked two numbers in that one and found almost nothing to like in Taymors film other than some decent enough Beatles covers. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite is probably the single...
 
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Maternalism & the Female in My Favorite Wife (1940) and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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2007-02-25 19:40:00 by johanna in the lone revue
...musicals," Bordwell and Thompson write of films like Meet Me in St. Louis , "are often romantic comedies, in which characters typically trace the progress of their courtship by breaking into song to express their fears, longings, and joys." Bordwell and Thomspon also note the connection between musicals and children's fare, a decidedly good...
 
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