Archive for 'Musical'
The Cheetah Girls: One World
Posted on 02. Jan, 2009 by Kristina Kehler.
Growing up musical movies really captivated me, as they do most children. It’s something everyone can appreciate and have a good time with, however, call it growing up if you want, but Disney just hasn’t been on stride with musicals as of late. Sure the success of High School Musical and others can debate that, but there just hasn’t been that pizzazz that I yearn. But I open my eyes and mind going into The Cheetah Girls: One World, hoping for a nostalgic journey to when these films captivated my imagination. Is Cheetah Girls going to impress, or just be another contemporary drag? [...]
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Mamma Mia! The Movie
Posted on 24. Dec, 2008 by Brian White.
Mamma Mia! The Movie was slated to be second on my to-do agenda after my next Blu-ray review was finished. With repeated requests from my mother to finally write this review I decided to bump this one up on my list of reviews to get done. Like all good stories there is a prologue. My parents came over the evening December 13th to watch The Dark Knight on Blu-ray. After being overwhelmingly satisfied with The Dark Knight my mother petitioned for an encore Blu-ray presentation. She eyed the Mamma Mia! The Movie Blu-ray she saw sitting on my media shelf, still sealed in the retail shrink-wrap, knowing full well that she would get to see her favorite movie of the year before its video release date. I was reluctant to follow-up The Dark Knight with a screening of Mamma Mia! The Movie, but I pondered why not, I had to watch and review it sometime. I figured at least if I did not enjoy it someone else would. So without further ado here is my initial Blu-ray experience with Mamma Mia! The Movie. [...]
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Posted on 14. Oct, 2008 by Gino Sassani.
Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bohnam Carter, and a 1970’s Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim about a barber with a penchant for truly close, and rather bloody, shaves. With these kinds of ingredients, you have a can’t miss recipe for Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. The finished product is a wickedly clever and most unusual movie experience. Tim Burton’s style blends so seamlessly with the dark humor of the original production. If I had any reservations going into the film, it was the casting of Burton’s go-to actors Depp and Carter. [...]
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Rent
Posted on 09. May, 2008 by Gino Sassani.
I have a cousin who is absolutely in love with the Broadway production of Rent currently playing in New York. To date she’s made the trip to New York from the Philly area no less than 3 times and will likely do so again. I attempted to channel that passion as much as I could as I sat down to watch this Blu-ray version of the production. Unfortunately, I don’t believe I was quite successful. From what I can see there is no doubt in my mind that Rent is a phenomenal experience, but I am also equally certain that this film could not capture the energy and emotion that theatre goers have been raving about. [...]
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High School Musical 2
Posted on 18. Feb, 2008 by Brian Wortz.
WHAT TIME IS IT? Well, actually it’s about 2:30pm EST during a snowstorm where I’m sitting, but had I asked the same question to either of my kids, or likely any preteen of the female gender, I may have been answered with: SUMMERTIME! followed by the rest of the theme from High School Musical 2, which has already been so ingrained into their very being, they have no choice but to break into song on cue. Yep, that even includes my 3 year old. You might think I’m a sad excuse for a parent, but maybe I’m just looking for ANY possible alternative to grown men singing about fruit salad. So yeah, we’re cool with HSM at my house, and it’s only easier to justify on Blu-ray.
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Dreamgirls
Posted on 06. May, 2007 by Ryan Erb.
Dreamgirls created a substantial amount of buzz when it was first released at the end of 2006, and has since won two Academy Awards. Although this movie never really struck me as being something I just had to watch, I’ve been curious to check out what all the praise was about. For those of you that don’t know, Dreamgirls is a musical, a whole whack load of singing intertwined with the ongoing plot; much like Grease or Chicago. Like most musical films, Dreamgirls is adapted from a play of the same name, and inspired by the history of Motown Records. [...]
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Chicago (Blu-ray)
Posted on 20. Feb, 2007 by Ryan Erb.
Chicago is an adaptation of the musical Chicago, which debuted in 1975, and has since become an iconic Broadway show. In addition to its success on the stage Chicago is an acclaimed film, which took away six Academy Awards at the 2002 showing, including Best Picture. I’ll admit I’m not one for musicals so I wasn’t exactly looking forward to watching this movie for the first time, but I went in with an unbiased mind and hoped for the best. [...]
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Warner Bros. BD-Live Dark Knight Screening w/ Chris Nolan
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The Dark Knight
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The Incredible Hulk
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
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