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The big thing that's been sticking in my craw this year is that the OPs have already christened Dreamgirls as the Best Picture favorite, with supporting nods likely for Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson, not to mention the scads of talent eligible in other categories.
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The rumor at the time was that Jennifer Hudson was pressured to wear this look by Vogue's Andre Leon Tally, who briefly took her under his wing following her breakout role as Effie White in Dreamgirls and had been guiding her fashion choices throughout awards season.
Acting roles in Pink Panther and Dreamgirls followed in 2006, as well as her second studio album «B'Day.»
Former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson won the best supporting actress award for Dreamgirls, and earned an apology from Simon Cowell who was I don't mean to be rude but... The British TV and music producer we all love to hate rose to public prominence as a judge on Pop Idol and American Idol
One of two upcoming WikiLeaks - themed projects (the other is We Steal Secrets, a documentary by Alex Gibney that is also expected in 2013), the next film from Dreamgirls and Breaking Dawn director Condon stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, while Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens will be a hacker on his WikiLeaks team.
Starting off in early 1960s Detroit, Dreamgirls follows the struggles of a Black female trio of singers, known collectively as The Dreamettes, who have gone from amateur competitions around the area without much success.
TORONTO — Filmmaker Bill Condon survived the vampire - infested two - part finale of the Twilight franchise, provided American Idol reject Jennifer Hudson a chance for retribution with a supporting - actress Oscar with 2006's «Dreamgirls» and helped launch the ongoing revival of the movie musical as the screenwriter for 2002's «Chicago.»
As a sign of the strength of her performance and show stopping ability that brought ovations during screenings in DC, Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) was a two time winner awarded Best Supporting Actress and Breakthrough Performance of the Year.
State of play: Due for release in 2017 with Dreamgirls» Bill Condon directing, Harry Potter's Emma Watson as Belle and Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens as the Beast.
Smartly, the filmmakers — who include screenwriters Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon (the latter directed the live - action Beauty and the Beast and Dreamgirls and wrote the film version of Chicago)-- also know how to keep a four - quadrant family musical from sinking into Chitty territory by employing devices that also will please the Broadway crowd, particularly the Bob Fosse - like opening number as well as sensational choreography throughout.
The director of the movie, Bill Condon, has previously been behind such films as «The Fifth Estate,» «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1» and «Part 2,» and «Dreamgirls.»
Tim tests his powers during a summer getaway with family, attempting to woo a dreamgirl that might as well have the words «female Baxter» tattooed on her chest — not that Tim will reject her, but that it's easy to see him with someone a bit more relatable and full of personality.
and Best Picture winner Chicago and then in 2006 - 2007 there was a huge wave of popular favorites like Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Enchanted and Sweeney Todd that managed to do solid business at the box - office as well as with the critics.
Then, as an actor, I did Ray and Dreamgirls, movies with musical components.
There are a few on - target jabs at the music industry, but in the end, Dreamgirls is blind and empty glorification of that most disingenuous of businesses masquerading as art (although the argument could be made that they don't even try to fake the art function anymore).
At least the picture does follow a rudimentary plotline, although it's real reason for being is to satirize familiar scenes from such movies as Save the Last Dance, Fame, Step Up, Stomp the Yard, Roll Bounce, Dreamgirls, Black Snake Moan, Hairspray, Singing in the Rain, High School Musical, ATL, Twilight, Flashdance, The Little Shop of Horrors, Edward Scissorhands and Final Destination.
Beauty and the Beast is directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) and sees Emma Watson as Belle alongside Dan Stevens as Beast, while the cast also includes Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Luke Evans as Gaston, Gugu Mbatha - Raw as Plumette, Stanley Tucci as Cadenza, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Josh Gad as Le Fou and Audra McDonald as Garderobe.
Even on the shorter Oscar calendar, it's difficult not to perceive the Dreamgirls snub in the Best Picture category as a sign of even - still receding enthusiasm.
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Kazan, who is the granddaughter of frickin» Elia Kazan, kind of got lost in the shuffle after the brilliant Ruby Sparks — which she starred in and wrote, and which was a sort - of send up of manic pixie dreamgirls but that nevertheless seemed to label her as a manic - pixie dreamgirl type.
According to Deadline New York, Bill Condon and Larry Mark — who worked together on Dreamgirls — have optioned the novel and envision it as a musical.