Sentences with phrase «movie musical adaptation»

The movie musical adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's famous Into the Woods seems to be coming along rather well, and now they've officially found themselves a Little Red Riding Hood in internet sensation Sophia Grace.

While this might mean I'm super picky about it, I found myself loving the movie musical adaptation.

With the movie musical adaptation «Annie» gearing up for its December 19th release, actress Cameron Diaz returned to Studio 8H for the first time since 2005 to host «Saturday Night Live.»

There are moments in Les Misérables, the movie musical adaptation from The King's Speech director Tom Hooper, that are so rumbling and rousing and righteous that certain people might be immediately transported back into the theater seat where they, smaller of body but probably bigger of heart, first fell in love with the sweep and swoon of musical theater.

Not exact matches

The creators of «In the Heights» — including Lin - Manuel Miranda — are asking The Weinstein Co. to release the rights to a movie adaptation of the musical.

You can try not liking this adaptation of the Off - Broadway musical hit — it has no polish and a pushy way with a gag — but the movie sneaks up on you, about as subtly as Audrey II.

Not the big, stylized theatrical acting you see in most stage musicals and movie adaptations thereof, but intimate, realistic performances, grounded in real human emotion.

The 1965 screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which included two new songs written by Richard Rodgers alone, ended up as the most profitable movie musical of all time.

I am not a fan of most movie musicals, because, like novel adaptations, they generally can not capture the true essence of an original work of art.

The Oscar - nominated movie stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway in a rousing adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.

Backstage Disney offers a look at the adaptation of the movie into a Broadway Musical (Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage), a peek at the Broadway cast performing a song and dance routine (Step In Time) and a MP3 version of Step In Time (featuring Ashley Brown and Gavin Lee, stars of the Broadway production).

The film often riffs on George Bernard Shaw's «Pygmalion,» the musical adaptation, «My Fair Lady,» and most of all the 1938 movie version, which featured a sly romantic ending and, of course, Leslie Howard, another Brit heartthrob who could act.

To movie musical fans like me, this film adaptation of the Broadway show seems like manna from heaven.

Into the Woods is one of those musicals that fans have been eagerly awaiting for the movie adaptation.

One wonders if this confounding lot would have scoffed at the 1982 movie adaptation of the musical because it wasn't the play.

Starting at full - emotion and never wavering for a moment, this huge movie adaptation of the long - running stage musical wears us out with its relentlessly epic approach.

Dick Powell, the 1930s crooner and boy next door romantic lead of dozens of musical comedies, changed his career trajectory overnight when he took the lead in the Edward Dmytryk - directed adaptation of «Farewell, My Lovely» (the title was changed for the movie just to let audiences know that this was a darker side of Powell).

In an era where the majority of big movie musicals are stodgy adaptations of Broadway shows, Chazelle — who turns 31 years old January 19th — is poised to bring some vitality to a genre desperately in search of some.

ANNIE Director: Will Gluck Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje, Bobby Cannavale One of the movies I remember watching as a child was the 1982 film adaptation of the musical Annie.

If you've not seen The Tall Guy, you must, as any movie featuring an extensive series of sequences depicting a musical stage adaptation of The Elephant Man (called Elephant!)

Rob Marshall, who's known for directing the 2002 Oscar - winning film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, «Chicago,» also helmed the movie version of «Into the Woods.»

Chintzy adaptations of Broadway staples may largely be propping up the movie - musical these days, but it's the far lower - fi films of Irishman John Carney that best serve the genre.

This Christmas, ANNIE takes center stage in a brand new movie adaptation of the classic musical.

One of the movies I remember watching as a child was the 1982 film adaptation of the musical Annie.

Both the musical and this film adaptation have failed to grow significantly in prestige or popularity over the years, but the movie remains a big enough deal for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to have recently treated it to a rare catalogue Blu - ray release with a bit of fanfare just ahead the Fourth of July.

A movie musical based on a stage musical built on pre-existing music certainly has some of its work done for it right from the point of cinematic conception, but even with such a head start, Clint Eastwood still applies enough tender, heartfelt identity to his adaptation, Jersey Boys, to make the screen version a touching endeavor.

Yep, the Reese Witherspoon movie that spawned not only a sequel but a Broadway musical adaptation began as a self - published book.

Xanadu: Douglas Carter Beane scripted this campy stage adaptation of the 1980 movie musical about a muse (the kind from Greek mythology) who inspires a street artist.