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Bill Condon's elephantine adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls reduces a riveting, important period in black musical history to a glittering Las Vegas revue more concerned with what characters are wearing than what they're feeling.
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The long - running, Tony award - winning Broadway musical, «Dreamgirls», is the latest to get the big screen treatment, and it proves to be another 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.»
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In every other regard, Dreamgirls is a movie musical masterpiece.
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Of all the «Dreamgirls» stars asked to perform the musical's nominated songs on the Oscar show, he was the only one to decline.
Competing for best musical or comedy will be «The Devil Wears Prada,» a satire of the fashion industry; «Thank You for Smoking,» a satire of the tobacco industry; «Borat,» a satire of America; «Little Miss Sunshine,» a heart - warming saga of a dysfunctional family; and «Dreamgirls,» which is loosely based on the saga of the Supremes and is the sole musical of the lot.
Among those up for their acting in the musical or comedy category are Sacha Baron Cohen for «Borat,» Beyonce Knowles for «Dreamgirls,» Johnny Depp for «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,» Toni Collette for «Little Miss Sunshine» and Chiwetel Ejiofor, a surprise nominee for the overlooked gem «Kinky Boots.»
Remember that scene in The Blues Brothers where Jake Blues catches the Holy Ghost while watching James Brown lead a leaping, flying congregation of black folks in a gospel blowout?That's the spirit — the soul — of Dreamgirls, Bill Condon's film adaptation of the long - running Broadway musical.
Therefore I turned down an invitation to the preview party for «Dreamgirls,» the big musical scheduled to open Dec. 6.
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.
Condon has a long history with musicals - he wrote and directed Dreamgirls, directed the upcoming Disney live - action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and wrote the screenplays for Chicago and upcoming musical The Greatest Showman, which stars Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman.
This is the second movie musical for Jamie Foxx following Dreamgirls.
His resume, which includes penning the adapted screenplay for «Chicago» and calling the shots behind the camera for «Dreamgirls» and the final two FX - propelled «Twilight» films, shows he knows his way around both musicals and special effects.
Then, as an actor, I did Ray and Dreamgirls, movies with musical components.
Director Bill Condon is best - known for flashier entertainments; he helmed the last two Twilight films in addition to the musicals Chicago and Dreamgirls.
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Take a look at past musicals like Dreamgirls, Chicago, and Ray.
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.
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Based on the Broadway musical and directed by Chicago's Bill Condon, you can tell from the very beginning that Dreamgirls has all that jazz and some to spare.
The film is an original musical written by Bill Condon («Dreamgirls») and Jenny Bicks («Sex and the City») with lyrics from Oscar winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul («La La Land»).
Bill Condon, director during Director Bill Condon and David James Sign «Dreamgirls: The Movie Musical» at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA., United States.
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The director's eclectic career includes Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, a Candyman sequel and two Twilight sequels, but his work on two Academy Award - winning musicals, Chicago (which he wrote) and Dreamgirls (which he both wrote and directed), certainly serves him well here.
When Dreamgirls struts its stuff on DVD, fans of the musical - turned - movie can indulge their passion with alternate scenes and extended musical numbers.
It all kicks off when Dinklageâ $ ™ s character Frank reveals he and Aaronâ $ ™ s dad were â $ ˜ veryâ $ ™ good friends â $ «as in going to see Dreamgirls the musical together - type friends.
With another album («Unpredictable») in 2005, he went on a film streak that included «Jarhead,» another trip with Michael Mann in «Miami Vice,» and the musical «Dreamgirls.»
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.