Not exact matches
Assuming it has a nice shelf life in
theaters (and it should), «Jenkins» is already a lock for a slew of Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture —
Musical or Comedy, Best Actress —
Musical or Comedy (Streep), Best
Actor —
Musical or Comedy (Grant) and Best Supporting
Actor —
Musical or Comedy (Helberg).
Among the other fiction films to look for in
theaters or on VOD: John Michael McDonagh's Calvary, in which Brendan Gleeson gives a beautifully modulated performance as a dedicated priest who is no match for the disillusionment of his parishioners and the rage of another inhabitant of his Irish seaside village, determined to take revenge against the priesthood for the sexual abuse he suffered as a child; the desultory God Help the Girl, the debut feature by Stuart Murdoch (of Belle and Sebastian), all the more charming for its refusal to sell its
musical numbers; Tim Sutton's delicate, impressionistic Memphis, a blues tone poem that trails contemporary recording artist Willis Earl Beal, playing a character close to himself who's looking for inspiration in a legendary city that's as much mirage as actuality; and two horror films, Jennifer Kent's uncanny, driving psychodrama The Babadook, with a remarkable performance by child
actor Noah Wiseman, and Ana Lily Amirpour's less sustained A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, which nonetheless generates some powerful political metaphors.
The flick follows a group of stage
actors and a crew preparing to perform a
musical who lock themselves in the
theater to rehearse.
Language: English Genre: Drama /
Musical MPAA rating: NR Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean - Pierre Aumont Plot: An orphan girl falls in love with a beautiful magician while working with a puppet
theater and its embittered puppeteer.
Jackman is a veteran of
musical theater, with a Tony (and an Emmy for hosting the Tonys) under his belt; Crowe is an
actor one doesn't generally envision singing at all — unless it's in a pub, with several pints under his belt.
Language: English Genre:
Musical / Romance MPAA rating: NR Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers Plot: Jane Falbury runs a New England farm and, giving her actress friend Abigail a hand - allows her troupe to use her barn as a
theater.
In addition to acting, singing, and dancing — she is a member of
Actors» Equity — she works as a children's entertainer and teaches acting / stage movement and
musical theater to young people.
For example, participants in a
musical theater production have the opportunity to experience the process from soup to nuts: the initial line reading, the blocking, the development of the set design, the back - and - forth between directors and
actors, and, ultimately, the integration of these elements in a final performance.
Entertaining visitors and locals alike, the
theater produces 5 plays and 2
musicals as well as inspires young
actors with Coaster Kidz spring, summer and winter camps.