Not exact matches
If producers
wanted ABBA music in a
film musical, why not just adapt «Chess,» their stage collaboration with Tim Rice, I wondered.
Filmed live with celebrities, call - ins and
musical guests, Andy Dick Live is the only weekly television show that can be as crazy as it
wants to be.
Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture -
Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in
film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who
want to tell stories about women.»
Danna comments, «[Director] Michael Basset was clear that he
wanted the score to be more
musical for this
film than for the first Silent Hill movie.
«Although it's not a
musical, we
wanted to work in the more memorable moments from the «67
film,» says Favreau, enthusiastically responding when asked if that included Baloo's famous song «The Bare Necessities».
Otherwise, this seems like a
film that doesn't really
want to be a
musical, such is the tepid delivery of the song - and - dance bits by director Will Gluck.
The veteran actor, known for his role in the
musical adaptation «Chicago», is currently starring in «The Dinner» - a new
film by Moverman - and has admitted he's so impressed with the way that he works that he
wants to team up with him again soon.
Not a great
film by Coen Brothers standards, it left me
wanting them to go all out and
film a modern day Vincente Minnelli style
musical - please!
In the universe of this
film, being a «bad mom» isn't just the
musical montage where three grown women destroy a supermarket, it's standing up for yourself, taking a few minutes each day to do what she
wants, and not spoiling the children.
Focus was great because the
film takes place in New Orleans and Argentina, so the directors
wanted to bring that sound to the movie, so I got exposed to all kinds of different artists from probably the greatest two
musical locations in the world!»
She always knew she
wanted to tell the story with original songs, so the
musical direction was key in making the
film work.
To those that aren't inclined to like a movie like this, never really enjoying
filmed plays,
musicals, or
films with overt messages that come across like heavy - handed Public Service Announcements more than real stories about real people, you'll probably
want to avoid this, as the music not only is unrelenting, it is the sole source of conversation among characters for most scenes.
The
film is understandably heavy on
musical technicalities, an aspect Chazelle didn't
want Simmons to feel intimidated by.
«You're the One That I
Want» is one of three songs released as singles written specifically for the
film version of Grease and not included in the stage
musical.
Olivia Newton - John and John Travolta capture the 1950s era well, and the
film's soundtrack is one of the most enjoyable movie soundtracks of any year or genre, including the title track, «Summer Nights,» «You're the One that I
Want» (which wasn't in the original stage
musical), and «Greased Lightnin».»
It truly makes me angry to see these young actresses sell themselves short of brilliance so they can star in mainstream romantic comedies (Dear John, Letters to Juliet), silly fairy tale
films (Red Riding Hood), underwhelming
musicals (Mamma Mia), stupid horror flicks (Jennifer's Body) or
want to be action movies (In Time).
The Final Frontier retains the visual,
musical, and stylistic signature of their atomic - bomb documentary, but with their third
film, Gaynor says, they
wanted to offer a more balanced view of a controversial issue: whether countries should develop weapons for use in outer space.
As the biography at his site states, David's books have been translated into several languages, made into animated
films and
musicals, and have won many prestigious illustration awards, including the 1998 Caldecott Honor for The Gardener written by his wife, Sarah Stewart, and the 2001 Caldecott Medal for So, You
Want To Be President?
Prentice was caught between business interests who
wanted strict protection for intellectual property, such as
musical recordings and
films, and internet users accustomed to downloading content for free.