Last night, m’lady and I went to see SPRING AWAKENING at The Canon Theatre. It’s an amazing musical. Go see it if you have the means, but leave the little kids at home. As we were walking up Victoria Street, I said aloud “Now that would make a great movie.” Ask and ye shall receive…
TIFF Reaction: EVERY LITTLE STEP
A funny thing happened on the way to EVERY LITTLE STEP, the doc about the revival of the 1970’s Broadway hit A Chorus Line. As the filmmakers set out to show what went into creating the musical, and detailed the casting and creation of the revival, they managed to tell the story of struggling to…
I Got Rhythm
I’m not entirely sure why, but I seem to suddenly be surrounded by musicals. Last weekend I watched MAMMA MIA!…next weekend I’ll be seeing the stage production of “Avenue Q”…interspersed with that, was a long conversation with a family member who’d just come back from an NYC trip full of Broadway productions. They’re following me…
MAMMA MIA!
Trying to grade films with stars is ultimately pointless, but still tricky. Now along comes a film that makes me completely re-write the rules of grading.
SWEENEY TODD
Tim Burton takes a truly grisly tale and finds a way to make it even more gruesome.
If You Want Blood
I couldn’t help it – I had to break from my one post a day/one trailer a week rhythm for this one. As I mentioned back here, Tim Burton’s take on SWEENEY TODD is one of the fall movies I’m looking forward to the most. Well the trailer finally went online today, and it’s amazing.…
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Is there anybody going to listen to the story…all about the girl who came to stay?