Review – Rocketman
Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in this hugely enjoyable fantasy biopic and musical extravaganza – perfectly in keeping with the star himself.
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Review – Funny Girl
It’s time for ‘F’ in the Alphabet Challenge and the selector has gone for the 1968 musical biopic Funny Girl. The film tells the true tale of Fanny Brice, played by Barbara Streisand in a role that she had previously played on the stage, in a film directed by William Wyler (most famously the director of Ben Hur and Roman Holiday).
Read moreReview- La La Land
To La La Land we go for the new film by writer and director Damien Chazelle (who previously made Whiplash), who brings us this new take on the classic musical films of Hollywood, that delivers a musical in the traditions of Hollywood but also with more emotional complexity and depth than you would expect. Gosling plays Sebastian, a jazz pianist
Read moreReview : Moana
Disney brings it’s latest musical animation to the big screen with the Polynesian culture inspired ‘Moana’. Directed by John Muster and Ron Clements (the double act whose previous work includes Disney hits such as Aladdin, Hercules and The Little Mermaid), this is a fusion of classic disney musical combined with a strong cultural theme and a shift away from the
Read moreReview – Ishqiya
For the next day in the Alphabet challenge, we’re off to India and a film from Bollywood… The 2010 indian film ‘Ishqiya’ (Ishqiya means ‘romantic’ I think), is a dark comedy centres around 3 main characters. The first is Krishna Verma who is married to a local gangster that specialises in kidnappings called Vidyadhar Verma. Very early in the film
Read moreReview : Labyrinth
My local cinema was screening Labyrinth today, in tribute to David Bowie who passed away earlier this week. It’s a classic musical adventure in the 80’s genre of young person is drawn into a magical adventure (The Never Ending Story, Flight of the Navigator, The Princess Bride). This 1986 film was directed by the late, great Jim Henson and was
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