Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews

Category: Musical

  • Jersey Boys (***1/2) is solid but dims the power of the band

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    Jersey Boys – 2014 Director Clint Eastwood Starring John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza, Christopher Walken Screenplay based on the play by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice  When reviewing a movie based upon a musical, it’s hard to see the origin material as anything other than a starting point. Most of the events may have happened in one form…

  • Les Miserables thoughts of a not so miserable viewer

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    Les Miserables – 2012 Director Tom Hooper Starring Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Hufflestone, Colm Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen Screenplay by William Nicholson, Alan Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer based on the play by Boublil and Schönberg Random thoughts about a musical: Anytime I am discussing this with…

  • Pitch Perfect: Hits almost every note

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    Pitch Perfect – 2012 Director Jason Moore Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Adam Devine, Freddie Stroma, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Benjamin Hickey Screenplay Kay Cannon based on the book by Mickey Rapkin One thing that film makers and media…

  • Sparkle shine and fade

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      Sparkle – 2012 Directed by Salim Akil Starring Jordin Sparks, CeeLo Green, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Tamela Mann, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick Screenplay Mara Brock Akil, Howard Rosenman based on the film screenplay by Joel Schumacher and Rosenman The first vision of Whitney Houston in the remake of the 1976 film, Sparkle is breathtaking. Not…

  • Rock Of Ages: Hair Spray on a Wig

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    Rock of Ages – 2012 Directed by Adam Shankman Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Bonita, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bryan Cranston, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige Screenplay by Justin Thoroux,  Chris D’Arienzo, Allan Loeb “What’s it like to be THE Stacie Jaxx?” And do we care? Time for nonsense of a different sort.  Rock…

  • Footloose is tight as a coin in the back pocket of Julianne Hough’s pants

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    Footloose – 2011 Directed by Craig Brewer Starring Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller, Ser’Darius, Ziah Colon, Patrick John Flueger, Ray McKinnon, Kim Dickens Screenplay by Craig Brewer, Dean Pitchford It took me a while to learn to appreciate Kevin Bacon, and when the original Footloose was released, I was still in the warming up phase.  The…

  • Burlesque is about…119 minutes

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    Burlesque – 2010 Directed by Steve Antin Starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Stanley Tucci, Julianne Hough, Kristin Bell, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher Written by Steve Antin, Diablo Cody So, tell us a bit about yourself – My name is Cool Papa, father of two girls with first names that start with an “E,” but…