Chicago premiered on Broadway in 1975, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb – the duo behind Cabaret. The musical is an adaptation of a 1926 play of the same name, based on actual events surrounding two women accused of murder. The alleged femme fatales would become the basis for Roxy Hart and Velma […]
Coco Remember Me? Who could forget?! The first of two big releases on home video today is Disney-Pixar’s Coco. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Animated Motion Picture, the film tells the story of an aspiring musician who crosses over into the land of the dead to find his ancestors. It’s the closest Pixar has […]
Get Out was a huge hit in early 2017, generating over $255 million dollars at the worldwide box office – on only a $4.5 million dollar budget. To thank fans of the film, Jordan Peele and Universal are partnering with 55 AMC theatres across the country to offer free tickets on Presidents’ Day. The film has […]
I love it when films try to do something different. Especially genre films, which can easily get lost in the mix with so many similar releases. But what is it that makes a horror film, for example, really stand out among its peers? Living Among Us is a film that dares to do something different. […]
The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959, starring Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. Based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, it was the last musical written by the famous duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. After winning five Tony Awards, it was adapted into one of the greatest movie musicals of all time […]
Bonnie Wright’s acting career started at the age of nine, when she landed the role of Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001). She is one of only a handful of actors to appear in all eight films of the series. We had the pleasure of speaking with Bonnie in advance of her […]
Thomas Ian Nicholas may have been a “rookie” at one point. But that time has long since passed. For the past thirty years, the actor has been a part of pop culture through his work in television, film, and music. “I started when I was around my son’s age actually, who is six. I got […]
It has been several years since I’ve seen the 2003 comedy School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black. But I do remember the film being quite funny, and how entertaining it was seeing Black’s character teaching a bunch of private school kids how to rock. So I expected a fun show […]
Movie musicals are making a comeback, and there is no better time and place for a feel-good film like The Greatest Showman. The story is inspired by the life of legendary showman P.T. Barnum, played by Hugh Jackman. He is joined by Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Keala Settle, and many other extraordinary entertainers. The […]
Starting today (Friday, January 12), 300 theaters around the country will be playing a special “sing-along” version The Greatest Showman. The original musical, inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, stars Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, and Keala Settle. It is directed by Michael Gracey. Last weekend, the song “This Is Me,” written by Academy […]
