The 80s didn’t just sing. They belted.
This week in the Classic 80s Trailer Vault:
🎷 The Blues Brothers
✨ Xanadu
🏁 Grease 2
🎸 Purple Rain
All original trailers. All attitude. All now live.
And it leads straight into Saturday’s Deep Dive:
Why Grease 2 is better than Grease.
Step into the vault 👇
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiFet-zP4QsOt-P_K_kua0vBRbsYpO25d
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"Why Do Actors Act Like They Can Sing?"
@SynAck I def mostly agree with that, especially the first time I watched it - I bailed after a few eps thinking “this (i.e. Seth) doesn’t know if it wants to be earnest #StarTrek homage or #FamilyGuy in Space”… but I went back to it about a year later & gave it another try
all those issues are still there, but in the end I really enjoyed having something new & Trek-ish to watch that leaned into the funny a little, but also managed the occasional deft turn into pathos (I find that some of the best comedians are very adept at funny… funny… funny… oh crap, they just ripped my heart out!! 😭)
ultimately, I made my peace with it as Seth MacFarlane’s very naked, heart-on-his-sleeve love letter to Star Trek (and #crooners, and #MovieMusicals / #MusicalTheatre…)
maybe the fact that we’ve had #LowerDecks has shifted the Overton window for Trek being more overtly funny? (although of course humour has always been in the mix, right from the #TOS days)
anyway, for me it goes solidly into the Star Trek fan pantheon (“#fantheon”? 🤔) on whose throne firmly sits #GalaxyQuest 💁♀️ I def won’t be sad if it gets a fourth season (or more)
Wicked's spellbinding success continues! Breaking records at $634M worldwide, it's the top Broadway-to-film musical ever!
Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/wicked-box-office-magic-smashing-records-and-defying-gravity
#Wicked #BoxOffice #MovieMusicals #CynthiaErivo #ArianaGrande #WickedMovie #BoxOfficeRecords #MusicalFilm #MovieMagic #BroadwayToScreen #Elphaba #Glinda #JonMChu #FilmSuccess #MovieLovers
"Wicked," the much-anticipated film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, has soared to the top of the box office charts, captivating audiences worldwide. With a stellar cast including Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, the film has not only won hearts but also set new benchmarks in box office history.What Records Has "Wicked" Broken At The Box Office?Domestic Box Office Triumph:"Wicked" has become the highest-grossing Broadway musical adaptation at the U.S. box office,
Jon M. Chu’s Wicked Is Wicked Good
Cutting right to the chase, Jon M. Chu has done the best job of directing a musical film I have seen since Singing In The Rain. Chu’s Wicked shows what a modern day movie musical can and should be.
My wife and I used to have a post-Christmas tradition. In the days following Christmas Day, we’d go to an early showing of whatever movie was the hot ticket. That carried over for most of our movie going rituals as we continued to hit the earliest (read cheapest) shows available when we wanted to go to see something on the big screen. Like everyone else we broke those habits and traditions during COVID. And, though we miss it, we’ve never started it back up again post-pandemic.
Well, this year my wife kicked the tires and got us started again by gifting us tickets to an early morning showing of Wicked, a film we both were looking forward to seeing. Great gift and great time at the movies.
Speaking of, I won’t go on about the performances, they are stunningly good. If nominated in the same category for acting, it will be tough for awards show voters to pick between Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, but they aren’t the only actors who are excellent. I also won’t go on about the production design. Again, stunningly good.
I will rave about Chu’s direction and the way he handled Christopher Scott’s choreography. For once, we get big, splashy musical numbers where the director actually wants us to see the details of the choreography and the character and small touches Scott brought to his dancers. It’s a revelation. I’ve enjoyed Chu’s previous work, especially Into The Heights, but even there the storytelling gets overwhelmed by the spectacle. Here, the storytelling is always front and center, even when the screen is bursting with spectacle.
There’s an intimacy to the story telling that I’ve often found in the music of Wicked, but have seldom seen play out on stage. That same intimacy applies to the small scenes as well, and Chu and his cast pull it off without a hitch.
Wicked is probably winding down its theatrical run as it is due to head to streaming soon, but if you can catch it in a theatre it’s quite a gift.
Highly recommended.
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"Wicked" flies past $450M worldwide, setting new records for Broadway adaptations! Is this the new high note for musicals at the box office?
Read the full article right here: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/wicked-soars-past-450m-worldwide-a-box-office-triumph-or-broadway-s-new-high-note
#BoxOfficeHit #WickedMovie #BoxOffice #MovieMusicals #BoxOfficeRecords #CynthiaErivo #ArianaGrande #FilmAdaptation
Since its dazzling debut, the film adaptation of the Broadway hit "Wicked" has not only captivated audiences but has also set new benchmarks at the box office. With Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande leading the cast, this musical has enchanted moviegoers globally, crossing the $450 million mark in just a few weeks. Let's delve into the numbers, the records broken, and what this might mean for future Broadway-to-screen adaptations.Domestic Dominance:"Wicked" has seen a remarkable performance in Nor
Why Paramount Didn’t Market ‘Mean Girls’ as a Musical: ‘People Tend to Treat’ Them ‘Differently’
You’d be forgiven if you thought butter was a carb, just like it’s totally understandable if you didn’t know the new “Mean Girls” is a musical.... #meangirls #moviemusicals #musicaltheatre #musicals #Musicals
https://variety.com/2024/film/features/mean-girls-movie-musical-marketing-strategy-1235867996/
Although Gerard Butler had never done a musical before, he said the beauty of the songs in "Phantom of the Opera" made it an irresistible choice for him
https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2023/10/20/music-drew-gerard-butler-to-phantom-of-the-opera/
#GerardButler #phantomoftheopera #musical #musicals #moviemusicals #broadway #broadwaymusical
In "The Greatest Showman," Hugh Jackman played real-life character P.T. Barnum, and Jackman told us Barnum's natural enthusiasm made the role exciting to play.
#HughJackman #TheGreatestshowman #PTBarnum #musicals #moviemusicals #movies #movienews #Entertainment #Entertainmentnews #Celebrities #Celebrity #celebritynews #celebrityinterviews
What classic movie musicals can I watch with my kids, that DON'T contain casual racism, casual sexism, or generally sexual assaulty relationship models?
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