RSS'Les Miserables' Is Beautiful, Exciting, Romantic, And A Must See
I absolutely loved the Broadway production of 'Les Miserables' created by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boubill and Jean-Marc Natel. I listen to the show's score in my car whenever I need to feel energized.
So to say I was really, really looking forward to seeing the film is an understatement.
I couldn't help but wonder if I be disappointed? Would the film version match up to the stage production and would the singers sound as great as the original London and New York cast?
No...Yes...Almost.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, based on Victor Hugo's monumental 1862 novel ab...
READ MORESo to say I was really, really looking forward to seeing the film is an understatement.
I couldn't help but wonder if I be disappointed? Would the film version match up to the stage production and would the singers sound as great as the original London and New York cast?
No...Yes...Almost.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, based on Victor Hugo's monumental 1862 novel ab...
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Review: 'Django Unchained' A Quentin Tarantino Masterpiece (Video)
Quentin Tarantino has done it again with this spaghetti style western. 'Django Unchained' is set in the South, two years before the Civil War.
Not only has Tarantino created an over the top funny, graphic, violent film, but he also manages to show the horror of slavery in a way, I can't ever remember seeing in a Hollywood film. Then again, Mr. T. doesn't do Hollywood films. He does Quentin Tarantino films and this one, in my humble opinion is...a masterpiece.
Jamie Fox is 'Django' (the D is silent), a slave who's been brutalized by his former owner (Bruce Dern). One day, German born, reti...
READ MORENot only has Tarantino created an over the top funny, graphic, violent film, but he also manages to show the horror of slavery in a way, I can't ever remember seeing in a Hollywood film. Then again, Mr. T. doesn't do Hollywood films. He does Quentin Tarantino films and this one, in my humble opinion is...a masterpiece.
Jamie Fox is 'Django' (the D is silent), a slave who's been brutalized by his former owner (Bruce Dern). One day, German born, reti...
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Review: Tom Cruise Is No 'Jack Reacher' But The Movie Is Saved By The Script
Okay, so here's the thing. I absolutely love the character of Jack Reacher. He was created by British author, Lee Childs. Lee has written 18 books and they all feature Reacher.
Reacher is one of my favorite fictional characters. The guy is huge, 6'5-250 lbs, blond hair, big hands, big feet, big body...big everything. The dude is like a house - a huge house.
He's also gruff and not at all slick. He lives off the grid, buys his clothes and underwear wear from thrift stores. Wears them for a few days, then throws them away and repeats the process. Reacher says 'It's easier and cheaper t...
READ MOREReacher is one of my favorite fictional characters. The guy is huge, 6'5-250 lbs, blond hair, big hands, big feet, big body...big everything. The dude is like a house - a huge house.
He's also gruff and not at all slick. He lives off the grid, buys his clothes and underwear wear from thrift stores. Wears them for a few days, then throws them away and repeats the process. Reacher says 'It's easier and cheaper t...
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Review: 'This Is 40' Is Judd Apatow At His Best
'This is 40' or as Debbie (Leslie Mann) likes to say...38. Yup, she lies about her age, even to her gynecologist.
Debbie and Pete (Paul Rudd) her husband are turning 40, but Deb just won't admit it (can't admit it).
Judd Apatow's new film 'This Is 40' is a follow-up to 'Knocked Up.' If you've been wondering what happened to those two main characters in that film, here's your chance to find out.
Debbie and Pete are happily married with two girls, Sadie (Maude Apatow) and Iris (Charlotte Apatow). The family lives in a beautiful lavish house that they can barely afford.
Pete's indie lab...
READ MOREDebbie and Pete (Paul Rudd) her husband are turning 40, but Deb just won't admit it (can't admit it).
Judd Apatow's new film 'This Is 40' is a follow-up to 'Knocked Up.' If you've been wondering what happened to those two main characters in that film, here's your chance to find out.
Debbie and Pete are happily married with two girls, Sadie (Maude Apatow) and Iris (Charlotte Apatow). The family lives in a beautiful lavish house that they can barely afford.
Pete's indie lab...
Check Out 'This Is 40' On DVD, Blu-ray & More March 22
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Review: 'The Impossible' Proves Sometimes It's Better To Vacation In The Mountains (Video)
'The Impossible' starts out on an airplane. A lovely British family, Maria Bennet (Naomi Watts), her husband, Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three young sons are off to Thailand for an idyllic Christmas vacation. What could be better?
When they arrive at their resort, they are even given an complimentary upgrade. The family now has a beautiful, luxurious beachfront villa to waste away their vacation time in.
After presents are exchanged, everyone heads down to the pool where they join their fellow happy holiday tourists.
The scene is serene; absolutely perfect. That is, until an om...
READ MOREWhen they arrive at their resort, they are even given an complimentary upgrade. The family now has a beautiful, luxurious beachfront villa to waste away their vacation time in.
After presents are exchanged, everyone heads down to the pool where they join their fellow happy holiday tourists.
The scene is serene; absolutely perfect. That is, until an om...
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'Zero Dark Thirty' Takes Us On A Thrilling Ride In The Hunt For Bin Laden
'Zero Dark Thirty' is directed by the brilliant Kathryn Bigelow and written by her partner Mark Boals ('The Hurt Locker'). The movie opens with 9/11 and the horrific voices of the people trapped in the twin towers and those on the ground.
We then cut to a U.S. facility in Pakistan, the year is 2003. We meet Maya (Jessica Chastain) a recently hired CIA operative. She is being given a lesson on the necessity of water boarding by her mentor Dan (Jason Clark).
When the torture victim begs Maya for help, she replies, 'you can help yourself by being truthful.'
From here on, Maya and her small...
READ MOREWe then cut to a U.S. facility in Pakistan, the year is 2003. We meet Maya (Jessica Chastain) a recently hired CIA operative. She is being given a lesson on the necessity of water boarding by her mentor Dan (Jason Clark).
When the torture victim begs Maya for help, she replies, 'you can help yourself by being truthful.'
From here on, Maya and her small...
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Review: 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' A Trip Through Middle Earth At 48 FPS
They're back -- the orcs, goblins, dwarfs, dragons, wizards and Mr. Hobbit himself, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman).
Shot in 48 FPS (frames per second) instead of the usual 24 FPS (it's also in 3D), Peter Jackson has once again created a visually stunning, exciting, magical film that takes us on a journey through Middle Earth.
The film opens with a prologue. The aged Frodo (Ian Holm) tells a story and we are instantly transported to the kingdom of the Dwarfs (Erebor). They are all quite happy living in their golden city until one day they are paid a visit by a fire breathing dragon. Are t...
READ MOREShot in 48 FPS (frames per second) instead of the usual 24 FPS (it's also in 3D), Peter Jackson has once again created a visually stunning, exciting, magical film that takes us on a journey through Middle Earth.
The film opens with a prologue. The aged Frodo (Ian Holm) tells a story and we are instantly transported to the kingdom of the Dwarfs (Erebor). They are all quite happy living in their golden city until one day they are paid a visit by a fire breathing dragon. Are t...
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Check Out 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' On DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack & More March 19
Review: 'Hyde Park On The Hudson' Sex, Politics And Bill Murray As FDR
'Hyde Park on the Hudson' is the story of a love affair between FDR (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Margaret Stuckley (Laura Linney) centered around a weekend in 1939, when King George VI (Samuel West) and his wife, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Coleman) came to visit.
George is in the United States to ask Roosevelt for financial help with Britain's impending war with Germany. By the way, this is the same King George that took center stage in 'The King's Speech. That's right the King who stuttered.
The film was directed by Roger Michell ('Notting Hill') and written by Richard Nelson. It...
READ MOREGeorge is in the United States to ask Roosevelt for financial help with Britain's impending war with Germany. By the way, this is the same King George that took center stage in 'The King's Speech. That's right the King who stuttered.
The film was directed by Roger Michell ('Notting Hill') and written by Richard Nelson. It...
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Review: 'Killing Them Softly' Proves Even Bad-Ass Hitmen Have Problems
'Killing Them Softly' is a quirky, black comedy about angst ridden hitmen dealing with the economic meltdown of 2008.
Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is a very laid back guy. He likes to chat with people, he's friendly and... he's a hitman. But Jackie can only kill people that he's never met and he can't kill them up close; only from a distance. He doesn't like to hear his victims beg for mercy; Jackie says he likes to 'Kill Them Softly.'
So when a mob protected poker game is robbed, Jackie is sent in by Richard Jenkins aka The Driver, to restore order.
The mastermind behind the robbery is a ...
READ MOREJackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is a very laid back guy. He likes to chat with people, he's friendly and... he's a hitman. But Jackie can only kill people that he's never met and he can't kill them up close; only from a distance. He doesn't like to hear his victims beg for mercy; Jackie says he likes to 'Kill Them Softly.'
So when a mob protected poker game is robbed, Jackie is sent in by Richard Jenkins aka The Driver, to restore order.
The mastermind behind the robbery is a ...
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Review: 'Hitchcock' Is A Fascinating Look Into The Man That Changed Cinema Forever
Looking back at Hitchcock's film 'Psycho' you can't help but wonder - what's all the fuss? Compared to all the violence, gore and torture we see in movies nowadays, 'Psycho' was tame.
But 1959 was a very different time and when 'Psycho' premiered in 1960, the film was groundbreaking in every way. Nothing like 'Psycho' had ever been done before and it scared the hell out of people.
'Hitchcock,' directed by Sasha Gervasi (Anvil), stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and Dame Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville; the woman behind the genius.
The story starts in 1959...Hitchcock ha...
READ MOREBut 1959 was a very different time and when 'Psycho' premiered in 1960, the film was groundbreaking in every way. Nothing like 'Psycho' had ever been done before and it scared the hell out of people.
'Hitchcock,' directed by Sasha Gervasi (Anvil), stars Sir Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and Dame Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville; the woman behind the genius.
The story starts in 1959...Hitchcock ha...
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