There have been many part-twos and live-action remakes of Disney films. They don’t usually generate the run to the box office that Disney, and the theaters playing them, would necessarily like.
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Here, Carmen is tackled by well-known choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied. The film is very artistic and deserves the attention a lover of something distinct would be willing to give it. You should, too, just for the hearts that created it. The score by Nicholas Britell (Succession, Moonlight) is exceptional. However, this is an odd creation.
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Directed by: Joe Wright
Screenplay by: Erica Schmidt
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
*Based on: The stage musical adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, with music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 2h 4min
Genres: Drama, Musical
Like some, you may be asking why this classic was remade. Why would one of, irrefutably, the best directors of all time put his heart and soul into a remake when he could have given us an original film?! What on earth can Steven Spielberg give to or do for this film that wasn’t already done? I have been in your shoes. I wondered the exact same thing. Why touch “West Side Story?!” Makes no sense, right? I never saw the original, so I was coming from that angle, too. I thought, goodness gracious, another one?!
Then I saw it.
While watching “tick, tick…BOOM!” I was overcome with the impression that the music and overall feeling of the film were similar to that of “Rent.” I’ve seen “Rent” on-screen and live onstage many times, so I consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject.
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“SNEAK PEEK” AT STEVEN SPIELBERG’S “WEST SIDE STORY”
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Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, with Rita Moreno
Rated: PG-13
Genres: Crime, Drama, Musical
Directed by: Joe Wright
Screenplay by: Erica Schmidt
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
*Based on: The stage musical adapted and directed by Erica Schmidt, from “Cyrano de Bergerac” by Edmond Rostand, with music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner and lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heeley
Executive Producers: Erica Schmidt, Sarah-Jane Robinson, Sheeraz Shah, Lucas Webb, Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
Music by: Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 2h 4min
Genres: Drama, Musical
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Screenplay by: Steven Levenson
Based on Music by: Jonathan Larson
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry,
Mj Rodriguez, Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter, with Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 1h 55min
Genres: Biography, Drama, Musical
Produced by: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Julie Oh, p.g.a., Lin-Manuel Miranda p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Celia Costas, Julie Larson, Steven Levenson
May I start by asking filmmakers to help me out? Please stop having people shove their heads into the toilet, vomiting out their stomach-churning panic and dread every time they’re upset! I’ve seen more heads in toilets than I ever saw after a frat party! I, for one, would like to say that it’s getting old.
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