Musical movies

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Musical | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Bonham Carter, Helena | Rickman, Alan | Spall, Timothy | Baron Cohen, Sacha | Wisener, Jayne | Campbell Bower, Jamie | Kelly, Laura Michelle | Sanders, Ed | Head, Anthony | Bowles, Peter | Burford, Ian | Harbour, Michael N.
Directors: Burton, Tim
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Based on the 19th century legend of Sweeney Todd and the hit Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pie Shop were she sells “the worst pies in London.” With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to rid of all the people who have ever done him wrong and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is now Judge Turpin’s ward.

Enchanted (2007)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Adams, Amy | Marsden, James | Menzel, Idina | Sarandon, Susan | Dempsey, Patrick | Spall, Timothy | Covey, Rachel | Ivers, Samantha | Servitto, Matt | Siravo, Joseph | Conlin, Michaela | Bennett, Jeff | Lima, Emma Rose | Dunn, Teala
Directors: Lima, Kevin
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In an animated fairy tale world, a young girl meets and falls in love with the handsome prince of her dreams. News of this romance upsets the prince’s mother, the evil queen, who uses her black magic to send the girl hurtling out of the animated world into the one place in the universe where there is no true love: modern day Manhattan. The now-real girl has to survive in New York City and find her way home again to her true love.

Producers, The (2005)

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Lane, Nathan | Broderick, Matthew | Thurman, Uma | Ferrell, Will | Beach, Gary | Bart, Roger | Essell, Eileen | McKean, Michael | Huddleston, David | Monk, Debra | Martin, Andrea | Lovitz, Jon | Dowling, Bryn | Gillentine, Meg | Ligon, Kevin
Directors: Stroman, Susan
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New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he’s visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there’s no accounting for taste…

King and I, The (1956)

Monday, April 21st, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Kerr, Deborah | Brynner, Yul | Moreno, Rita | Benson, Martin | Saunders, Terry | Thompson, Rex | Rivas, Carlos | Adiarte, Patrick | Mowbray, Alan | Toone, Geoffrey | Banas, Robert | Bonilla, Dennis | Bonilla, Thomas | Fuentes, Reuben | Irwin, Charles
Directors: Lang, Walter
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After the death of her husband, Anna Owens moves from England to Siam with her son Louis to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. She finds Siamese customs to be quite different from English ones, which brings her often in conflict with the king. However, after some time they find themselves getting along much better.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Ives, Burl | Richards, Billie Mae | Soles, Paul | Mann, Larry D. | Francis, Stan | Kligman, Paul | Orenstein, Janet | Scopp, Alfie | Banas, Carl | Conley, Corinne | Dixon, Peg
Directors: Nagashima, Kizo
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Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa’s sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea…

Mary Poppins (1964)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Andrews, Julie | Van Dyke, Dick | Tomlinson, David | Johns, Glynis | Baddeley, Hermione | Shaw, Reta | Dotrice, Karen | Garber, Matthew | Lanchester, Elsa | Treacher, Arthur | Owen, Reginald | Wynn, Ed | Darwell, Jane | Malet, Arthur | Banas, Robert
Directors: Stevenson, Robert
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The movie combines a diverting story, songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers before flying off again.

Road to Bali (1952)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Crosby, Bing | Hope, Bob | Lamour, Dorothy | Vye, Murvyn | Coe, Peter | Moody, Ralph | Askin, Leon | Ansara, Michael | Auelua, Besmark | Cantor, Herman | Chance, Larry | Claus, Jack | Cording, Harry | Crosby, Bob | Gordon, Roy
Directors: Walker, Hal
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Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Sandler, Adam | Sandler, Jackie | Stout, Austin | Nealon, Kevin | Schneider, Rob | Crosby, Norm | Lovitz, Jon | Banks, Tyra | Clark, Blake | Dante, Peter | Albertini Dow, Ellen | Farley, Kevin P. | Friedman, Lari | Kenny, Tom | Sprouse, Cole
Directors: Kearsley, Seth
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Adam Sandler stars in this comedic animated musical as Davey Stone, a 33 year old drunk who was perfect 20 years ago. After cheating the Chinese waiter (Schneider) for not paying for his 4 Scorpion bowls, he gets one more chance or he goes to the state prison for 10 years. For his sentence, he is to be a referee-in-training for the Junior Basketball League. While learning to be nicer from Whitey Duvall (Sandler), an ederly basketball referee, Davey falls in love again with his childhood girfriend Jennifer Freedman (Titone) who already has a son Benjamin (Stout).

West Side Story (1961)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Wood, Natalie | Beymer, Richard | Tamblyn, Russ | Moreno, Rita | Chakiris, George | Oakland, Simon | Glass, Ned | Bramley, William | Smith, Tucker | Mordente, Tony | Winters, David | Feld, Eliot | Michaels, Bert | Bean, David | Banas, Robert
Directors: Robbins, Jerome
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This movie transplants the classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet” to New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo (George Chakiris). At a dance, Tony (Richard Beymer), former leader of the Jets and Riff’s best friend, and Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, see each other across the room and it’s love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria’s love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? With a young, talented cast, a gorgeous score and dance sequences that need to be seen to believe, West Side Story is a must-see!

Evita (1996)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Madonna | Banderas, Antonio | Pryce, Jonathan | Nail, Jimmy | Sus, Victoria | Littman, Julian | Merediz, Olga | Pallas, Laura | Worsley, Julia | Luján Hidalgo, María | Villamil, Servando | Corr, Andrea | Polycarpou, Peter | Brooker, Gary | Yerro, Maite
Directors: Parker, Alan
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Based on the incredible true story, Eva (Evita) Peron, starts out life as a poor girl who goes on to become an actress and then become the wife of the president of Argentina, Juan Peron. The musical is a story of love and politics, showing all the battles and triumphs Evita has in her short, but amazing life.