we getSing-Alongversions of “In the Heights” and “96,000”. These just take the movie scenes and lay lyrics over the bottom of the screen.
In that respect, the arrival of “In the Heights” is even more significant. In another era, it might have been marketed as a niche movie rather than a four-quadrant blockbuster. But in the 13 years that it’s taken for the film to get made, Hollywood has undergone a racial reckoning,...
“In the Heights” fuses Lin‐Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience. Director: Jon M. Chu Producer: Anthony Bregman, Quiara Alegria Hudes,...
There’s a reason why Chu has called the larger-than-life movie “a vaccine for your soul.” “In the Heights” takes place in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan and tells the story of Usnavi (Anthony Ramos of “Hamilton” fame), a bodega owner who longs to return ...
Anthony Ramos as the character Usnavi in a scene from the movie "In the Heights."Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Miranda is being modest, as his talents seem to have no ceiling either. He is co-author of a new book, "In The Heights: Finding Home,"about the making of the musical ...
In the Heights (2021) In The Heightssucceeds where some musicals fail: it never relies on the heart and soul of its performance to make the entire production work. Without heart, a movie like this could be considered “enjoyable”, without ever being anything more. It’s clear in Chu’s...
IN THE HEIGHTS Warner Bros. Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Jon M. Chu Writer: Quiara Alegria Hudes, based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, concept ...
The latest trailer for Warner Bros.' adaptation ofIn the Heightshas arrived. WithHamiltonhaving received the cinematic treatmentlast year, Lin-Manuel Miranda's other Tony-winning musical is getting its time in the spotlight. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics forIn the Heights, while Quiara Alegr...
as music and lyrics by Miranda, the film has had a rollercoaster of aproduction history. But following the success ofHamilton,Warner Bros. is ultimately bringing the movie to cinemas, as part of their play to let blockbusterspremiere simultaneouslyin theaters,andstreamingIn the Heightson HBO M...
Miranda's Tony-award winning musicalIn the Heightshas dodged going to down with the Weinstein ship. A film adaptation ofIn the Heightswas set up at The Weinstein Company back in 2016, and the future of the project came into question (along with many others) in the aftermath of the allegat...