10 Movie Musicals to Kickstart Your Bollywood Journey Celebrate IndieWire's Musicals Week by taking the plunge into Hindi cinema with any of these films, now streaming. By Proma Khosla November 19, 2024 10:00 am Musicals Week ‘All That Jazz’ Is a Favorite of Fincher, Kubrick, and Scorses...
Producing a musical film is not easy, and it can go horribly wrong, but over the years many filmmakers managed to deliver wonderful productions that have become hits with critics and audiences alike. The musical film genre has proven to bea Hollywood staplethat has stood the test of time, ev...
That went over well with audiences at first. But by the end of the ‘30s, movie musicals were a dime-a-dozen, leaving people fatigued and rapidly turning music films into the Marvel debate of mid-century cinema. Who needed another film with “Broadway Melody” or “Big Broadcast” in ...
the musical’s standout tune, Defying Gravity, was performed twice on the popular song-filled show Glee. It’s widely thought that the production itself will be turned into a film once audience numbers start to dwindle for the live production, but that doesn’t look like it will happen any...
When it comes to musical plays, the dramatic arrival ofHamiltononto the Broadway stage is a story that will be told in creative communities for decades to come. It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard of thehit musicalthese days, and its unique blend of rap, R&B, and hip hop ...
This zany musical retelling of the classic fairy tale spoofs Rodgers & Hammerstein'sCinderella, with songs like "Preposterous" (versus "Impossible"?) and "In My Own Little Hovel." One of the wittier lyrics quips, "Nothing fills your stomach like a meal; unless you are that chick Ally McBe...
t be like the Naked Gun that I did," Zucker revealed. "It may be good, but it won’t be that kind of movie. They’re going to use the title. They asked me if I wanted to produce. They’re nice people, but they don’t want to do that style of spoof that I do." One ...
Josephthat earned worldwide popularity in a later full-length version. It was followed by the rock operaJesus Christ Superstar(1971;film 1973and TV special 2018), an extremely popular though controversial work that blended classical forms with rock music to tell the story ofJesus’ life. That ...
That the other one's wrong. Most friends fade Or they don't make the grade. New ones are quickly made, Perfect as long as they're new. But us, old friends, What's to discuss, old friends? Here's to us! Who's like us?
Since COVID the only song that has been in my head has been “Everybody Says Don’t ” from Anyone Can Whistle. The other night I saw a concert version of the musical Parade and I knew I needed to do a series of shows that were just too ahead of their ti