The Film Canon – My Fair Lady (1964)

By the mid 1960s, U.S. cinema was in crisis. Every year, more and more viewers drifted away from the silver-screened cineplexes for the comforting glow of their own living rooms. Shows like Gunsmoke, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Star…

95 Thoughts on Mamma Mia! 10 Years Later

With Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again coming out, many people have had the original Mamma Mia! at the front of their minds. While it may not be the best movie adaptation of a stage musical out there, there’s something…

Top 10 Anti-Love Stories

Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day designated to celebrate love. But this day can also be a painful reminder that not all love stories have happy endings, and just because a couple has stayed together doesn’t mean they should remain together.…

11 Actresses Who Could Fill the Iconic Wicked Roles

Thank goodness! After YEARS of waiting, Universal Pictures has officially announced that the film adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” will arrive in theaters December 20th, 2019! The film will be directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, Extremely Loud and…

Movie News: First Teaser Trailer for “Into the Woods”

I can’t help but be a little hesitant to jump on any new musical movie adaptation bandwagon after feeling so slighted by 2012’s Les Miserables. Remember how amazing the first trailer was? Remember how we all sat in the dim theater and…

Top Ten Bizarre Movie Musicals

Many movie musicals have become enduring fixtures of Western pop culture. Masterpieces like Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and The Sound of Music (1965) have been lauded not only as triumphs of musical storytelling, but as pieces of cinema able…

Allyson’s Movie Review: Les Misérables

There is a magnificent simplicity to the grandeur of this film. Despite the expansive sets, the overwhelming emotion and the narrative that instills a sense of rebellion, the core is one of resonance, about how the mistake of one man,…