This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: June 29, 2010

The CraziesHere are some of the options available this Tuesday:

  • The Crazies: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Creation: DVD
  • Don McKay: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Everlasting Moments: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Hot Tub Time Machine: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Kill Switch: Blu-ray
  • The Leopard: DVD
  • New York Confidential: DVD
  • Night Train to Munich: DVD
  • Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Predator (Ultimate Hunter Edition): Blu-ray

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: October 6, 2009

Year OneHere are some of the options available this Tuesday:

  • Anvil: The Story of Anvil: DVD
  • Assassination of a High School President: DVD
  • Audition: Collector’s Edition: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Chinatown: DVD
  • Contact: Blu-ray
  • The Gate: Monstrous Special Edition: DVD
  • Ghost Ship: Blu-ray
  • A Hard Day’s Night: Blu-ray
  • Imagine That: Blu-ray
  • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Blu-ray
  • Miracle on 34th Street: Blu-ray
  • My Fair Lady: DVD

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Musical Movies That Made Us Sing

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Classics, Family, Music, Musicals,

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The is out, Disney’s Camp Rock enjoyed a successful debut, and musical movies are becoming Hollywood mainstream again. But this is by no means a new or cutting-edge movie genre.

The Hollywood musical celebrated its heyday in the 1960s, when all the biggest stars were singing and dancing as well as acting. But as years passed, they began to fall by the wayside, cropping up irregularly in-between standard comedies and dramas. New projects, like the remake of My Fair Lady that I’ve already summarily rejected, are in the till…and there’s no doubt more new musical movies to come.

But before we accept these newcomers, let’s take the time to give a bow to the old. What are the Best 5 Musical Movies of all time, in one humble blogger’s opinion? I’m so glad you asked, because it just so happens I’ve prepared a list.

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My Fair Lady: One Remake Over the Line?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Musicals, Casting,

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There is a certain merit in re-introducing young generations to the classics, in keeping with the times and re-inventing the old to make it seem young and fresh again. But at some point, some where, is there a line which can be crossed? Are some things not already so perfect, so pristine and so well-done that they manage to stand the test of time? Aren’t there some things which no one could possibly ever re-create? It’s true the Sistine Chapel has looked the exact same way since 1512…yet no one could really consider re-vamping this most famous ceiling so that it has a much more modern appeal. Buckingham Palace famously houses a queen, and yet no major changes have been made to this edifice in her entire eighty-two year lifespan. Some things are made to stand alone. Just don’t try telling that to Hollywood…or lazy scriptwriters.

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