Film and Theatre Lover!
2021 was another strange year with the cinemas closed for a while again, so attempting to watch new films and in particular those from 2021 was quite the challenge. I feel as though this list isn’t maybe as “good” as some lists but I have had to go by the films that I have seen and I might have missed some but here it goes! Sorry, not sorry that this was a great year for musicals!
The nominations for the 2022 Golden Globes which won’t have any actual live ceremony this year and no starts in attendance!
Best film – drama
Belfast
CODA
Dune
King Richard
The Power of the Dog
Best film – musical or comedy
Cyrano
Don’t Look Up
Licorice Pizza
tick, tick … Boom!
West Side Story
Here are the nominations for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards, the winners will be revealed on Sunday 9th January 2022.
BEST PICTURE
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick…Boom!
West Side Story
A new adaptation of the 1957 stage musical, focusing on the forbidden love story between Maria and Tony who belong on opposite sides of the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, which is massively due to the different ethnic backgrounds of the groups.
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Continue reading “West Side Story (2021) Review”
Legendary musical theatre writer Stephen Sondheim has passed away at the age of 91! He dared to be different and pushed musicals to a totally new level and in a different direction. I have been lucky enough to see Sweeney Todd, Follies, Company and Gypsy on stage! All utterly breathtaking and timeless, he was also part of West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and more.
His musicals will last forever and his legacy will never be matched. Rest in peace.
In the Upper West Side of New York City in the 1950s two teenage gangs struggle to gain control, The Jets and the Sharks going up against each other and when Maria and Tony from the opposite sides fall in love it would led to some very tragic circumstances.
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Continue reading “West Side Story (1961) Review”
Today Cinema First released a list of films that can be used at cinemas when they reopen in July. With Cineworld being the first to announce a date for England on 10th July they will then need films to show. The list has a very wide variety of genres as well as from all decades. I personally hope to see a lot of older films on the big screen for the first time, I don’t want recent ones given a release! Let’s appreciate some amazing films on the big screen for what could well be the very first time (Yes Casablanca and Some Like It Hot I am talking about you, not forgetting my all time favourite When Harry Met Sally!)
Here are the 450 films that could be shown in July at a cinema near you!
120 BPM
1917 *also available in IMAX and 4DX
2 Fast 2 Furious
20 Feet from Stardom
2001: A Space Odyssey *also available in IMAX
28 Days Later
42nd Street The Musical *Event Cinema
52 Tuesdays
8½
9 to 5
Continue reading “Cinema First – The 450 Films For UK Cinemas!”
A very exciting announcement was made yesterday when StageCon was launched. What is StageCon? Well, it is like Comic Con but filled with Stagey related events, performances and meet and greets with stars from the London stage!
Dates: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th November 2018
Venue: LONDON Shoreditch Town Hall
Price: £80 (+£6.83 fee) One Day Pass
£150 (+£12.29 fee) Weekend Pass
This is in partnership with WhatsOnStage and the idea is taken from BroadwayCon in New York.
You may or probably don’t remember my excitement last year when I went to see Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in Concert following their very successful album named Together (Review here) well it was that successful that they have put together a second album.
Continue reading “Music: Together Again by Michael Ball & Alfie Boe”
Cast
Andy Reiss
David Fawcett
Rebecca Vere
Katie Leeming
Venue – Sunderland Empire
Date – Saturday 1st April 2017
Continue reading “Beyond the Barricade (UK Tour 2017) Review”
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