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"Fame" [1980]
"Popeye" feature film [Disney/Paramount Dec 1980]
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Directed by Robert Altman [1925-2006]; script by Jules Feiffer; starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt & Richard Libertini
Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2003] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [10/96] for $9.45 full credits at IMDb |
"Zoot Suit" [Universal 1981]
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A landmark of Latino/Xicano arts. First staged as a play in 1978, this is a filming of that play; the 'stylized musical' tells of anti-Xicano riots in Los Angeles in 1942 against a backdrop of swing music & dance. The sensational performance of Edward James Olmos as 'El Pachuco' shows why he is today's leading Hispanic actor.
Written & directed by Luis Valdez; also starring Daniel Valdez, Charles Aidman & Tyne Daly
Universal widescreen color DVD [5/2003] for $9.99 Universal color VHS video [4/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • credits on Broadway |
"One From The Heart" [American Zoetrope/Columbia Feb 1982]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola
official website {redirects > Zoetrope}
exclusive essay from F.F. Coppola on the 2002 rebirth of his 1982 film
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/One-Heart-Frederic-Forrest/dp/B0000YRL8K/
"Annie" feature film [Rastar/Columbia May 1982]
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Produced by Ray Stark; directed by John Huston; script by Carol Sobieski, based on the Broadway musical; starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters & Edward Herrmann
Sony Special Edition color DVD [1/2004] for $9.99 Sony widescreen color DVD [12/2000] out of prodn/used Sony Special Edition color VHS [1/2004] out of stock/used Sony color VHS [8/97] out of prodn/many used Sony soundtrack CD [10/90] for $8.97 full credits at IMDb |
"The Best Little Wh*rehouse In Texas"
[R.K.O./Universal July 1982]
"The Pirate Movie" [Fox Aug 1982]
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At the local Pirate Day Festival, Mabel is tricked by her friends who set sail with a hunky lad and without Mabel; so she borrows a tiny sailboat and follows, but capsizes in a storm and washes up on a deserted island; the XVIIth Century dream sequence somewhat follows the plot of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" (with different songs), with a second happy ending when Mabel wakes up on the beach.
Directed by Ken Annakin; written by Trevor Farrant; starring Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr & Maggie Kirkpatrick Starz / Anchor Bay color DVD [3/2005] out of prodn/many, many used Fox color VHS [1/83] out of prodn/many used Polydor soundtrack album {on vinyl only} [1982] 20 tracks on 2 disks - out of prodn/rare full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Flashdance" [1983]
"The Pirates of Penzance"
[Universal Feb 1983]
 | A nobleman's son was apprenticed by mistake to the Pirate King of Penzance; his term of indenture is now over, and he sets out to redeem himself and arrest the pirate band. Adapted & directed by Wilford Leach, from the 1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan; starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Rex Smith, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, David Hatton, Louise Gold & Teresa Codling
DVD/Blu-ray not available; M.C.A. color VHS [3/92] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb video of the 1980 stage performance in New York's Central Park, starring Kline & Ronstadt Kultur Video color DVD [10/2002] for $22.49 |
"A Chorus Line" [1985]
"Every Little Step" docu about 'A Chorus Line'
http://www.sonyclassics.com/everylittlestep/
"Dirty Dancing" [1988]
"Carrie" musical remake [1988] /tt2106360/
"The Fabulous Baker Boys" [1989] /tt0097322/
"Newsies" [Touchwood/Disney April 1992]
 | Filmed mostly on New York Street on the Universal Studios backlot. A musical about the newspaper street vendors of 1899 New York City going on strike! "They found the courage to challenge the powerful" Directed by Kenny Ortega; written by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White; starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall {as Joseph Pulitzer}, Ann-Margret, Aaron Lohr, Max Casella, Gabriel Damon, David James Alexander {as Gov. Theodore Roosevelt}, Michael Lerner & Kevin Tighe
Walt Disney Video Collector's Edition widescreen color DVD [1/2002] for $8.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [7/97] for $14.95 Walt Disney Records soundtrack CD [4/92] 16 tracks - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia "Newsies: 8 Original Songs" [1992] Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman Hal Leonard Corp. 11¾x9 pb [8/92] for $11.21 "Newsies" was among the lowest-grossing films in Disney Studios history. The film gained fans from the 1997 video release and showings on the Disney Channel; pressure got the film released on DVD in 2002, and it has since recouped its production costs. The 'fan base' is now large enough that a stage musical has been created, with some old songs and some new songs; the premiere was in New Jersey in late 2011, and it is expected to open on Broadway in March 2012. |
"Everyone Says I Love You" [1996] directed by Woody Allen
"Topsy Turvy" [1999]
http://www.thinmanfilms.co.uk/index.php/2008/01/07/topsy-turvy-1999-2/
"Moulin Rouge" [Fox May 2001]
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Co-written & directed by Baz Luhrmann; starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor & John Leguizamo; won Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Costumes; nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress & 3 more; also won 3 Empire Awards, 3 Golden Globes
CBS/Fox Special Edition color VHS [3/2002] for $12.99 Fox widescreen color DVD [12/2001] for $22.49 Interscope soundtrack CD [5/2001] for $13.29 full credits from IMDb |
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"Moulin Rouge: The Splendid Illustrated Book That Charts The Journey of Baz Luhrmann's Motion Picture" [2001] by Miro Bilbrough, Baz Luhrmann & Sue Adler Newmarket Press 9½x9¼ hardcover [6/2001] for $24.47 |
"Chicago" [Dec 2002]
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Directed by Rob Marshall; based on the musical by Bob Fosse & Fred Ebb, based on the play by Maurine Watkins; starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah & John C. Reilly; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (CZJ), Best Art Direction, Best Costumes, Best Editing, Best Sound; Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Script/Adap- tation, Best Actress (RZ), Best Actor (JCR), second Best Supporting Actress (QL), Best Cinema- tography, Best Original Song – for a total of 13 nominations!; also won DGA Award, won 3 of 5 SAG noms & won 2 of 12 BAFTA Award noms; WGA Award nom
Buena Vista color VHS [8/2003] for $20.99 Buena Vista color DVD [8/2003] for $19.45 Buena Vista widescreen DVD [8/2003] for $19.45 Sony soundtrack CD [1/2003] for $13.49 full credits from IMDb • Broadway credits • official movie site |
"De-Lovely" [2004]
full credits from IMDb
"The Producers" musical [2005] from Mel Brooks
"Across The Universe" [Revolution/Sony Sept 2007]
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Strikingly visionary teen love story set in the turbulent 1960s using 33 Beatles songs & psyche- delic graphics. Co-written & directed by Julie Taymor; co-written by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais; starring Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio & Spencer Liff, with cameos by Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek, Eddie Izzard & Bono
Sony widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2008] for $12.99 Sony widescreen color DVD [2/2008] 2 disks - out of prodn/many used Interscope records soundtrack CD [10/2007] 2 disks for $9.99 Interscope records soundtrack CD [9/2007] for $10.97 full credits from IMDb • official movie site {requires Flash} |
"High School Musical"
"High School Musical" TV movie [Disney Channel Jan 2006]
"High School Musical 2" TV movie [Disney Channel Aug 2007]
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" feature film [Oct 2008]
"High School Musical 4: East Meets West" TV movie [Disney Channel in 2010?]
"Dreamgirls" [2006]
"Hairspray" [2007]
"Company: A Musical Comedy" TV special
[Japan Nov 2007, USA Feb 2008]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160997/
"Original Cast Album: Company" [1970] directed by D.A. Pennebaker
“Mamma Mia!” [Universal July 2008] /tt0795421/
"Repo! The Genetic Opera"
[LionsGate/Twisted Nov 2008]
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In the not-too-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failure devestates society, and GeneCo sets up an organ transplant service – for a price. But when customers fail to make payments on time, ruthless Repo Men track the customers down and repossess the transplanted organ. Co-produced & directed by Darren Lynn Bousman; book & music by Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich; starring Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre, Terrance Zdunich, Sarah Power & Jessica Horn
LionsGate widescreen color DVD [1/2009] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb • official movie site |
"Hipsters (Stilyagi)" musical feature
[Russia Dec 2008, USA Oct 2011]
 | A candy-colored musical set in 1955 Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Communist youth group member Mels falls in love with Polly, a part of the Hipsters crowd, and he soon becomes immersed in the Hipster scene of swing dancing, smoky nightclubs, hot jazz, pompadours, and poodle skirts. In Russian with English subtitles. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Valeriy Todorovskiy; starring Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Igor Voynarovskiy & Ekaterina Vilkova; won 4 Russian Golden Eagle Awards, won 4 Russian Nika Awards
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Nine" [Weinstein Dec 2009]
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Fellini's 1963 movie "8½" was the 'inspiration' for the Italian stage musical "Nine" which was the basis for the 1982 Broadway musical which is the basis for this musical feature film.
A desperate movie director struggles to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor, which begins shooting in only a week. He searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, former lovers, colleagues, his muse, and his mother, while balancing the demands of his art, his profession and his personal life.
Co-produced & directed by Rob Marshall; adapted by Michael Tolkin & Anthony Minghella; starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren & Stacy Ferguson; already nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Bran Nue Dae"
[Roadshow Australia Jan 2010, Freestyle USA release Sept 2010]
 | Based on a successful Australian stage musical; in Summer of 1965, a young Aborigine runs away from his stifling religious boarding school.
Co-written & directed by Rachel Perkins; starring Geoffrey Rush, Rocky Mackenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Deborah Mailman, Magda Szubanski & singer-songwriter Missy Higgins
DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Passione, Musical Adventure of Naples" [Italy Oct 2010, USA June 2011]
 | 90-minute color/b&w documentary about the musical roots & traditions of Naples, Italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world; directed by John Turturro; won the City of Rome Award for Best Film at Venice Film Festival
not available on Region 1 DVD (2/2012) full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Burlesque" [Sony Nov 2010]
 | Excellent movie musical fairy tale with several show-stoppers by Cher & Aguilera. The owner of the Burlesque Lounge fends off endless artistic and financial challenges, including pressure to sell out to a developer, but things start to improve when she hires a farm girl as a waitress and discovers that the girl is extremely talented. Written & directed by Steven Antin; starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Peter Gallagher & Eric Dane
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available R.C.A. soundtrack CD [11/2010] 10 tracks for $9.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
"Carmen in 3-D"
[The Royal Opera House of London March 2011]
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Bizet's 1875 opera in 3-D by ReelD; a Gypsy cigarette worker pursues a passionate affair with a young Army officer, when she drops him for a bullfighter, the soldier is enraged; in French with English subtitles. Directed by Julian Napier; starring Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel & Aris Argiris
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" [Fox Aug 2011]
 | A concert documentary shot during the "Glee Live! In Concert!" tour of Summer 2011, set for two-week bookings. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen; starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Naya Rivera, Harry Shum Jr., Amber Riley & Jenna Ushkowitz; scenes of series star Jane Lynch were filmed but cut; also seems to be absent series regulars Jessalyn Gilsig, Jayma Mays & Matthew Morrison
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available Columbia soundtrack CD [8/2011] 23 tracks for $9.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Joyful Noise" [Alcon/Warner Bros. Jan 2012] 
 | The story is much like a sitcom, the camera direction is without style, but the acting is wonderful and the music is fantastically powerful. A racially-mixed church choir in small-town Georgia competes again in the national 'Joyful Noise' competition, and loses again during the semi-finals; but melodrama intervenes and the choir is invited to Los Angeles for the finals. (Contains pro-Christian speeches that are natural to the characters.)
Written & directed by Todd Graff; music by Mervyn Warren; starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dexter Darden, Courtney B. Vance, Kris Kristofferson, Angela Grovey, Paul Woolfolk, Jesse L. Martin, Andy Karl & Dequina Moore
Watertower Music (Warner) soundtrack CD [1/2012] 12 tracks for $10.00 DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"Smash" musical TV series
[DreamWorks TV / NBC-Universal TV Feb 2012]
 | A couple on the brink of adopting a child decide instead to produce another Broadway show, a musical about Marilyn Monroe; season one is 15 episodes; the hit series is already slated for a second season. Series created & co-written by Theresa Rebeck; co-written by Scott Burkhardt & Garson Kanin; starring Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Raza Jaffrey, Brian d'Arcy James, Jaime Cepero, Anjelica Huston
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • series credits at IMDb • official series website |
"Mariachi Gringo" [Mexico 2012?]
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This musical drama pulled off a big upset at the Guadalajara Film Festival in March, winning not only Best Mexican Feature but also Best Actress for Martha Higareda; a young man in stifling small-town America runs away to Mexico to become a mariachi singer.
Co-produced & directed by Tom Gustafson; co-produced & written by Cory James Krueckeberg; starring Shawn Ashmore, Martha Higareda, Lila Downs, Kate Burton, Adriana Barraza, Fernando Becerril, Tom Wopat, Yareli Arizmendi, Deanna Dunagan & Teresa Ruiz
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
untitled surfing musical [Fox]
Announced 9/2010: Fox won the bidding war for movie rights to The Beach Boys song catalog
for an original bigscreen musical proposal written by Susannah Grant; to be produced by
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron & John Stamos; no entry yet on IMDb
"Rock of Ages"
feature musical [Warner Bros./NewLine/IMAX June 2012?]
Announced 2/2011: A film version of the smash Broadway musical built around rock hits of the 1980s by Journey,
Joan Jett, Bon Jovi & Pat Benatar; written & adapted by Chris D’Arienzo; Adam Shankman to direct & choreograph;
possibly starring Anne Hathaway, Tom Cruise & Russell Brand •
latest info at IMDb
"Katy Perry: Part of Me" [Paramount July 2012]
Announced 4/2012: Paramount’s Insurge Pictures has partnered with Katy Perry, Direct Management, Imagine Entertainment, A.E.G., and co-financing partner E.M.I. for a 3-D epic documentary (just like Justin Bieber)
due out this Summer •
latest info at IMDb
"Les Miserables"
Broadway musical [Working Title/Universal Dec 2012?]
Announced 9/2011: Tom Hooper is set to direct William Nicholson’s script of the famous Broadway musical, which
is itself based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel. Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe are signed to star; other cast members
include Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Tveit & Anne Hathaway • latest info at IMDb
"Bob The Musical" [Disney 2013?]
Announced 12/2010: Co-writer-directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller will direct the comedy about a
regular guy who, after a blow to the head, suddenly can hear the inner songs of everyone’s hearts, turning
his reality into a musical – much to his dismay; music & lyrics by Marc Shaiman •
latest info at IMDb
"The Greatest Showman On Earth" [Fox 2013?]
Announced 8/2011: 20th Century Fox’s period musical about P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who created the
three-ring circus, and loved to hoax a gullible public, will star Hugh Jackman. Commercials director & visual effects
wizard Michael Gracey is set to direct; a focal point of the movie is Barnum’s infatuation with opera singer
Jenny Lind, called 'The Swedish Nightingale' • credits at IMDb
"Monkeys of Bollywood"
animated feature musical [DreamWorks 2014?]
Announced 1/2011: DreamWorks Animation signed husband-and-wife producing team Gurinder Chadha & Paul Berges, Broadway lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman for the studio’s first animated feature musical, based on the Hindu epic poem “The Ramayana”. Set in modern Mumbai, India; the story revolves around two monkeys who try to stop an ancient demon from conquering the world • latest info at IMDb
"Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons"
[G.K. Films for 2014? release]
Announced 10/2010: The bigscreen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical will be produced
by Graham King & Tim Headingtons, with Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice writing the screenplay
latest info at IMDb
"Sweet Valley High" [studio mo 19xx]
Announced 1/2012: Screenwriter Diablo Cody is all over TV saying that this film is indeed a musical • latest info at IMDb
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