A FUN AND AMUSING (BUT UNNECESSARY) MUSICAL SEQUEL Back in 2008, the musical jukebox / romantic comedy film Mamma Mia! was released, delighting moviegoers with its songs and lightheartedness. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, the film, which starred a star-studded cast (i.e. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Amanda Seyfried) told the story of bride-to-be (Sophie Sheridan), her
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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE While the genres of action, drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi, and fantasy are some of the main staples in motion pictures (then and now), the film genres of musicals have been a strong contender in history of cinematic filmmaking. While not uncommon in today’s world, musicals (for the most part) utilizes the vocal talents of
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OLD SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD MAGIC It’s award season and that means that there’s plenty of award-wining and dramatic style films that are been talked about, with plenty of “buzz” throughout the cinema movie outlets and mediums. From the SAG Awards to the Golden Globes, to the Oscars (and several more in-between), the several movies that are nominated and are talked
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