Musical movies

Mary Poppins (1964)

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Julie Andrews | Dick Van Dyke | David Tomlinson | Glynis Johns | Hermione Baddeley | Reta Shaw | Karen Dotrice | Matthew Garber | Elsa Lanchester | Arthur Treacher | Reginald Owen | Ed Wynn | Jane Darwell | Arthur Malet | Robert Banas
Directors: Robert Stevenson
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The movie combines a diverting story, songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers before flying off again.

Road to Bali (1952)

Monday, March 31st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Bing Crosby | Bob Hope | Dorothy Lamour | Murvyn Vye | Peter Coe | Ralph Moody | Leon Askin | Michael Ansara | Besmark Auelua | Herman Cantor | Larry Chance | Jack Claus | Harry Cording | Bob Crosby | Roy Gordon
Directors: Hal Walker
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Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Adam Sandler | Jackie Sandler | Austin Stout | Kevin Nealon | Rob Schneider | Norm Crosby | Jon Lovitz | Tyra Banks | Blake Clark | Peter Dante | Ellen Albertini Dow | Kevin P. Farley | Lari Friedman | Tom Kenny | Cole Sprouse
Directors: Seth Kearsley
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Adam Sandler stars in this comedic animated musical as Davey Stone, a 33 year old drunk who was perfect 20 years ago. After cheating the Chinese waiter (Schneider) for not paying for his 4 Scorpion bowls, he gets one more chance or he goes to the state prison for 10 years. For his sentence, he is to be a referee-in-training for the Junior Basketball League. While learning to be nicer from Whitey Duvall (Sandler), an ederly basketball referee, Davey falls in love again with his childhood girfriend Jennifer Freedman (Titone) who already has a son Benjamin (Stout).

West Side Story (1961)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Natalie Wood | Richard Beymer | Russ Tamblyn | Rita Moreno | George Chakiris | Simon Oakland | Ned Glass | William Bramley | Tucker Smith | Tony Mordente | David Winters | Eliot Feld | Bert Michaels | David Bean | Robert Banas
Directors: Jerome Robbins
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This movie transplants the classic tale of “Romeo and Juliet” to New York City in the 1950s. The two feuding families are replaced by brawling street gangs. The Montagues become the Anglo Jets, led by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), and the Capulets become the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo (George Chakiris). At a dance, Tony (Richard Beymer), former leader of the Jets and Riff’s best friend, and Maria (Natalie Wood), Bernardo’s little sister, see each other across the room and it’s love at first sight. With opposition from both sides, they meet secretly and their love grows deeper. However, the gangs are plotting one last rumble, a fight that will finally end the battle for control of the streets. Will Tony and Maria’s love carry through a battle that threatens to destroy the people they love around them? With a young, talented cast, a gorgeous score and dance sequences that need to be seen to believe, West Side Story is a must-see!

Evita (1996)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Madonna | Antonio Banderas | Jonathan Pryce | Jimmy Nail | Victoria Sus | Julian Littman | Olga Merediz | Laura Pallas | Julia Worsley | María Luján Hidalgo | Servando Villamil | Andrea Corr | Peter Polycarpou | Gary Brooker | Maite Yerro
Directors: Alan Parker
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Based on the incredible true story, Eva (Evita) Peron, starts out life as a poor girl who goes on to become an actress and then become the wife of the president of Argentina, Juan Peron. The musical is a story of love and politics, showing all the battles and triumphs Evita has in her short, but amazing life.

Grease (1978)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: John Travolta | Olivia Newton-John | Stockard Channing | Jeff Conaway | Barry Pearl | Michael Tucci | Kelly Ward | Didi Conn | Jamie Donnelly | Dinah Manoff | Eve Arden | Frankie Avalon | Joan Blondell | Edd Byrnes | Sid Caesar
Directors: Randal Kleiser
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What, you haven’t seen it? Danny is the ‘coolest’ of the T Birds, a group of High School guys, they hang out with the Pink Ladies. Danny met Sandy during the summer holiday and now she’s moved to the area and to his school, Rydell High. Sandy doesn’t fit in with the ‘cool’ scene, and the Pink ladies, “Look at me I’m Sandra Dee, Blessed with my virginity” sings Rizzo, the Pink Ladies leader. A rival gang Scorpians want to race the T Birds car (”Go Greased Lightening …”). Also there’s a National Dance TV show coming to Rydall High … There are a couple of rival suitors to Sandy and Danny, to liven the relationship up. And ‘oh yes’ - Graduation.

Bratz (2006)

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Genres: Animation | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Ogie Banks | Greg Ellis | Tracey Oliver | Charlie Schlatter | Lacey Chabert | Kaley Cuoco | Olivia Hack | Wendie Malick | Tia Mowry | Dionne Quan | Madison Riley | Miracle Vincent
Directors: Nick Rijgersberg
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During their first year of high school, four best girlfriends face off against the domineering student body president who wants to split them up into different social cliques.

White Christmas (1954)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Bing Crosby | Danny Kaye | Rosemary Clooney | Vera-Ellen | Dean Jagger | Mary Wickes | John Brascia | Anne Whitfield | Tony Butala | Glen Cargyle | George Chakiris | Les Clark | Robert Crosson | Marcel De la Brosse | Sayre Dearing
Directors: Michael Curtiz
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After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General.

Christmas in South Park (2000)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Trey Parker | Matt Stone | Mary Kay Bergman
Directors:
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Howdy Ho! Mr. Hankey, everybody’s favorite piece of poo, is here to show us his line up of holly jolly Christmas songs! There’s S.D. Kluger singing the Mr. Hankey theme, then we’ve got Mr. Mackey singing Carol of the Bells, Eric Cartman singing “O Holy Night”, Jesus Christ and Santa Claus singing a medley of Christmas jingles, and even Mr. Garrison wishes all the religions of the world a Merry fucking Christmas! It really is a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a Krazy Kwanza, and all the rest!

Hairspray (2007)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: John Travolta | Nikki Blonsky | Christopher Walken | Amanda Bynes | Zac Efron | Elijah Kelley | Queen Latifah | Michelle Pfeiffer | James Marsden | Allison Janney | Jesse Weafer | Taylor Parks | J.P. Ferreri | Shane Simpson | Jerry Stiller
Directors: Adam Shankman
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Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad (Nicole Blonsky) and her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes) audition to be on The Corny Collins Show and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle (Brittany Snow) and her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos. With Queen Latifah as hip DJ Motormouth Maybelle, John Travolta as Edna Turnblad, Christopher Walken as Wilbur Turnblad, James Marsden as show host Corny Collins, and Zac Efron as Amber/Tracy’s boyfriend, the popular and cute Link Larkin.