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Tag Archives: Les Miserables
2013 BAFTA Nominations
Yesterday, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts headquarters in London, actors Alice Eve and Jeremy Irvine announced the shortlist for this year’s BAFTA honors. Among the favorites is the musical Les Misérables, which received nine nominations, including … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film
Tagged BAFTA, film documentary, film musical, Les Miserables, Muppets, Searching for Sugar Man
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2013 Oscar Nominations
At 5:38 a.m. today in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards. (Only once before has a host … Continue reading
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Tagged film documentary, film musical, Les Miserables, Oscars, Rodriguez, Schonberg & Boublil, Searching for Sugar Man
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Les Misérables: Review Roundup
The Hollywood adaptation of the 1980 musical Les Misérables (earlier adapted for the London and New York stages) opened wide on Christmas Day, but it had already received considerable Oscar buzz and garnered a collection of Golden Globe nominations. What … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Shows
Tagged film musical, Les Miserables, Schonberg & Boublil, Tom Hooper, Victor Hugo, William Nicholson
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Best of 2012: Top 10 Musical Films
It wasn’t a banner year for musical films, but there were more than enough to compose a list of the top ten movies that told their stories through fully realized song and dance moments – both the non-diegetic (musicalized dialogue) … Continue reading
Posted in Best of the Year, Reference
Tagged Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, Carol Channing, Dolly Parton, film musical, Hank Williams, Hugh Jackman, Joyful Noise, Larger Than Life, Last Ride, Les Miserables, Lorax, Pitch Perfect, Rock of Ages, Sparkle, Step Up Revolution, Whitney Houston
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2013 Golden Globe Nominations
This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for its 70th Golden Globe Awards. Among films, the recent adaptation of the musical Les Misérables picked up four nominations, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor in a … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, TV
Tagged Anne Hathaway, Golden Globes, Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables, Schonberg & Boublil, Smash
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Playlist: iPod Favorites
Every year after the Tony Awards, I review and update my MP3 list of favorites. The following are the show tunes that have earned the highest play counts on my iPod over the past year. Each of these songs hits … Continue reading
Posted in Playlists, Reference
Tagged Ahrens & Flaherty, Altar Boyz, Ben Vereen, Bernadette Peters, Chicago, Chita Rivera, Chorus Line, City of Angels, Craig Carnelia, Cy Coleman, Diamonds, Dreamgirls, Ellen Greene, Forbidden Broadway, Galt MacDermot, Gary Adler, Gerard Alessandrini, Hair, Into the Woods, Is There Life After High School, Jason Robert Brown, Jennifer Holliday, Jerry Herman, Juilliard, Kander & Ebb, Len Cariou, Les Miserables, Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors, Lonny Price, Mack and Mabel, Marin Mazzie, Marvin Hamlisch, Menken & Ashman, Merrily We Roll Along, Pippin, Priscilla Lopez, Ragtime, Randy Graff, Schonberg & Boublil, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, Tyler Maynard, Wall to Wall Sondheim, Working
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