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Oscars 2021: Best Original Song Predictions
The music branch of the Academy often leans into pop stars in this category, partly because the members want to see stars like last year’s winner, Elton John for “Rocketman,” sing their original songs on the Oscar stage. But that may not be possible in this pandemic year. Voters also go for hit songs from […]
Continue readingAndra Day and Leslie Odom Jr. Share Memories About Playing Billie Holiday and Sam Cooke
Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) and Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.The pop and soul singer Andra Day transformed her body and her sound to take on the role of a late-career […]
Continue readingWhy Disney (and Disney+) Needs the Streaming-First Release of ‘Mulan’ to Succeed
Disney is just about ready to release its live-action reimagining of “Mulan” — just not in U.S. theaters. The studio is taking a bold risk putting the film on its streaming service for subscribers to purchase, but its previous success with shifting the musical phenomenon “Hamilton” to Disney+ from theaters paints a roadmap for “Mulan,” […]
Continue reading‘Hamilton’ Was a Huge Hit for Disney+ in July, Surprising No One
Hamilton is one of the biggest Broadway shows ever, so it makes sense that it’s also been a big hit on Disney+. The mouse house’s streaming service debuted Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical about Alexander Hamilton last month, and according to new data, it was three times bigger than anything streamed on Disney+ competitor Netflix. Variety is […]
Continue readingDisney Stock Jumps After Announcing 100M Streaming Subscribers, ‘Mulan’ Early VOD Release on Disney Plus
Shares of Disney were up more than 6% in premarket trading Wednesday, as investors rallied around the media conglomerate’s fast-growing streaming footprint and aggressive expansion strategy.Disney on Tuesday reported that its direct-to-consumer streaming services collectively surpassed 100 million paid subscribers worldwide. That includes 60.5 million for Disney Plus through July, nine months after the service […]
Continue readingDisney+’s ‘Hamilton’ Exec Producers on How Filmed Stage Productions Can Help Boost Broadway
What exactly is Disney+’s filmed version of “Hamilton”? Is it akin to a documentary, with a film crew observing the performance in the same way as its live audience? Or is it a narrative film, where the set just happens to be the stage of Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre?When talking about painstakingly produced, filmed versions […]
Continue reading‘The Old Guard’ Opens to Number One on Netflix as ‘The Outpost’ Flies High Again on VOD
This week looks to be the biggest yet for original feature films debuting online. We don’t have data for “Greyhound,” the Tom Hanks World War II drama that Sony sold to Apple for $70 million; ditto Sundance hit “Palm Springs” on Hulu, or what traction “Hamilton” had in its second Disney+ weekend.In a business-as-usual world, […]
Continue reading/Filmcast Ep. 574 – Hamilton
Devindra praises the start-up Carvana while David trashes the app Quibi. For the feature review, the cast finally streams Hamilton, the sensational Broadway musical created by Lin Manuel Miranda, now available on Disney Plus. Read Christopher Nolan’s position on chairs on set here. Read Vulture’s feature about Quibi here. Thanks to our sponsor this week: […]
Continue readingThe Disney+ Version of ‘Hamilton’ is Not Eligible for Oscars
The members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences know all about the filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Hamilton on Disney+, but when it comes to whether or not the movie will be eligible for Oscars at next year’s ceremony, the Academy rule-makers will, to quote one of the musical’s songs, say no […]
Continue readingHow to Watch ‘Hamilton’ Online: Stream the Hit Musical on Disney+ Now
Broadway may still be shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but fans hoping to catch the hit musical Hamilton can stream it online now on Disney+.The streaming service has released a a special filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail. Originally filmed at the […]
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