Tag: Once
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‘Flora and Son’ Director John Carney Wants Movie Musicals to Push Past Atmosphere and the ‘Best Songs’
“Flora and Son” was an impossible movie three years ago. From “Once” to “Sing Street,” director John Carney has found different ways to bring not just song but the joy of creating music to characters who desperately need it. But he also continually wants to complicate what music is and can be to someone —…
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Everything Everywhere All At Once Is The Superior Multiverse Of Madness Movie
Potential spoilers for both “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” follow.There was something slightly depressing about watching “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” in theaters this week. There was a lot to love about this movie: Elizabeth Olson gave an amazing performance as Wanda, and because Sam Raimi…
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‘Ode to Passion’: Film Review
At the risk of overgeneralizing, why is it that cheapie musicals are so much more charming to watch on screen than they are when some friend invites you to whatever way-off-Broadway show they’ve managed to get mixed up in? Heck, these tiny film projects are often more endearing than the relatively big-budget ones the Hollywood…
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The ‘Sing Street’ Off-Broadway Musical is a Worthy and Wonderful Adaptation of the Film
The off-Broadway musical adaptation of Sing Street at the New York Workshop Theatre carries on the starry and head-banging spirit of John Carney’s 2016 indie hit. The stage script is adapted and expanded by Enda Walsh, who also penned the Tony-winning stage musical treatment for Carney’s Once. It’s 1982 in Dublin, Ireland and the family…