I have Netflix to thank for getting me into Nashville. Initially, I didn’t really think it’d be my kind of show. I’m not a huge fan of country music in general, though I’m tolerant of a few songs and artists. Still, the concept of the…
I grew up being a Disney fan. My mother and grandparents indulged me with most of the VHS tapes of the Disney cartoons from my childhood – The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King, and of course, Beauty and the Beast. Beauty and the Beast was always…
When I saw Get Him To The Greek in 2010, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed both the film and the music performed in it. I was already a fan of the main character, Aldous Snow (played by Russell Brand), from his…
The idea of reworking old Nirvana, Madonna, The Police and Elton John songs and placing them in a musical sounds pretty horrible, but somehow Moulin Rouge! makes it work. Baz Luhrmann’s lavish musical (released in 2001) tells the story of a poor British poet, Christian…
Note: This review reveals minor details of the musical/movie’s plot. The Broadway Musical, Rent, has gotten a lot of buzz recently due to it’s theatrical release last year, but it’s been on the stage since 1996. Jonathan Larson (who unfortunately died before the show made…