The Last 5 Years (2015). D/W: Richard LaGravenese. DP: Steve Meizler. Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Starring: Anna Kendrick & Jeremy Jordan. Only in one cinema here in London, I sadly ventured into the most touristy area of the city to sit down for The Last 5 Years. Only for the musical enthusiast,…
Singing Sondheim with Success
Into the Woods (2014). D: Rob Marshall. W: James Lapine. DP: Dion Beebe. Starring: Meryl Streep/Emily Blunt/James Corden/Johnny Depp/Anna Kendrick/Chris Pine/Lilla Crawford/Tracey Ullman/Daniel Huttlestone/Christine Baranski/Billy Magnussen/Mackenzie Mauzy/Lucy Punch/Tammy Blanchard. (Based on Stephen Sondheim’s 1987 musical of the same name) The musical genre has been struggling for a comeback for the last decade. Since 2002’s Oscar…
A Singing Good Time
Pitch Perfect (2012). D: Jason Moore. DP: Julio Macat. W: Kay Cannon (Based on the book by Mickey Rapkin.) Starring: Anna Kendrick/Skylar Astin/Ben Platt/Brittany Snow/Anna Camp/Rebel Wilson/Adam DeVine/Alexis Knapp/Ester Dean/Hana Mae Lee/Elizabeth Banks/John Michael Higgins/Freddie Stroma/John Benjamin Hickey/Christopher Mintz-Plasse/Jacob Wysocki. For those of you unaware of the acapella sensation finally sweeping our country, let me…
100% Not to be Missed
50/50 (2011). D: Jonathan Levine. DP: Terry Stacey. W: Will Reiser. Starring: Joseph Gordan-Levitt/Seth Rogen/Anna Kendrick/Bryce Dallas Howard/Angelica Houston/Serge Houde/Matt Fewer/Philip Baker Hall. Having seen this film in an early screening over a month ago now, I have given myself some time to ruminate on it. Not only to critique its cinematic value, but also…