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Mufasa: The Lion King : Press Conference with Actors Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Director Barry Jenkins and Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda

@Courtesy of Disney Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka–the…

Mufasa: The Lion King | Official Trailer

©Courtesy of Disney ONLY IN THEATERS DEC. 20 ACTION-PACKED NEW TRAILER FOR DISNEY’S “MUFASA: THE LION KING” PREMIERES AT D23: THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT  Plus, Check Out the New Teaser Poster Featuring Taka, the Cub Who Becomes Scar Disney’s Mufasa : The Lion King director Barry Jenkins and songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with cast members Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth…

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story : Press Conference with Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Director/Executive Producer Eric Appel and Writer/Executive Producer Al Yankovic

Synopsis : Daniel Radcliffe is “Weird Al” Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson. Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music Original Language: English Director: Eric Appel Producer:Lia Buman, Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Tim Headington, Whitney Hodack, Max Silva, Weird Al Yankovic Writer:…

Lin-Manuel Miranda Working On New Broadway Musical Based on Martin Scorsese’s ‘New York, New York’ Film

A new stage production loosely based on Martin Scorsese’s 1977 Golden Globe-nominated musical drama film, New York, New York, is set to debut on Broadway in March 2023. Tony and Olivier Award winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the production, whose theater has not yet been announced, Deadline is reporting. The theatrical adaptation, which…

Film Review – ‘Encanto’ is a Magical, Musical Celebration of Individuality

Since the studio’s first film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was released more than eighty years ago, Disney’s animated features have always focused on those who don’t fit in. Being different often leads to isolation and a sense that there is no one else with the same feelings and problems in the world, which…

tick, tick…BOOM! : Q&A with Director Director Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Actors Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry

Synopsis : Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables…

Tick, Tick… BOOM! : Trailer / Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda / Starring Andrew Garfield Plays Jonathan Larson Who Created the Musical, “Rent”

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a…

What are the Hottest Musical Movies to be Released in the Second Half of This Year?

Going to see a Broadway musical — performed live by artists at the pinnacle of their careers — can be an electrifying and memorable experience. But the coronavirus pandemic has kept productions shuttered for more than a year and, even though most are slated to reopen next month, some theater lovers may be too anxious or…

Film Review – ‘Vivo’ Is a Joyous Delight with Great Songs and Characters

The spirit and heart of a place can’t quite be captured without physically being there. Yet films offer a pathway to areas that most audiences will never travel to, and the best way to convey the feeling of a unique location or specific community is to show the energy and values infused into residents. What…

Walt Disney Animation Studios Introduces “ENCANTO” : Trailer

Encanto IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 24, 2021 A new trailer, poster and images are now available introducing audiences to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto,” the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto….

Questlove Talked About the Journey of Making the Sundance Winning film, ‘Summer of Soul’

In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural…