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| re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 04:06 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 04:02 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - PlayWiz 03:05 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
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| Musicals Tonight! did an excellent production of Irma La Douce. I loved the Encores production of Fanny, one of my all-time favorites. Unfortunately they are mostly forgotten musicals and Spielberg would never pick anything that obscure since no one would finance it. It would be great if Spielberg wanted to remake Hello, Dolly! and/or A Chorus Line, 2 very fine musicals which received uninspired film versions. I like the Spielberg remake of West Side Story. It's beautifully sung and acted. Janusz Kaminski's cinematography is excellent. However, the film has some serious flaws, especially Kushner's dialogue. Ask anyone who is Latino, especially Puerto Rican. Ask anyone who belonged to an urban white or Latino gang in the 50's. Ask anyone whose family lived in a lousy tenement building in a crumby urban neighborhood. Did you ever notice that Kushner slipped a silly line of dialogue from The Music Man into one of Riff's conversations with Graciela? Despite these flaws Spielberg's film is excellent overall and a fine achievement. Probably the best remake ever of a Best Picture Oscar winner. |
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| re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? | |
| Posted by: scoot1er 10:59 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - BroadwayTonyJ 04:02 pm EDT 03/18/22 | |
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| I think Irma la Douce and Fanny aren’t serious enough for Spielberg. If he were to do another musical, I love it to be Cabaret. And I know this is heretic, but I think Liza, being as wonderful as she was, was the major flaw in the film. She was just too good to be at the Kit Kat Klub. What makes the role so difficult to play is the the actor playing it has to be a terrific actor and a good enough singer to pull off the songs, but not so good a singer that we wonder why someone that talented is in such a crappy club. I would love to see a film of Cabaret that is closer to the show that Masteroff, Kander and Ebb wrote and not a showcase for the director. Fosse made it a movie about Fosse. I know this is a very unpopular and minority opinion, but there it is. Spielberg would be the perfect choice. He would make a brilliant film that is about Cabaret in the same way his film about West Side Story is about West Side Story. | |
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| As it happens, this conversation is moot | |
| Posted by: dbdbdb 05:23 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - scoot1er 10:59 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| As per below, at the Producers' Guild Awards breakfast he stated that he was done with musicals | |
| Link | https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/steven-spielberg-pga-awards-2022-breakfast-1235209794/#recipient_hashed=d136b797e2e8f1d3d3d420dada1a00dde32ff8920d0f4e4ae39f3d87ac0723e3&utm_medium=email&utm_sourc |
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| re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 12:43 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 12:38 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - scoot1er 10:59 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| There are plenty of folks who have terrific talent who don't get the breaks in real life, so why can't we have a Sally who is enjoyable to hear and see? Maybe because Liza did get breaks like being able to perform at the London Palladium and on her Mom's tv show, and to her credit, having own wonderful talents, makes it plausible for someone to think that her Sally Bowles should be predestined to have a great future and is thus not ideally cast. I think she's brilliant in the role. Some of the actresses who weren't great singers made a success in the role, and yes, an argument can be made for that being the reason their Sally isn't a star. But I have sung with some great people who didn't get the breaks, and they were just as good, and sometimes even better, than some who went on to stellar careers. I prefer Sallys who can really sing. "Fanny" actually has a rather timeless love story about youth's desires, unwed pregnancy, and older people wanting a legacy to pass on to their children, among other things. There was enough stuff there for the musical to pick and choose what to focus on from the trilogy of films it was based on. |
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| AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 12:02 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - scoot1er 10:59 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| I'm not worried. It will NEVER happen. Thd film "Caabaret" is literally untouchable. | |
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| re: AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| Posted by: scoot1er 01:04 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! - shocktheatre 12:02 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| On that we will have to agree to disagree. I think it is plenty touchable. | |
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| Oh come on. | |
| Posted by: BigM 07:08 pm EDT 03/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! - scoot1er 01:04 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| We all know Cabaret will never be remade. The film is considered eminently successful and the kind of investment necessary for a remake won't be available just because some musical theatre fans are dissatisfied with it. If West Side Story wins Oscars and eventually recoups, Spielberg might be persuaded to try again. Personally, I think Follies might be an interesting possibility - more so if Sondheim was still with us, but tantalyzing nonetheless. For Spielberg to invest his time in it, the choice would have to be something epic. |
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| re: AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| Posted by: shocktheatre 04:23 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: AUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! - scoot1er 01:04 pm EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| Well, my post is certainly touchable. Sorry for the typos. | |
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| re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:13 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Spielberg - Should he do another musical film? - scoot1er 10:59 am EDT 03/19/22 | |
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| An interesting and thought-provoking suggestion. | |
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