Tag: Meryl Streep
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NEWS: Meryl Streep to Star in Places, Please
The film is being described as a ‘love letter to Broadway’ and is set to begin filming this Summer. Following on from her performance in the Netflix adaptation of the musical The Prom, it has been announced that Meryl Streep is set to star in the upcoming film Places, Please. Directed by Tony and Pulitzer […]
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First Watch…Little Women
This 2019 film directed and adapted from the classic novel by Greta Gerwig is wonderfully warm and filled with passion. While this is not the first adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming of age story, this one by Greta Gerwig is spirited and wonderfully heartwarming to watch unfold over the course of two hours. […]
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REVIEW: The Prom, Netflix
Bold, colourful and joyous, this film adaptation of the Broadway musical has plenty of heart. 2020 is definitely the year in which we needed Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of The Prom. It is as much about the love for theatres around the globe as it is the story of two teenage girls who want to […]
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REVIEW: The Prom, Netflix Film Cast Recording
As the film version arrives on Netflix, we took a listen to the cast recording…. Vibrant, heartfelt and simply joyful are just three ways that you could describe this soundtrack to the new film adaptation of The Prom. Conveying the sense of theatricality of the stage show through numbers such as ‘Tonight Belongs to You’ […]
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NEWS: Release Date for The Prom Netflix Film Cast Recording Announced
The film adaptation based on the Broadway musical is heading to Netflix from the 11th December. It has been announced the album cast recording of The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s new film based on the musical will be available digitally from the 4th December and as a CD from the 18th December. The news comes as […]
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First Impressions…The Prom
Netflix’s film adaptation of the musical is set to hit our screens from the 11th December. The first trailer has been released and here’s a few thoughts from it… It is always a tricky business trying to adapt a massively popular musical to the big screen as we have seen in recent years, so it […]
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Review Round Up: Little Women
Greta Gerwig directs this new adaptation of the classic story – but what have the critics had to say about it? Irish Times: *** “It’s a ravishing spectacle. The trouble is that the unremitting gorgeousness robs the material of all its grit, of its satire, of the sense of precariousness that one experiences on the […]
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First Impressions of…Little Women
This new film adaptation based on the classic novel features an impressive cast and is set to be released near Christmas. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, it has to be said this is still a story that will gain a whole new readership if Greta Gerwig’s lavish and spirited looking film is anything […]
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NEWS: Meryl Streep,Ariana Grande and James Corden Cast in The Prom on Netflix
It has been confirmed that Ryan Murphy will direct and produce a feature production of the Tony nominated musical for Netflix. This new adaptation filmed for Netflix is set to star Meryl Streep as Dee Allen, Ariana Grande as Alyssa, James Corden as Barry Glickman, Awkwafina as Ms. Sheldon, Nicole Kidman as Angie Dickinson, Keegan-Michael […]
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First Impressions… Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again
A brand new trailer for the upcoming sequel has been released. Here’s Love London Love Culture’s thoughts on what to expect from the film… It was back in 2008 when the big screen version of the popular musical was released, featuring many of Abba’s best known hits that were sometimes questionably sung – but ultimately […]