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...right. No, no, I don’t think anyone can really pick her up at the moment, you see, this is a very important...she has a broken leg? Hm. And is it set already? Okay. Sounds good. Do you think we could just take the cast off for, say, an hour or so? Just kidding! Haha! Okay, I’m sending someone right over. Great...
...successful Broadway comedy musical, “The Producers,” itself an adaptation of his directorial debut. Brooks’ Broadway production won the most Tony Awards in history, and the star pairing of Lane and Matthew Broderick shone brightly onstage. A film version with the original cast is sure to be pure comic gold, right? Well, kind of. The uninspired adaptation loses it charm because of the flat direction from Broadway choreographer/debut director Susan Stroman and over-the-top performances from its leads.The magic of the musical doesn’t fully translate; the film looks...
...about religion.” Additionally, viewers might need a “sickbag” to get through watching it—Lewis himself is a “bigot” and fans of his work are “unhinged.” From critics who cast themselves as the truly enlightened and compassionate, these are curious words to describe a wildly popular work of children’s literature. In the public sphere, though, once religion is involved, the rhetorical gloves and most aspects of logical thought are inevitably set aside...
...film’s original press kit and an interview with Peter Watkins. Both features provide the film with helpful political context. Watkins identifies the infamous 1968 Democratic Convention demonstrations in Chicago as the direct inspiration for the film—he reveals that several members of the cast were selected for their resemblance to Abbie Hoffman and Bobby Seale, two of the demonstration’s organizers. That largely unprofessional cast performs admirably in the film. Watkins wrote little of the actors’ dialogue beforehand. Like fellow Brit filmmaker Mike Leigh, Watkins prefers to give his performers scenarios...
...compelling twist on William Shakespeare’s tragic jealous-lover-turned-murderer story “Othello,” “Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief” features a comic cast of all female characters: Desdemona, her recently promoted chambermaid Emilia, and her friend Bianca, a local prostitute...