Monday, July 23, 2012

My Top 20 Favourite Musicals of All Time


As you all know quite well, the musical genre could be my favourite genre of film. However, I've not been able to make a list like this until I saw more of the essentials of the genre. Well, I have, and I have decided to make the list, including my top 5 favourite songs from each musical. Some of these have not been adapted to film yet and some have, hence why I'm not entitling this "My top 20 favourite movie-musicals of all time". Well, enjoy!

*animated musicals will go on a list of their own eventually*

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

An American in Paris, The Wizard of Oz,  and La Cage Aux Folles


20. Annie (1977, 1982, 1998, 1999, 2012)
4. NYC

19. Mamma Mia (1999, 2001, 2008)


2. S.O.S

18. Evita (1979, 1996, 2011)



17. Moulin Rouge (2001)



16. Little Shop of Horrors (1982, 1986, 2003)


3. Dentist

15. Dreamgirls (1981, 1987, 2001, 2006)


3. Move
4. It's All Over-Listen (two-way tie)

14. The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show (1973, 1975, 2000)




13. The Sound of Music (1959, 1965, 1998)




12. West Side Story (1957, 1960, 1961, 1980, 2009)


1. Tonight (quintet and duet)
5. Cool

11. Hairspray (2002, 2007)

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10. Into The Woods (1987, 2002, 2013?)

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2. Agony (original and reprise)


9. Jesus Christ Superstar (1971, 1973, 1977, 2012)




8. Cabaret (1966, 1987, 1998, 2012)


2. Money


7. Chicago (1975, 1996, 2002)

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6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979, 1982, 1989, 2005, 2007)

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5. Wicked (2003)

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4. The Wizard and I (normally sung by a woman, but I really really like this one)
5. The Wicked Witch of the East (meh quality, but it's not on the soundtrack so what can I do)


4. The Phantom of the Opera (1986, 1987, 2004, 2011)

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3. Singin' in the Rain (1952, 1985)




2. My Fair Lady (1956, 1964, 1976, 1981)



1. Les Miserables (1985, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2012)

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5. The First Attack/The Final Battle (0:00 to 5:13 and 13:05 to end)

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Favourite Films
Part III: 21-30

Enjoy! And those of you who think you're clever, please refrain from making "Americanized" comments.



21. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988)
Dir: Robert Zemeckis


22. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
Dir: Peter Jackson


23. CHICAGO (2002)
Dir: Rob Marshall


24. THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (1999)
Dir: Anthony Minghella


25. MONSTERS INC (2001)
Dir: Pete Docter


26. SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007)
Dir: Tim Burton


27. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART II (2011)
Dir: David Yates


28. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002)
Dir: Steven Spielberg


29. THE PRODUCERS (1968)
Dir: Mel Brooks


30. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)
Dir: Joel Schumacher


Monday, July 16, 2012

Favourite Films of All Time
Part II: 11-20

The title's pretty self-explanatory, so enjoy!


11. THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
Dir: Christopher Nolan


12. LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003)
Dir: Sofia Coppola


13. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Dir: Billy Wilder


14. DRIVE (2011)
Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn


15. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Dir: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise


16. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)
Dir. Frank Darabont


17. DR STRANGELOVE OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
Dir: Stanley Kubrick


18. TOY STORY (1995)
Dir. John Lasseter


19. FIGHT CLUB (1999)
Dir: David Fincher


20. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
Dir: Peter Jackson




Friday, July 13, 2012

MY FAVOURITE FILMS OF ALL TIME: PART I
1-10


1. PSYCHO (1960)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock


2. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
Dir: George Cukor


3. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly


4. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino

5. PULP FICTION (1994)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino


6. THE GODFATHER (1972)
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola


7. GOODFELLAS (1990)
Dir: Martin Scorsese


8. STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
Dir: Irvin Kirshner


9. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Dir: Steven Spielberg


10. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
Dir: Stanley Kubrick

A painted image of four space-suited astronauts standing next to a piece of equipment atop a lunar hill, in the distance is a Moon base and a ball-shaped spacecraft descending toward it – with the earth hanging in a black sky in the background. Above the image appears "An epic drama of adventure and exploration" in blue block letters against a white background. Below the image in a black band, the title "2001: a space odyssey" appears in yellow block letters.


*I will offer justifications if asked*
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)


The DVD of this film that I rented came with a foreword from Terry Gilliam, discussing the inspiration of this