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Wednesday, Apr 8
DVD Review: Bedtime Stories - Limited Time Combo Pack
Director Adam Shankman (Hairspray, The Pacifier) steers Sandler in the direction of lighthearted comedy and keeps things sanitary enough for children and agreeable enough for adults. Sandler maintains a goofy persona (by no means surprising), ...
Wednesday, Dec 24
New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Bedtime Stories, The ...
OH - Adam Shankman of Hairspray fame handled the directorial duties. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. (2008, 167 minutes, PG-13, drama, trailer) Here is a ...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Music Review: Chester Gregory - In Search of High Love
Chances are you may have already seen or heard R&B singer Chester Gregory without knowing it. Gregory first established his career as a Broadway performer, appearing in The Jackie Wilson Story, Hairspray, Tarzan, Cry-Baby, and the upcoming live production of Shrek. Recently he rel...
Tuesday, Jul 24
Brokeback Mountain Coming To Broadway?
We know Hugh Jackman for his singing from his Tony-winning performance in The Boy From Oz, where he played gay singer and songwriter Peter Allen, and James Marsden just recently showed off his impressive vocal chops as Corny Collins in Hairspray. Both have sung previously, and both have p...
Saturday, Jul 21
Movie Review: Hairspray
The real stars are the kids. The kids are led by Nikki Blonsky, in her first role, and she makes the most of it. She has a strong voice, can dance well, and has such an exuberant screen presence that she really carries the film. Amanda Bynes is the adorable best friend who seems to be a perpetual sta...
Monday, Jul 16
Movie Review: Hairspray
Supporting cast members Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, and Queen Latifah were fantastic. Actually they were better than the old cast members Sonny Bono, Pia Zadora, ex-Blondie Debbie Harry, and Ruth Brown. What was cool is that Jerry Stiller and Ri...
Saturday, Jul 7
Music Review: Hairspray Soundtrack
But the soundtrack to Hairspray, an Adam Shankman-directed adaptation of the Broadway musical adapted from the 1988 film, is definitely a musical soundtrack. The opening song "Good Morning Baltimore" is a showtune through and through, with the big (blonde?) and beautiful voice of Nik...
Tuesday, Jun 19
Should Gays Flatten Travolta's Hairspray?
It's official, hell has frozen over. Gays are boycotting a musical? Make that one gay. Washington Blade managing editor Kevin Naff told MSNBC last week that he won’t be seeing the big screen musical Hairspray when it opens next month and he encourages others to do the same. "Travolta, a promi...
Should Gays Flatten Travolta's Hairspray?
I am opposed, however, to turning a hit musical that was originally a film back into a new version of the film. The 2005 bastardization of The Producers should have permanently put a stop to this trend. Still, hope springs eternal in Hollywood when it comes to squeezing every last dime out of a...
