Subgenre Sampler
Musical: 529 Films to Buy & Rent
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
- Toe–tapping documentary, presented by actress Shirley Jones, exploring the timeless genre of Hollywood Musical from Busby Berkeley's…
Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Feat. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth…
- A knowingly cheesy yet still irresistible movie version of the smash–hit stage musical about a girl trying to find her father before her…
Our Beloved Month of August (Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto) (2008)
- Dir. Miguel Gomes
Feat. Sonia Bandeira, Fabio Oliveira
- Beautifully idiosyncratic film blending documentary with drama, from distinctive Portuguese director Miguel Gomes (TABU).
A summery and romantic…
Paris 36 (Faubourg 36) (2008)
- Dir. Christophe Barratier
Feat. Gerard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad
- This period 30s French drama is set in a struggling music hall that seems destined for closure until a new star comes along to save the day. A love…
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
- Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
Feat. Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head…
- Gore–soaked goth opera set in a future necropolis where worldwide organ failure has necessitated a global organ–selling empire with an…
Across the Universe (2007)
- Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson…
- Thirty–three tunes from the Beatles songbook are excitably re–constituted for this lavish 'jukebox' musical that threads together a story…
Bad Girls - The Musical (2007)
- Feat. Sally Dexter
- The scandalous TV series BAD GIRLS about woman doing time has been translated to the stage in this musical production filmed at London's Garrick…
Crazy (2007)
- Dir. Rick Bieber
Feat. Ali Larter, Waylon Payne
- Unlikely musical biopic of legendary guitarist Hank Garland, charting the instrumentalist’s career highs, troubled relationships and personal…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…
- Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
Hairspray (2007)
- Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken…
- Sweet, plump Tracey Turnblad (newcomer Nikki Blonsky) twists and do–wops her way into her own dream – a place in the core cast of the…