THE COLOR PURPLE reviewed by GREG KING Director: Blitz Bazawule Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Deon Cole, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Louis Gossett Jr., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, David Alan Grier, Elizabeth Marvel, Whoopi Goldberg. Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1982 novel The Color Purple was filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985. It was regarded… Continue Reading »
MEAN GIRLS
MEAN GIRLS Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez jr Stars: Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’l Cravalho, Jacquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Jon Hamm, Busy Phillips, Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Park, Mahi Alam, Connor Ratliff, Brian Altemus. Released in cinemas to coincide with the twentieth anniversary… Continue Reading »
CARMEN
Carmen Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Benjamin Millepied Stars: Paul Mescal, Melissa Barrera, Rossy De Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Benedict Hardie, Marina Tamayo, The D.O.C. Loosely inspired by Bizet’s 1875 opera Carmen, this melodrama updates the timeless story to a more contemporary setting along the US/Mexican border. The film centres around… Continue Reading »
SERIOUSLY RED
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gracie Otto Stars: Krew Boylan, Thomas Campbell, Daniel Webber, Celeste Barber, Jean Kittson, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Tony Barry, Wayne Blair. Seriously Red is a cautionary tale about obsession, fandom, and discovering who you are. This Australian jukebox musical draws from the songbook of iconic singer Dolly Parton, and in… Continue Reading »
TITANIC THE MUSICAL – interview with producer PAUL MARROLLO
by GREG KING Titanic The Musical was written by Maury Yeston and Peter Stone, and was first staged on Broadway in 1997, coincidentally the same year that James Cameron released his epic Oscar winning film Titanic. The musical won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and has been performed in over 40 countries since then.… Continue Reading »
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rob Marshall Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Colin Firth, Meryle Streep, Julie Walters, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, Jeremy Swift, Kobna Holbrook-Smith, David Warner, Jim Norton, voices of Chris O’Dowd, Mark Addy. It’s been fifty years since Disney released their… Continue Reading »