I think Diora Baird is amazingly attractive, but...I disagree. She looks so perfect - tiny waist, nice hips, huge bust - that she does kind of look like a short Barbie doll.
@W10002: You're right, if the show grosses 1.8$ m a week, it'll break even in under two years. However, the likelihood of that happening is not good - even Wicked didn't rake in money like that in its first few years. I think, if this becomes a Wicked-sized hit, it'll take 3-4 years to make its money back.
I am honestly quite surprised by how many people on here think the musical is better than the book. The book's Elphaba is prickly and almost unsympathetic, yes, but she's a full-fledged three-dimensional character, unlike her musical equivalent, who is pretty much just your standard musical comedy heroine. "The Wizard and I" is exactly the same song as "Part of Your World" for Little Mermaid - the heroine's "longing" song. "Defying Gravity" has a great melody and is undeniably dramatic, but I can't see Maguire's Elphaba ever being so over the top and dramatic- she'd be more likely to run away silently in order to fight tomorrow.
And don't even get me started on the second act, which I think is terribly written, even if you accept Elphaba's genericness.
And don't even get me started on the second act, which I think is terribly written, even if you accept Elphaba's genericness.
There is a limit to how good these films will look - read this article: [secrethistoryofstarwars.com]
@FrankenPC: Oh come on. Let's not be completely hyperbolic now, shall we? I think I missed the part where the GOP rescinded our civil liberties and took our private property away.
Hey, it was better (and more plausible) than Salt!
Another letters page that was great (at least for the first 200 issues or so) was Dave Sim's Cerberus - he had long, detailed conversations with his readers in those pages. Oftentimes easier (and more fun) to read than the actual comic.
My favorite letters page now is probably Kirkman's comics. He seems to love getting letters, and they're usually pretty funny.
My favorite letters page now is probably Kirkman's comics. He seems to love getting letters, and they're usually pretty funny.
The Tempest is, I think, not overrated by Shakespearean scholars - it's a play without conflict and therefore not as interesting as most of his other plays.
I haven't seen the film, but this review seems pretty reasonable to me: [slantmagazine.com]
I haven't seen the film, but this review seems pretty reasonable to me: [slantmagazine.com]
@Cash907Censored: You don't like Rifftrax?? Admittedly, they aren't all great, but there are a few that are up there with second-tier MST3K eps.
I pretty much completely agree with you - I still find it very fun and exciting, but I showed it to my girlfriend (who had never seen it before), and she found it goofy and couldn't get past all the plotholes. She's still promised to go see Legacy with me, but she is not excited for it at all (in her words, "How good could the sequel be, since the first one was terrible?")
@Stunspot: Did you know there's a musical version of The Lady or the Tiger, written by Bock and Harnick (the people responsible for Fiddler on the Roof)?
@Stunspot: I don't know that ambiguity precludes saying something with your art. Most, if not all, of David Lynch's films are ambiguous at best, but it's very easy to see what he's saying with Blue Velvet, or Eraserhead, or Mulholland Dr.
@Arken: No, the shows were cancelled because they couldn't get safety permits from the unions in time for those performances.
I'm sure Howl is ready for BD release - it's been shown several times in hi-def on IFC the past year or so.
@Dr Emilio Lizardo: The last film I saw multiple times was Star Trek, and before that, Enchanted. Before that, you'd have to go back to Phantom Menace.
I completely disagree with some of the things she said (like Democrats aren't owned by big business as much as Republicans?), but this was entertaining! My favorite part was that on facebook, one of my profile pictures was Mark Hamill for "Celebrity Look-Alike Week," and that was the picture the guy had in the locket he kept around his neck. Hey, I would keep a shot of Mark Hamill around my neck too if I lived through a dystopian future.
@Esther Inglis-Arkell: Both of those parts of the Cinderella story are incorporated into the Sondheim/Lapine musical Into the Woods in fairly ingenious ways.
I was happily surprised by how smart and truthful this movie turned out to be. I've been recommending it to just about everyone I know.
@Jonee: Yeah, this movie is a billion times better than Serendipity.
@WookieLifeDay: I'm not sure where the hinterlands are, but In The Heights started touring last year (I don't think it's a great show, but it is certainly original), and Next To Normal is starting a national tour this winter. And Urinetown had a fairly lengthy national tour five years ago or so - I remember seeing it three times in Lansing, Michigan.
Anyway, I'm not blasting you for not knowing these shows, I'm blasting the state of theatre in general and Broadway in specific. The only reason we're hearing about this Spider-Man musical is because...well, it's about Spider-Man, and it costs about five times what an expensive Broadway musical costs nowadays.
Anyway, I'm not blasting you for not knowing these shows, I'm blasting the state of theatre in general and Broadway in specific. The only reason we're hearing about this Spider-Man musical is because...well, it's about Spider-Man, and it costs about five times what an expensive Broadway musical costs nowadays.
