Adele, ‘Les Miserables’ cast sing on Oscar stage
It was an extra starry, musical day at the Dolby Theatre as Adele took the stage first Friday, followed by the cast of “Les Miserables,” singing together for the first time.
It was an extra starry, musical day at the Dolby Theatre as Adele took the stage first Friday, followed by the cast of “Les Miserables,” singing together for the first time.
Russell Crowe was in a good mood in our latest interview with him. Smiling often, and engaging in joking banter, the actor was effusive in praising his “Les Miserables” co-stars.
We first caught a performance of Cameron Mackintosh’s stage musical, “Les Miserables” in London, and were fervently caught up in its unique mix of themes—love, revolution, vengeance, retribution, spiritual transformation—within the dramatic and artistic context of sung-through musical theater.
It’s thrilling to see the chaotic world imagined by Victor Hugo’s hefty 1862 novel finally come to life on the big screen. With Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s music and lyrics framing its epic tale, the jump of “Les Miserables” from page to stage to screen is a Herculean endeavor that Tom Hooper faces with nervous alacrity—with good reason: Since it opened at the West End in 1985, “Les Miserables” has become musical theater’s biggest brand!
Steven Spielberg is hoping for Golden Globes glory for his political drama “Lincoln” on Sunday, as Hollywood hits the red carpet for its biggest pre-Oscars awards show.
Is there anything that Hugh Jackman can’t do?
Amanda Seyfried, getting a playful lap dance treat from Hugh Jackman as he sang the birthday song to her during a “Les Miserables” bash in New York, is among the memorable party scenes we witnessed in recent weeks.
As promised, we continue our report on our “Les Miserables” (the much-awaited film adaptation of the stage musical) set visit last May.
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman will begin filming the next installment of his “X-Men” spin-off movies in Sydney next week, even though the female lead is yet to be confirmed.
Early in a recent performance of Hugh Jackman’s one-man show, an elderly woman in the center of the front row caught his eye.
As I watch “Real Steel,” I recall two films—“Rocky” and “The Transformers”—and I’m amazed how “synergistically” the new film has been able to fuse those two flicks together. From “Rocky,” it gets the seminal story of a down-and-out boxer who emerges triumphant in the end. And, from “Transformers,” it tweaks that movie’s huge robots to [...]
MANILA, Philippines—DreamWorks Pictures’ robot-boxing action ride “Real Steel” punched up a no. 1 opening in the country, grossing a knockout P48.28-million nationwide opening weekend for the October 12-18 frame. This was announced Monday by Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of Walt Disney Studios Philippines, the film’s local distributor. With that spectacular opening, Real Steel broke [...]
