Tag Archives: sing

Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known (2022)

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael John Warren Writer: Steven Sater

Posted in Documentary, Musical | Tagged 2022, broadway, bryant fisher, dave sirulnick, documentary, duncan sheik, john gallagher jr., jonathan groff, lea michele, meredith bennett, michael john warren, music, musical, musician, reunion, sing, singer, singing, skylar astin, spring awakening, Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, stage, steven sater, theater, theatre, those you've known, tom hulce, tony awards | Leave a comment

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson

Posted in Documentary, Musical | Tagged 1960s, 2021, abbey lincoln, ahmir thompson, al sharpton, b.b. king, band, berry gordy, chris rock, concert, david dinerstein, david ruffin, documentary, festival, gladys knight, gospel, harlem, harlem cultural festival, high masekela, jesse jackson, joseph patel, joshua l. pearson, lin-manuel miranda, luis miranda, mahalia jackson, malcolm x, martin luther king, mavis staples, max roach, moon landing, motown, music, musical, musician, new york, new york city, nina simone, nyc, questlove, ray barretto, revolution, robert fyvolent, shawn peters, sheila e., sing, singer, sly & the family stone, sly stone, soul, stevie wonder, summer of soul, the 5th dimension, the chambers brothers, the pips, the staple singers | Leave a comment

West Side Story (2021)

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner (Based on the musical by Jerome Robbins & Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim & Arthur Laurents) West Side Story is probably my favorite movie musical and Spielberg knocked this new one out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1950s, 2021, adaptation, ansel elgort, ariana debose, arthur laurents, brian d'arcy james, broadway, city, cop, corey stoll, dance, dancing, david alvarez, drama, gang, gangs, gentrification, janusz kaminski, jerome robbins, jets, kevin mccollum, kristie macosko krieger, leonard bernstein, love, maddie ziegler, michael kahn, mike faist, murder, music, musical, new york, new york city, nyc, officer, police, puerto rican, rachel zegler, remake, rita moreno, rivalry, romance, sarah broshar, sharks, sing, singing, stephen sondheim, steven spielberg, tony kushner, west side story | Leave a comment

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Dobkin Writers: Will Ferrell & Andrew Steele

Posted in Comedy, Musical | Tagged abba, adam mckay, andrew steele, chris henchy, comedy, competition, concert, contest, dan stevens, david dobkin, demi lovato, duo, europe, european, eurovision, eurovision song contest, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, fire saga, graham norton, iceland, icelandic, jessica elbaum, music, musical, musician, pierce brosnan, rachel mcadams, sing, singer, singing, song, titan evan, will ferrell | Leave a comment

Danny Collins (2015)

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dan Fogelman Writer: Dan Fogelman

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 2015, al pacino, annette bening, bobby cannavale, celebrity, christopher plummer, comedy, dan fogelman, danny collins, drama, estranged, family, famous, jennifer garner, john lennon, josh peck, letter, melissa benoist, music, musical, musician, nick offerman, piano, rock star, sing, singer | Leave a comment

Living Out Loud (1998)

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Richard LaGravenese Write: Richard LaGravenese

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged comedy, danny devito, debt, divorce, doctor, drama, elias koteas, gambling, holly hunter, marriage, new york, new york city, nyc, queen latifah, rachael leigh book, relationship, richard lagravenese, richard schiff, romance, sing, singer, singing | Leave a comment

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elizabeth Banks Writer: Kay Cannon (Based on characters created by Mickey Rapkin)

Posted in Comedy, Musical | Tagged adam devine, alexis knapp, anna camp, anna kendrick, band, ben platt, brittany snow, comedy, david cross, elizabeth banks, ester dean, group, hailee steinfeld, hana mae lee, jason jones, joe lo truglio, john hodgman, john michael higgins, katey sagal, kay cannon, keegan michael key, kennedy center, mark mothersbaugh, mickey rapkin, music, musical, rebel wilson, reggie watts, sing, singer, singing, skylar astin, snoop dogg, the view, the voice | Leave a comment

Jersey Boys (2014)

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Clint Eastwood Writers: Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice (Based on the musical book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice) Terrible. Totally devoid of any kind of charm or life. Eastwood needs to hang it up.