Cole Porter! Robbie Williams! Movie!
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lincolnkwSo, found this in the new Billboard.
NEW YORK - Now that the Academy Award-winning mega-hit Chicago has ignited a comeback for movie musicals, several hit artists are getting in on the action. The Cole Porter biographical musical Just One of Those Things is one way.
The MGM movie will feature Sheryl Crow, Elvis Coste4llo, Alanis Morissette, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Robbie Wiliams and Vivian Green singing and dancing to the music of Porter while re-enacting scenes from his life.
The film's director, Irwin Winkler, says, "A whole new audience will be exposed to [this] music because of these artists."
The confirmed musical numbers are: Crow (Begin the Beguine), Costello (Let's Misbehave), Morissette (Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love), Krall (I Get a Kick Out of You and Just One of Those Things), Cole (Everytime We Say Goodbye) Williams (It's De-Lovely) and Green (Love for Sale).
Just One of Those Things producer Rob Cowan says that initially, the movie was not a musical, "but that it evolved into one because of all the musical numbers. We wanted hip, contemporary artists to make this film more accessible."
Cowan adds that as many as four more numbers will be filled by different artists. "They include the scenes for the songs I Love You, What Is This Thing Called Love and Wake Up and Dream," he says.
The movie will star Oscar winner Kervin Kline as Porter and Ashley Judd as his wife, Linda. Kline and Judd sing and dance inthe film and duet on In the Still of the Night.
MGM Music executive VP Anita Camarata praised the Cole Porter estate; Porter's music-publishing administrator, Warner/Chappell; and the artists for their cooperation.
Sony Music Soundtrax, the record company behind the Chicago movie soundtrack, will release the soundtrack to Just One of Those Things. Both it and the film are due in 2004. The soundtrack will consist entirely of Porter's songs, according to the soundtrack's creators.
Sony Music Soundtrax president Glen Brunman says, "Just One of Those Things is similar to Chicago in that the musical performances are so seamless in this movie."
Robbie Williams singing Cole Porter. On screen. Bigger than life. My only curiosity right now is if they're going to touch on the fact that Porter was a gay man in a marriage of convenience. Or will this be another A Beautiful Mind?
Ans SDB Swag has shipped, actually two days ago (lo, I am again one with the lameness - what can I say, right now life is boring) minus two items, one of which is missing somewhere in my apartment. I know it's here somewhere. I had my hands on it a week ago. It has fallen into the Bermuda Triangle that is my living/dining area.
No ETA for Justin's DVD. The distribution company says that the release date is "unkown at this time."
DVDs released this week that I will be buying sometime in the future: My Beautiful Launderette (a young, oh-so-hot, Daniel Day-Lewis (yet not as hot as Last of the Mohicans), Bent, Jeffrey, Wigstock and It's My Party. All of which I own on VHS but needneedneed on DVD> Speaking of VHS I have some to give away.
first come first served (so to speak):
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
Stonewall
The Broken Hearts Club
Get Real
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication
Batman Forever
The Object of My Affection
Much Ado About Nothing
Mad Monster Party
Andrew Lloyd Webber: the Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Kiss Me Guido
Cats
Xanadu
Strictly Ballroom
Cinderella with Brandy & Whitney Houston
Schoolhouse Rocks: Money
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Special Edition Widescreen
Jesus Christ Superstar with Jerome Pradon & Glenn Carter from 2001
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond & Maria Freedman
The Music Man Widescreen
and The Slipper and the Rose
and if you didn't know I was gay before, that list would clue you in.
NEW YORK - Now that the Academy Award-winning mega-hit Chicago has ignited a comeback for movie musicals, several hit artists are getting in on the action. The Cole Porter biographical musical Just One of Those Things is one way.
The MGM movie will feature Sheryl Crow, Elvis Coste4llo, Alanis Morissette, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, Robbie Wiliams and Vivian Green singing and dancing to the music of Porter while re-enacting scenes from his life.
The film's director, Irwin Winkler, says, "A whole new audience will be exposed to [this] music because of these artists."
The confirmed musical numbers are: Crow (Begin the Beguine), Costello (Let's Misbehave), Morissette (Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love), Krall (I Get a Kick Out of You and Just One of Those Things), Cole (Everytime We Say Goodbye) Williams (It's De-Lovely) and Green (Love for Sale).
Just One of Those Things producer Rob Cowan says that initially, the movie was not a musical, "but that it evolved into one because of all the musical numbers. We wanted hip, contemporary artists to make this film more accessible."
Cowan adds that as many as four more numbers will be filled by different artists. "They include the scenes for the songs I Love You, What Is This Thing Called Love and Wake Up and Dream," he says.
The movie will star Oscar winner Kervin Kline as Porter and Ashley Judd as his wife, Linda. Kline and Judd sing and dance inthe film and duet on In the Still of the Night.
MGM Music executive VP Anita Camarata praised the Cole Porter estate; Porter's music-publishing administrator, Warner/Chappell; and the artists for their cooperation.
Sony Music Soundtrax, the record company behind the Chicago movie soundtrack, will release the soundtrack to Just One of Those Things. Both it and the film are due in 2004. The soundtrack will consist entirely of Porter's songs, according to the soundtrack's creators.
Sony Music Soundtrax president Glen Brunman says, "Just One of Those Things is similar to Chicago in that the musical performances are so seamless in this movie."
Robbie Williams singing Cole Porter. On screen. Bigger than life. My only curiosity right now is if they're going to touch on the fact that Porter was a gay man in a marriage of convenience. Or will this be another A Beautiful Mind?
Ans SDB Swag has shipped, actually two days ago (lo, I am again one with the lameness - what can I say, right now life is boring) minus two items, one of which is missing somewhere in my apartment. I know it's here somewhere. I had my hands on it a week ago. It has fallen into the Bermuda Triangle that is my living/dining area.
No ETA for Justin's DVD. The distribution company says that the release date is "unkown at this time."
DVDs released this week that I will be buying sometime in the future: My Beautiful Launderette (a young, oh-so-hot, Daniel Day-Lewis (yet not as hot as Last of the Mohicans), Bent, Jeffrey, Wigstock and It's My Party. All of which I own on VHS but needneedneed on DVD> Speaking of VHS I have some to give away.
first come first served (so to speak):
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
Stonewall
The Broken Hearts Club
Get Real
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication
Batman Forever
The Object of My Affection
Much Ado About Nothing
Mad Monster Party
Andrew Lloyd Webber: the Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Kiss Me Guido
Cats
Xanadu
Strictly Ballroom
Cinderella with Brandy & Whitney Houston
Schoolhouse Rocks: Money
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Special Edition Widescreen
Jesus Christ Superstar with Jerome Pradon & Glenn Carter from 2001
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond & Maria Freedman
The Music Man Widescreen
and The Slipper and the Rose
and if you didn't know I was gay before, that list would clue you in.
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Date: 2003-06-05 05:43 am (UTC)My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Strictly Ballroom
and, this:
NEW YORK - Now that the Academy Award-winning mega-hit Chicago has ignited a comeback for movie musicals, several hit artists are getting in on the action. The Cole Porter biographical musical Just One of Those Things is one way.
has me so excited, I'm pretty much bouncing in my chair...
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Date: 2003-06-05 07:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-05 09:01 pm (UTC)and may i say i'm not surprised to see The Broken Hearts Club in that list. as long as it's the one that follows with (in the title) "A Romantic Comedy" and not something else, like this other thing i found once in the library (a book) of the same title but sans the "A Romantic Comedy" part and it was like a horror thing or something.