Rock-and-roll punk spectacle has rarely looked more spiffy or energetic than it does in Flori Sigmundi’s The Runaways, an entertaining and authentic biopic of the 1970’s all-girl band. Sigmundi shows an incredible flair for realism within the rock scene, employing a fly-on-the-wall perspective to the troubles and triumphs that come with being young, famous and [...]

I’m a huge fan of musicals. From Disney movies with their catchy songs, to aurally stunning operas, I really feel that music can be a tremendous addition to telling a story. In the last decade, Hollywood has given us a pretty fair number of musicals. Some have been excellent, while others fell flat. Having grown [...]

Adam Shankman is a busy, busy man. Since directing 2005′s The Pacifier and Cheaper By the Dozen, Shankman has barely had a break, taking on numerous projects directing, producing, and choreographing films, as well as being a judge on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance. Now Shankman is adding another project to [...]

Let me clear the air by saying that I was unwillingly dragged to see “Mamma Mia!”, the latest Hollywood interpretation of a stage musical. Clearly, I’m not the type of person the people behind the film adaptation of “Mamma Mia!” were trying to please.  People like me, who are generally against musicals can and should [...]