How The Beloved Film Beetlejuice Got To Broadway - Forbes

How The Beloved Film Beetlejuice Got To Broadway  Forbes

Three-ish years ago, late in the evening, Alex Brightman got an email asking, “Can you make it tomorrow to this audition? They’re doing a workshop of Beetlejuice.” Remember Tim Burton’s beloved 1988 adorably ghoulish film? Yes, that Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice is playing at the Winter Garden Theatre While Brightman didn’t have a lot of time to study the material, he did as best he could. “I came in and was very much myself,” says the actor who was last on Broadway masterfully paying Dewey Finn in School of Rock. “I thought, that was easy. That is how I would like to audition for every single s...

Russians criticize heavily edited version of Elton John film - WRAL.com

Russians criticize heavily edited version of Elton John film  WRAL.com

Russian gay rights activists and cultural figures are criticizing the local distributor of a new movie about Elton John for cutting scenes in it depicting homosexual ...

Taron Egerton speaks out against Rocketman scene cuts in Russia - The Guardian

Taron Egerton speaks out against Rocketman scene cuts in Russia  The Guardian

Taron Egerton, the star of the Elton John biopic, Rocketman,has said he is dismayed that gay scenes have been cut from the film in Russia. Egerton, who has won praise for his portrayal of John in the film, wrote on Instagram: “I am crestfallen that the decision was made to censor our movie for the Russian market.” The removal of scenes from the film had already been condemned by John, who described the decision as a “sad reflection of the divided world we still live in”. The cuts were first reported by Russian journalists after the film’s release in Moscow last week. The critic Anton Dolin ...

Action! The expert guide to the 2019 Sydney Film Festival - Sydney Morning Herald

Action! The expert guide to the 2019 Sydney Film Festival  Sydney Morning Herald

At first glance a good film festival program should actually be a little overwhelming, and that's certainly the case with the imminent Sydney Film Festival. This year's event showcases more than 200 films from more than 50 countries. The breadth means you can take the complete pulse of the world cinema or simply dip a toe in, so to get your choices under way here are 10 picks that could add to your viewing schedule. You want a Cannes Film Festival winner? PARASITE The South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho is one of the leading directors working today, making ambitious genre-bending films such...

13 movies filmed at Fenway Park - Boston.com

13 movies filmed at Fenway Park  Boston.com

Fenway Park is one of the most iconic and recognizable ballparks in America, an active monument to 100-plus years of Red Sox history. As such, filmmakers ...

Florida blew its opportunity to poach Georgia’s lucrative film industry | Fred Grimm - Sun Sentinel

Florida blew its opportunity to poach Georgia’s lucrative film industry | Fred Grimm  Sun Sentinel

Chintzy lawmakers missed their chance to lure Georgia's film industry back to Florida, writes Sun Sentinel Columnist Fred Grimm.

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits IN THE HEIGHTS Film Casting Call - Broadway World

VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits IN THE HEIGHTS Film Casting Call  Broadway World

Lin-Manuel Miranda made a surprise appearance at an open casting call for the upcoming film adaptation of his musical, In The Heights.