The inherently danceable songs of ABBA survived the death of disco, stood the test of time, and even provided a few memorable moments in movie music.Who could forget Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths pulling of an impressive recreation of "Waterloo" in Muriel's Wedding? Or how about Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce lip-synching it up to "Mamma Mia" in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (which also included Terence Stamp's classic retort, "No more f***ing ABBA"). And before all that: ABBA: The Movie.Which leads us to Mamma Mia! the movie, as in the ...
good evening! earlier this evening over in london was the premiere of mamma mia! - the big screen adaptation (opening july 18th - the trailer is embedded below) of the popular broadway musical of the same name - all based on the hit songs of abba - i haven't seen the show (you'd probably have to pay me) it doesn't look my type of thing at all and i can't say that i hate abba but i find most of the band's songs to be highly irritating (someone else out there must agree ...
I haven't seen these photos elsewhere unless I spaced while surfing the web... it happens. (IMDB doesn't have any photos up yet) So here's James McAvoy and Helen Mirren in The Last Station.
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The film, based on the book of the same name, is about the life of famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy (Christopher Plummer). Mirren plays his wife Sofya. McAvoy --much in demand, Wanted, literally -- plays Valentin Bulgakov, Tolstoy's secretary. Apparently Mirren and Plummer were replacements for Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins who bowed out or said ...
Cheap tickets and all you can eat buffet to our nation’s Disneyland? Canada’s Wonderland? I am so there!
Going from Canada’s Wonderland to Paramount/Canada’s Wonderland back to Canada’s Wonderland (with 99% of the Paramount references scrubbed out) must have seen some copyright/licensing headaches for the poor marketing/sales folks behind the scenes.
The park has become… themeless. The different areas (World’s Expo, Medevial Knights, that bit by the water park just outside the baby rides…) no longer have a cohesive element throughout their areas, past 100 yards from each area gate. Sort of like putting Pirates of the Caribbean within Tomorrowland. ...