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Ex-Army entertainers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis take their song-and-dance act to a Vermont lodge for a Christmas show to help boost the profits of the failing lodge, owned by their former Army commander, General Waverly. Davis convinces his friend Judy who is part of a sister act to join in the show, then plays [...]

Rainbow Randolph, the host of a popular kiddie television show, is a corrupt, mean drunk who can’t stand the kids on the show or his job. Randolph finally gets fired and ends up on the street homeless, seeking revenge. Sheldon Mopes is a gullible, clean-living guy who has an interest in of all things integrity [...]

If you haven’t seen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” this is a cult classic you must see. If you are easily offended by sexual situations or sexual preferences this film might not be for you (and part of the reason this subversive movie has become a cult classic). I watched “Rocky Horror” back in ’75 [...]

“Enchanted” is an enchanting movie with Disney at its best combining music, live action and animation. Gisele is transported to modern day New York by the evil Queen Narissa to search for her prince. The story follows the fairy tale Gisele facing reality in modern times and is ably narrated by Julie Andrews. This is [...]

“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” is a sci-fi musical comic with great music and unexpected twists. Dr. Horrible’s vision is to become a supervillain crushing his nemesis Captain Hammer, who is more interested in his own reflection than hero accomplishments. In reality Dr. Horrible is a shy computer nerd with a video blog who is in [...]

Abba fans should enjoy hearing the music of Abba put to storyline in the film version of the musical “Mamma Mia!”. The trend of putting music from known bands to a musical play is not my favorite format. Give me something original if you are talking musicals. Some of the script is a bit sappy, [...]

“Cigarettes and Romance” is produced by the Coen brothers and you certainly see their influence on this John Turturro film. This musical drama is odd, different and interesting, not as cohesive as a Coen film but a good work by the talented actor John Turturro who not only wrote the film but directed it as [...]

“Hamlet 2″ is a strange and funny film. There is possibly offensive material depending on your sense of humor, including Jesus jokes and nudity for the sake of a joke. One of the writers of the movie wrote for “South Park” so you get the drift. If you like off the wall clever humor you [...]

“Hairspray” the musical is a remake of the cult classic movie “Hairspray” by John Waters. The musical version evolved on Broadway and from there was taken to film. This version is a good film with plenty of energy, quirky characters and great musical numbers. The two stand out performances are by newcomers Nikki Blonsky and [...]

Cult Classic comes to mind when you talk about “Spinal Tap”. Hilarious, clever and brilliant also come to mind in this well known “mockumentary” of the rock and roll industry. If you haven’t seen this film yet, rent it. “This Is Spinal Tap” follows the behind the scenes action of the once famous British heavy [...]