Category Archives: Musicals

Quick Movie Review – ‘Wonka’

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I’ve seen the latest musical fantasy film called ‘Wonka’ at the cinema. This happens to be an origin story for Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. It’s also a prequel to the 1971 film ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ with Gene Wilder. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Babes in Toyland’ (1961)

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It’s time to talk about another Christmas film I saw on Disney+ lately. I’ve seen the 1961 film ‘Babes in Toyland’. This happens to be a musical film directed by Jack Donohue and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello and Ed Wynn, who are very good. 😀 Continue reading

Quick Disney+ Series Review – ‘The Muppets Mayhem’

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Oh dear. ‘The Muppets Mayhem’. This really wasn’t ‘The Muppets’ show I was expecting to see after seeing mostly all of the original ‘Muppet Show’ on Disney+. Now to be fair, ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ has an interesting premise behind it, and I will applaud the show for trying to do something different. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Matilda the Musical’

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It’s funny. For a long time, I’ve never considered the idea of Roald Dahl‘s ‘Matilda’ being a musical that seriously. The stage show had a trial run in Stratford-upon-Avon from 2010 to 2011 before it had its West End premiere in 2011. Apparently, it’s a popular stage show, yet I’ve not seen it myself. Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Disenchanted’

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It’s amazing to think that it’s been 15 years since the film ‘Enchanted’ was made in 2007. I’ve now seen ‘Disenchanted’, the sequel to ‘Enchanted’, which was released on Disney+ in 2022. I’m amazed this film was only released exclusively to Disney+, since it could have had a limited theatrical release. Continue reading

Movie Review – ‘Into the Woods’

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So, this is a musical film that I saw on Disney+ last Friday. Apparently, ‘Into the Woods’ was released at cinemas in December 2014 and is based on the 1986 Broadway musical of the same name. I of course knew nothing about the stage musical and wasn’t aware the film was released in late 2014. 😐 Continue reading

Revisiting Fred & Ginger

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I’ve revisited one of my favourite Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers films – ‘The Gay Divorcee’. For the occasion, I’m sharing my reviews on some of Fred and Gingers’ films, which were made in the 1930s. Some of these black-and-white musical films are very enjoyable to check out, especially in the time period they come from. Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Pigskin Parade’

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Having reviewed quite a number of Judy Garland films over the years, it only makes sense for me to review her earliest film appearance that may well be her film debut before she became famous in ‘The Wizard of Oz’. It’s time to take a look at ‘Pigskin Parade’, a 1936 musical comedy film about a game of American football, which incidentally is played in a snowstorm. 😀 Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Encanto’

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Last year, I saw the Disney/Pixar film called ‘Soul’, which was released via Disney+ on Christmas Day 2020. This year, I saw the film called ‘Encanto’, which was initially released for a short period of time at cinemas in November 2021 before it was soon re-released via Disney+ on Christmas Eve in 2021. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick Movie Review – ‘Enchanted’

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I’d like to share some thoughts on a movie I’ve seen recently on Disney+. This is ‘Enchanted’, a 2007 film which I saw on the big screen when it came out in November/December of that year. My parents saw the film for the first time on Disney+ and they greatly enjoyed it. I’m very glad they did. Continue reading