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by EricMontreal26
December 17th, 2006, 2:11 am
Forum: At the Movies
Topic: The Princess and the Frog
Replies: 1176
Views: 649059

Is it still running in Germany? It sounds pretty interesting--the director is James Lapine who wrote and directed 3 of my favorite musicals with Stephen Sondheim (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park and Passion) as well as *the* ultimate gay musical Falsettos ;) He was an interesting choice for such ...
by EricMontreal26
December 17th, 2006, 2:10 am
Forum: Off the Shelf
Topic: Entertainment Weekly
Replies: 22
Views: 20151

Meh I still find it pretty solid and a better read that most mainstream mo vie/tv based magazines (Premiere is only useful for the odd article). I agree that it's not what it was but I don't see a huge drop in quality--tho I still hate the "new look" with floating columns etc
by EricMontreal26
December 15th, 2006, 12:59 am
Forum: At the Movies
Topic: The Princess and the Frog
Replies: 1176
Views: 649059

Wasn't a stage version of Newsies in the work? i hope that was dropped.... I stil lwish they would do the stage German version of Hunchback in English... Woulda worked much better than the nonevent that was Tarzan IMHOBTW one of my fave "up and coming" broadway talents Jeanine Tesori is set to do th...
by EricMontreal26
December 15th, 2006, 12:53 am
Forum: On Television
Topic: Batman: The Animated Series
Replies: 114
Views: 101446

It could well be that HBO are <I>well</I> aware of running the censored cut and that fan reaction will be to start discussing it online and ending up with having more copies of the uncut edition fly off DVD shelves! Isn't the uncut version supposed to be exclusive to DVD? The only reason I never pi...
by EricMontreal26
December 14th, 2006, 11:18 pm
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Favorite Menken/Ashman musical score?
Replies: 93
Views: 78814

Nah Chicago was enough--I never wanna hear Gere sing again :D
by EricMontreal26
December 12th, 2006, 2:32 am
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Superman
Replies: 190
Views: 133343

You can't make a great film out of Superman Returns, PERIOD. There was no way to edit a film where just about every major element is horribly off-kilter. First off, unlike about 90% of the people who are fans of superheroes, I NEVER cared for the choice of Bryan Singer as director. He clearly has N...
by EricMontreal26
December 12th, 2006, 2:20 am
Forum: On Television
Topic: Batman: The Animated Series
Replies: 114
Views: 101446

Ya it'd definetly worth a double dip--while I don't necesarily think more graphic is better in this case the edited version is just like a neutered version of the real movie.

(I say that while never actually having seen the edited version :P )
by EricMontreal26
December 12th, 2006, 2:14 am
Forum: At the Movies
Topic: The Princess and the Frog
Replies: 1176
Views: 649059

Little Mermaid for Broadway is workshopping now with many new songs, I believe he's doing the Sister Act stage musical (save us all now), too

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by EricMontreal26
December 12th, 2006, 2:11 am
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Favorite Menken/Ashman musical score?
Replies: 93
Views: 78814

Ya back in 85--i think the movie was meant to be decent actually
by EricMontreal26
December 11th, 2006, 3:12 am
Forum: At the Movies
Topic: The Princess and the Frog
Replies: 1176
Views: 649059

I am confused. I understood TFP to be taking its Russian roots literally. Sounds like someone has either gotten themselves mixed up with My Peoples, or that someone at Disney just won't let this slant die off! And, by the way, "Randy Newman's musical DEBUT"??? Well, I guess Ragtime (1981), Three Am...
by EricMontreal26
December 11th, 2006, 3:07 am
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Your Favourite Feature "Amblimation"...?
Replies: 19
Views: 18646

People have to remember that American tial when it came out outgrossed EVERY past Disney movie-I think Before time did close to equal business. they were seen as serious threats. I don't have much of an interest in Ambilmation films post Bluth., though I do have a soft spot for Balto Why did they go...
by EricMontreal26
December 11th, 2006, 1:57 am
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Favorite Menken/Ashman musical score?
Replies: 93
Views: 78814

Ugh I chekced on King David and they wanted 90 bucks for it on Amazon-=-may be a while yet till I hear it... I see the German cast album of Hunchback of Notre Dame (for which Schwartz/Menken wrote a lot mor emusic) is outa print too and goes for over 100 bucks. Now that the English tv movie version ...
by EricMontreal26
December 11th, 2006, 1:54 am
Forum: On Television
Topic: Batman: The Animated Series
Replies: 114
Views: 101446

Batwoman is my least fave of them--it didn't have direct involvement from Bruce Timms or any of the other people who did the "DC Animated Universe" (which refers for those who don't know to the DC animated series set in the same loose unvierse from Batman TAS thru to Superman TAS, Batman Beyond, and...
by EricMontreal26
December 8th, 2006, 8:02 am
Forum: On Television
Topic: Batman: The Animated Series
Replies: 114
Views: 101446

GeorgeC wrote: To be sure, it wasn't as bad as Batman Beyond and certainly The Batman animated series (the current in-production Batman series) is 100 times worse than the average episode of even Batman Beyond.
I love Batman Beyond :(
by EricMontreal26
December 8th, 2006, 7:59 am
Forum: Outside the Lines
Topic: Favorite Menken/Ashman musical score?
Replies: 93
Views: 78814

Yah rice is very hit or miss--Schwartz with his biblical leanings in musicals anyway (Children of Eden, Prince of Egypt, Godspell) woulda been a better fit. I saw some copis online for faily reasonable so will have to get it... Ya Christmas Carol is alright but I don't play it much--it comes off bet...