Tag Archives: Play

Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Rated PG-13

Posted on February 14, 2014 by laurarachel4

A modern telling of Shakespeare’s classic, Much Ado About Nothing. It focuses on two sets of couples in love and their play on words. Starring Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg I’m not a huge fan of Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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Auntie Mame (1958) Rated NR

Posted on December 12, 2013 by laurarachel4

An orphan goes and lives with his eccentric aunt. Starring  Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne This is a fast paced play that became the musical Mame. We follow as Patrick, the orphan grows up with an aunt that’s eccentric … Continue reading →

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The Jeweller’s Shop (1989) Rated NR

Posted on January 9, 2013 by laurarachel4

Based on the play The Jeweller’s Shop written by Pope John Paul II. The play takes a look at three couples, who have ideas and expectations of love and marriage. Starring Burt Lancaster, Daniel Olbrychski, Ben Cross, Melora Hardin, Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Frank Capra

Posted on January 3, 2012 by laurarachel4

 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Rated NR Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Disciple (1959)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR The Devil’s Disciple is a play by George Bernard Shaw. It takes place in a small town during the Revolutionary War. We follow two men, the black sheep in town and the minister, as they learn their true vocations during … Continue reading →

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Flower Drum Song (1961)

Posted on June 22, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR One thing I will say about this film is the music was great. Not surprising it’s a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical but I didn’t particularly like the story. The Flower Drum Song is one of the lesser known musicals from … Continue reading →

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Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR Bell Book and Candle is based on the Broadway play by the same name. In the show the characters never leave the apartment when they made the movie they added characters and moved it to Gillian Holroyd’s antiquities … Continue reading →

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The Dresser (1983)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG The Dresser is a story about an ageing star with a traveling Shakespearean theater group and his dresser. I thought that Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay were phenomenal in their performances. They take us backstage of the theater during a night of King … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein (1931)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR To me and many others this is a true Frankenstein story. The film was based on the play by  Peggy Webling  which in turn was based on the novel by Mary Shelley. The film doesn’t follow the book very much … Continue reading →

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1776 (1972)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG I love musicals. I know they aren’t the most popular of films but I love them and this film is no exception. It’s a film that is factual with a mixture of song. It’s one of those musicals … Continue reading →

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