Freestyle Releasing have released a movie trailer for Waiting For Forever, a "Hollywood-set romantic tale" directed by James Keach, starring Rachel Bilson (The O.C., Jumper), Blythe Danner (Meet The Parents), Richard Jenkins (Let Me In), Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) and Tom Sturridge (Pirate Radio). In “Waiting for Forever” Emma (Rachel Bilson) and Will (Tom Sturridge) play…
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Hairspray is a balls to the wall musical. It's not a performance after performance show like Dreamgirls. It doesn't take itself too serious, even though it sometimes deals with some serious issues of racism/segragation. Usually I'm against remakes, but this is a perfect example of how to do it right. Adam Shankman has created a…
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On Monday June 25th I had the chance to sit down with Hairspray director / choreogrpher / executive producer Adam Shankman and star / newcomer Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad in the film. Nikki is a 17 year old from Long Island who won a nationwide search to win the coveted role of Tracy.…
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Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to a very special presentation of Adam Shankman's Hairspray at Dolby Laboratories. I must admit, I'm not a fan of musicals, or at least I haven't been in the past. Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge! was my first positive experience in the genre. And Dreamgirls became one…
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