Musicals
As soon as sound was introduced to the movies, the movie musical was born. The musical was one of the most popular movie entertainments from the 1930s through to the 50s, before falling out of favour at the end of the 60s for audiences now being weened on Vietnam, race riots, political assassinations, flower power and psychedelia. The musical still continued onwards, albeit in a different form, with various efforts such as "Cabaret", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Grease", "Hair", "All That Jazz" and "The Blues Brothers" appearing over the next decade. More recently, "Moulin Rouge" and particularly "Chicago" hark back to the glory days of the musical.
Right: Liza Minnelli does "Cabaret"
Cats (1998)
7.4/10
Director: David Mallet
Starring: Elaine Paige, John Mills
The longest running musical in Broadway and West End history and a worldwide phenomenon. Andrew Lloyd Webber has personally overseen and executively p... Read more
Cats (2019)
2.7/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Judi Dench, Idris Elba, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen,...
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Read more
Cats (Blu-ray) (2019)
2.7/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Judi Dench, Idris Elba, James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen,...
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. Read more
Celeste (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Ben Hackworth
Starring: Radha Mitchell, Thomas Cocquerel, Nadine Garner, Odessa Young
A renowned opera diva who retired early to live on a crumbling estate in the rainforest is set to return to the stage for her final performance. Read more
Champagne Charlie (1944)
6.8/10
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Starring: Tommy Trinder, Stanley Holloway, Jean Kent
This classic from Ealing Studios follows George Leybourne (Tommy Trinder) as he rises from pub singer to famous entertainer, and his rivalry with The... Read more
Change of Habit (1969)
5.9/10
Director: William A Graham
Starring: Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot, Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore
An offbeat part for Elvis Presley, in his final acting role, finds him as a doctor practicing in a ghetto clinic who falls for co-worker Mary Tyler Mo... Read more
Chicago (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C Reill...
The musical stage sensation becomes the award-winning film of the year! At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sens... Read more
Chicago ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C Reill...
The musical stage sensation becomes the award-winning film of the year! At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sens... Read more
Chico and Rita (2010)
Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Starring: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Ona
Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") and Spain's legendary artist Javier Mariscal celebrate the music and culture of Cuba with an e... Read more
Clambake (1967)
5.5/10
Director: Arthur Nadel
Starring: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Bill Bixby
Rich kid (Elvis) wants to get out from under father's all-controlling thumb, so he switches places with a water skiing instructor. Read more