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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"

Into the Woods ( Blu-ray ) (2014)

6/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp,...

Be careful what you wish for "Into the Woods" is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choi... Read more

Annie (2014)

5.3/10
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Bobby Cannavale, Cameron Diaz

Academy Award® nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her w... Read more

God Help the Girl (2014)

6.4/10
Director: Stuart Murdoch
Starring: Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray

Fans of big screen musicals can thank fans of indie popsters Belle and Sebastian for this one. They crowd-funded the debut feature of the group's sing... Read more

Get on Up (2014)

6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...

Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more

Get on Up (Blu-ray) (2014)

6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...

Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more

Billy Elliot: The Musical - Live (2014)

7.7/10
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Trent Kowalik, Haydn Gwynne, Gregory Jbara

Stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name which is set in County Durham during the 1984 miners' strike. Young Billy Elliot (Matteo Zecca/M... Read more

Jersey Boys (2014)

6.8/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Christopher Walken, Katherine Narducci, Vincent Piazza, John Lloyd Young, Steve...

Clint Eastwood directs this feature film adaptation of the multi award-winning Broadway musical about 1960s pop group The Four Seasons. John Lloyd You... Read more

Sunshine on Leith (Blu-ray) (2013)

6.6/10
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Starring: Jane Horrocks, Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Freya...

This film is a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love. It is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the thre... Read more

Sunshine on Leith (2013)

6.6/10
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Starring: Jane Horrocks, Jason Flemyng, Peter Mullan, George MacKay, Antonia Thomas, Freya...

Dexter Fletcher directs "Sunshine on Leith"; a jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love. It is the tale of one... Read more

Cupcakes (2013)

6/10
Director: Eytan Fox
Starring: Anat Waxman, Yael Bar-Zohar, Ofer Shechter, Dana Ivgy, Efrat Dor, Keren Berger

A.k.a. "Bananot" ("Bananas"). When a group of best friends in Tel Aviv gather to watch Universong, they are less than impressed by the official Israel... Read more