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"
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
7.1/10
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements
Starring: John Goodman, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Terrenc...
Discover what really happened after the princess kissed the frog in an inspired twist on the world's most famous kiss. In early 1900s New Orleans, Pri... Read more
Nine (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Sophia...
Unable to come up with an idea for the epic movie he is scheduled to helm, a renowned Italian director (Daniel Day-Lewis) flees from the set in search... Read more
Nine ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Sophia...
Unable to come up with an idea for the epic movie he is scheduled to helm, a renowned Italian director (Daniel Day-Lewis) flees from the set in search... Read more
Glee: Season 1, Volume 1 - Road to Sectionals (2009)
6.7/10
Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, Amber Ri...
"Glee" is an irreverent, upbeat, non-cynical take on the cliche-ridden trope of high school life, as seen through the eyes of cheerleaders, jocks, qui... Read more
Fame (2009)
5/10
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Starring: Bebe Neuwirth, Charles S Dutton, Debbie Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally
This remake of the '80s classic focuses on a group of young students attending a high school for the performing arts. Classmates study various aspects... Read more
The Soloist (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr, Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, LisaGay Hamilton
Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr star in this biography of Nathaniel Ayers (played by Foxx). Ayers was a musical prodigy who played the cello, but afte... Read more
Taking Woodstock (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Henry Go...
Director Ang Lee detours into comic territory with this true story, based on Elliot Tiber's book, about how he, an in-the-closet Greenwich Village int... Read more
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
4.3/10
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Mitchel Musso, Moises...
Teen superstar Miley Cyrus plays teen superstar Hannah Montana, the singing sensation; and also the brunette behind the blonde, Miley Stewart, an ever... Read more
The Boat That Rocked ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
Director: Richard Curtis
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Chris O'Dowd, R...
Aka "Pirate Radio". In 1966, a rusty fishing trawler christened Radio Rock floats just outside British territorial waters, broadcasting illicit rock '... Read more
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Director: Richard Curtis
Starring: Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Tom Sturridge,...
Aka "Pirate Radio". In 1966, a rusty fishing trawler christened Radio Rock floats just outside British territorial waters, broadcasting illicit rock '... Read more