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Top Hat, Tails and Glamour

Advantages: Art Deco and wonderful dances
Disadvantages: Possibly a little dated now

...on 29th August 1935. Top Hat set the standard for dazzling 1930's Art Deco sets, stoking the flames of imaginations in their audiences and receiving a standing ovation on its opening night. A musical comedy extravaganza which got Fred and Ginger known as the King and Queen of the Hollywood musicals; Top Hat received four Oscar Nominations for Art Direction , Dance Direction, Best Original Song (Cheek to Cheek) and Best Picture. ~~ The Film ~~ When ...
...the Black and White Musical Top Hat. The film starts with our star of the show Jerry Travers who is an American entertainer waiting for his friend and producer Horace Hardwick in the Thackeray Club, London. The room is deathly quiet and on leaving the club with the arrival of his friend Jerry does a little tap dance to create a stir in the silent atmosphere (just to make sure they are all awake). Back at Horace's hotel room the two men start discussing ...

arnoldhenryrufus 25.03.2007 · Read full review
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We all WANT to go to BLACKPOOL?

Advantages: Good remake, Nice to look at
Disadvantages: Wooden acting.

A remake of the classic fim, starring Fred Astair the new version features Richard GERE and Jennifer LOPEZ. Release date: June 20, 2005 Run time: 101 mins A conservative businessman played by Richard Gere is unhappy with his mundane lifestyle and so enrols in a dance school after spotting a beautiful woman, Jennifer Lopez, through its windows. Seemingly embarresed by his new hobby he keeps it a secret fom his wife and children. This causes his wife ...
...a private detective is hired, uncovering his secret and his talent. Remake of the Japanese classic of the same name this is a story which has been told over and over again. Man gets hobby, wife hires detective, its dancing, que the music! sound familiar? Throughout this film references are made to the desire to go to BLACKPOOL, this pinnacle of the dancing world! I know the tower is famous but surely americans cant honestly believe that the best ...

wompie99 24.08.2005 · Read full review
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Bon Jovi's Lost Highway returns home!

Advantages: Excellent sound, great concert
Disadvantages: None

...Bon Jovi - Live at Madison Square Garden sees the band returning home after performing all around the world on what was to be the biggest tour in the world in 2008. It was filmed in July 2008, on the last date of the tour, which was just a couple of weeks after I had seen them in concert here in the UK. Directed by Jon Bon Jovi's brother, Anthony Bongiovi and Brian Lockwood, the DVD was shot in high definition and surround sound. The set list includes ...
...serves as a great account of the bands 25 year career which still sees them hitting their peak when performing live. Bon Jovi Live At Madison Square Garden is currently available from Amazon priced at £9.98 new, which is a saving of £5.01 on the RRP of £14.99. ...

JEFFJEN 30.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Live at Madison Square Garden (DVD) - Bon Jovi

The best

Advantages: the toe-tapping beats
Disadvantages: The 'cheesyness', but everyone loves to hate it!

High School Musical is the first out of the High School Musical trilogy. The film follows the adventures of Troy and Gabriella as they embark on a journey along with dance-lover Ryan Evans, self-lover Sharpay Evans, book-lover Taylor McKessie, basketball-lover Chad Danforth, and the rest of the East High Wildcats! The all singing and dancing cast will smitten even the oldest of the viewers, and will get them tapping their toes along to songs such ...
...rhythm to dance to. High School Musical is a massive hit, so you can now buy it as basically anything- shower gel, jewelery, calenders, CD's, lampshades! The budget for the film was an outstanding $4,200,000, and every penny has gone to good use in this feel good film of the century. If you think this ones good, you have to watch the following two, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year! :) Reccomended to all families, especially ...

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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh Yes!

Advantages: It's still good despite being 70 years old, entertaining for children and adults alike
Disadvantages: None

...I instead decided to watch the Wizard of Oz, which I was delighted to see was playing on Channel Five. I hadn't seen it since I was a child, but remembered it being an excellent film so was fairly enthusiastic about seeing it again. Since 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of this famous film I thought it would also be interesting to see how well the film had stood the test of time as well as if I still enjoyed it as an adult. I'm assuming that most ...
...won't talk too much about the plot, but I will outline it briefly. The teenage Dorothy lives with her aunt and uncle in a small town in Kansas, with her little dog Toto as her best friend and main company. All is well until her dog bites the leg of evil Elmira Gulch, who threatens to take Toto away, so Dorothy runs away with him. A bizarre set of circumstances lead to a tornado threatening Dorothy's town, and she arrives at her house just in time ...

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