SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007)
Certification18 Our Rating
Tim Burton brings Stephen Sondheim's musical prodigy to the big screen and as you'd expect he does a beautiful and atmospheric job of it. Both Depp and Carter revel in the opportunity given to them and the tale has a gloriously dark, gruesomely humourous tone, which brings me on to my own personal issues… the modern musical; much of the the of dialogue in Sweeney Todd is sung and there is just so much lilting 'mockney' cockney I can take. I can accept this is hugely entertaining film, it's just
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THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001)
Certification15 Our Rating
Miike Takashi returns to mess with your minds! The plot revolves around a family who have set up a guest house in the picturesque countryside in anticipation of an influx of tourists due to a new road under construction. Things soon start to go awry when the first guest dies and the family decide to bury him to keep the prospects of their business alive. The plot, however, soon takes a back seat to the audio-visual assault on the senses that follows. Musical numbers are played out with gusto fro
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VIVA (2007)
Certification18 Our Rating
Two suburban couples experiment with sex, drugs and bohemia in early 1970's Los Angeles.
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WAITING FOR GUFFMAN (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
A bunch of no hope theatricals shepherded by a camp New Yorker create a musical extravaganza to celebrate the chief events in the history of Blaine, Missouri for the small town's 150th anniversary. An hilarious satire from the writer who brought you "This Is Spinal Tap".
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