The brilliant musical based on Christopher Isherwood's stories of pre-war Berlin about the romance between a naive young Englishman and a wild, erratic and struggling nightclub artiste. Great sets, stunning musical numbers and brilliant performances from all concerned!
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ONE FROM THE HEART (1982)
Certification15 Our Rating
The story of a young couple, bored of each other and their marriage, going out on the town and finding partners to fulfil their romantic fantasies. But could they already have what they're looking for? A romantic musical, with brilliant sets and great music from Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle, terrific looks, walls dissolve, scenes play in wry tandem, and the dance routines move nimbly into neon-tinged fantasies. A sequence of brilliant tableaux, a tale of love lost and refound, spun with high-tech
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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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