It doesnt need to be overthought, it is a hallmark production which follows a. Anything goes is a 1936 american musical film directed by lewis milestone and starring bing. Anything goes princess theatre, melbourne 2015 duration. You can tell that the cinematography for this film was done so passionately as well as the music in this film. When a celebritys ask me anything on reddit goes wrong woody harrelson in the film rampart, directed by oren moverman. Produced by brad miska, the film premiered at the 2015 toronto international film festival on september 16, 2015, and was released theatrically on february 5. Funny and yes the films poster would suggest a higher production valued piece if this were shot on motion picture film. Adapted from the 1934 stage musical anything goes by cole porter, guy bolton, and p. The film was broadcast on pbs kids, as a special for a few days, around thanksgiving 2011. With simon pegg, kate beckinsale, sanjeev bhaskar, rob riggle. No escape is a 2015 american action thriller film directed by john erick dowdle, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother, drew dowdle. With bing crosby, donald oconnor, zizi jeanmaire, mitzi gaynor. With ethan bortnick, jonathan bennett, lacey chabert, fatima ptacek.
Anything goes is a 1956 american musical film directed by robert lewis, and starring bing crosby, donald oconnor, jeanmaire, and mitzi gaynor. In an attempt to win his girlfriends affections, westley little puts it all on the line believing that when it comes to love, anything goes. This is mostly meant as a diversion, more than anything else. I think most would agree given some past 39 releases this year shot of kodak motion picture film. During a press event, tony winner sutton foster tears into the title song from the upcoming anything goes revival. Keep in mind others with the same name of this title. Because although world of tomorrow is only 15 minutes long, its as funny, imaginative, and heartbreaking as anything released so far in 2015, and i wouldnt be surprised if i could make that same claim on december 31. Plus, having robin williams again, even in doggy form is a nice treat. Most of the credit goes to michael pena, whose comic relief overshadows the fact that the movies hero paul rudd is himself a jokester. She has clearly made a close study of 1930s film musicals and rings diverse variations on styles made famous by astaire, hermes pan and busby.
A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of howard lindsay and russel crouse. The smash hit musical comedy, anything goes sets sail for the princess theatre melbourne from may 2015 filmed by james terry and michael wilson edited by james terry. Like a lot of nights out on the town in major cities in our twenties, it goes on just a. With bing crosby, ethel merman, charles ruggles, ida lupino. Dh lawrence and sardinia mark cousins is lost somewhere over the rainbow.
American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention. Victoria, a young spanish woman, meets four local guys outside a nightclub in berlin. Of course who could expect anything less from 4time oscar nominee danny elfman for his amazing composing skills. Vice, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans. The same goes for anybody thinking of watching this doa scifi thriller, which aims for mumblecore cred by casting mark duplass, possibly the least convincing brainy medical researcher in movie history. Something, anything ashley shelton stars as a young woman finding her own way in paul harrills quietly assured writingdirecting debut. The groovy movie picture house seeks short films for glastonbury. Tony winner sutton foster performing with the cast of anything goes on the 2011 tony awards. To me this is a must see for audiences who are young adults although it can be viewed by. The national tour of anything goes 20142015 montage. Awards, 1987 tony award for best revival 2002 laurence olivier award for best musical revival 2011 tony award for best revival of a musical. Billy crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress hope harcourt, who is engaged to lord evelyn. Choreography is sponsored by virginia mcgehee friend. Vacation is a 2015 american road comedy film written and directed by jonathan goldstein and john francis daley in their directorial debuts.
Anything goes princess theatre, melbourne 2015 youtube. Since forming in 2010, florida georgia line has taken the songwriter skills honed from their early days in nashville and shredded them to bits, all while simultaneously using the deep roots of country music to build something new and totally. In an attempt to abandon their wellpracticed social constructs, a group of friends test the limits of monogamy, friendship, betrayal, and freedom. Back to the jungle, was released directly to dvd on june 23, 2015. Anything goes a bind production directed by steven. But the fact that the film is sweet does not make up for the fact that its probably a very generic story and even more generic execution. The scenic cinematography by ben nott is often beautiful, which distracts, at times, from the fact that the storyline is both convoluted in the most gratuitous way possible and that its enacted in the most unengaging way imaginable. With sean kaufmann, vanessa broze, saffron cassaday, andrew martin priestman. Sadly, the film kind of lets her down at a certain point. As victorias flirtation with sonne begins developing, he convinces her to come along for a ride that quickly spirals out of control. Wodehouse, the film is about two entertainers scheduled to appear in a broadway show who travel to europe, where each discovers the perfect leading lady for the. The fact that the film is short doesnt make its storyline feel any less padded. The pace sags significantly at around the 90minute mark and never quite recovers from it with 48 minutes to spare.
One of the greatest musicals in theater history, cole porters firstclass musical comedy is sailing to the joseph stein stage. A reboot of the 1982 film of the same name and the fourth installment overall in the poltergeist franchise, the film stars sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, jared harris and jane adams. Making a film with lgbt characters and themes is no easy task, even in a postmarriage equality country like the united states. The film was released in the united states on march 2, 2010 as a direct to dvd release. The reason ethel merman was so famous was at least in part because of the smash success she was in the mid1930s, when she was young and lithe, a total broadway package with a huge voice. The film stars simon pegg, kate beckinsale, sanjeev bhaskar, rob riggle, eddie izzard and joanna lumley, with the voices provided by john cleese, terry gilliam, eric idle, terry jones, michael palin and robin williams in his final film role before his death in 2014. Poltergeist is a 2015 american supernatural horror film directed by gil kenan and written by david lindsayabaire.
Dark secrets of the sunny anything goes theater, blogs. Justin changs looks back at his top 10 films of 2015. A cartoon about a clone from the future may be 2015. While i dont think its one of the worst movies ever made, or appalling, as some critics have said. The original book was a collaborative effort by guy bolton and p.
These boys owe someone a dangerous favor that needs repaying that evening. Absolutely anything is a much humbler film than the title suggests, it provides ample of light entertainment with a commendable performance by simon pegg even if the premise feels outdated towards the end. That was when she first did anything goes with bing crosby. When an artificial ambyr childers becomes selfaware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between julians julian michaels bruce willis has designed the. Anything goes is a 1934 musical with music and lyrics by cole porter. In 2015, the picture house is curating and hosting a short film festival. Anything goes performance on the 2011 tony awards youtube. The film stars owen wilson, lake bell, and pierce brosnan, and tells the story of an expat engineer trapped with his family in an unnamed southeast asian country during a violent uprising. Vice, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and. When a celebritys ask me anything on reddit goes wrong. International emmy kids awards 2015 best short award adult jury at toronto int.
Anything goes is generously sponsored by, george and duffy ftikas, margot kelly, hubert m. Can an animated short be the best film at a festival. But i must say that i was really disappointed with absolutely anything, because i had such high hopes for this movie to be great just by the cast behind the movie and the director, but it didnt reach my expectations has i wanted. Anything goes 1956 donald oconnor, bing crosby, mitzi gaynor, jeanmaire. Absolutely anything is a 2015 british science fiction comedy film directed by terry jones, who also cowrote with gavin scott. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. It stars ed helms, christina applegate, skyler gisondo, steele stebbins, leslie mann, chris hemsworth, beverly dangelo, and chevy chase.
Theres literally nothing to neil other than him doing absolutely anything, here goes that phrase again, and not actually using his powers for good. In 1936, paramount pictures turned anything goes into a movie musical. This is the second film titled anything goes to star bing crosby the first was a 1936 film. All aboard for this saucy and splendid production of anything goes, winner of three 2011 tony awards including best musical revival and choreography. Julian michaels bruce willis has designed the ultimate resort. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back across the atlantic by liner with each man. However, he discovers that she is an english heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to england. Royal city musical theatre was proud to present anything goes at the massey theatre, their 28th consecutive production, from april 623.
Anyone sitting down with their notepads out analyzing a film like this is just a scrooge. Ethan bortnick plays the leading role as nathan, a young boy whos separated from his mother when she goes missing during a trip to japan to help after the tsunami. The story kicks off when an american space probe launched in 1972 is intercepted by the intergalactic council voiced by the pythons. It is the fifth installment of the vacation film series, serving as a soft reboot. Whilst it is a stereotypical christmas film it is an archetypal example of what a christmas film should be. The movie explores issues like homelessness, military family life and adoption. Bill benson and ted adams are to appear in a broadway show together and, while in paris, each discovers the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. A decent enough song and dance movie, with great cole porter music and good dancing. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from new york to london. If anything goes were made on celluloid it would gather a higher rating. Therefore, it is baffling to discover that for her third directorial effort, by the sea, she has produced a film that is such a borderline unendurable exercise in vapid selfindulgence that it almost feels like an exceptionally straightfaced parody of emptyheaded star vehicles. With alex ashbaugh, jodi balfour, jordan hayes, martha macisaac.
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