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Rob Marshall and NINE

Posted on November 28, 2009 by David Fick

My doubts are primarily in regard to whether Marshall’s concept will end up justifying all of the choices he’s made in the making of NINE. If, in the final analysis, it works, then it works and the cuts (and interpolations) won’t matter. Whether it does (and whether they do) is what we’re waiting to see. Continue reading →

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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Posted on November 17, 2009 by David Fick

The Princess and the Frog represents Disney’s return to their filmmaking roots – the animated musical. We’ve already had a teaser trailer: A trailer: And a sneak peak: And I think all look very promising indeed. It’s obviously not a … Continue reading →

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ASSASSINS on film?

Posted on October 24, 2009 by David Fick

Having been rather ill this week, I’ve had some time to think about the idea of a film version of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, which I discussed a lot with my favourite guy, Eric, in the many hours I couldn’t sleep … Continue reading →

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FINIAN’S RAINBOW: Back to Broadway

Posted on July 18, 2009 by David Fick

Following an announcement on Playbill that an expanded version of the Finian’s Rainbow concert would transfer to Broadway in that season that the Americans so charmingly call “the fall”, casting has been announced (also at Playbill) for the Broadway run … Continue reading →

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SOUTH PACIFIC: Revisiting the Film

Posted on July 10, 2009 by David Fick

Watching the film version of South Pacific again after a while is always a surprise. I always enjoy it more than I think I will and today I probably like it more than I ever have. Some things I liked: … Continue reading →

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“There may have been one teeny tiny spark…”

Posted on June 19, 2009 by David Fick

So how does one get from a place where you have such strong critical opinions of something to a place where you can still love it for what it is? It’s not through a process of trying; at least not … Continue reading →

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101 DALMATIANS II

Posted on June 14, 2009 by David Fick

101 Dalmatians II is one of the better Disney DTV sequels. While it’s not in the same league as the original, it’s also nowhere near as abysmal as some of the sequels have been. The team behind this film at … Continue reading →

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NINE….

Posted on June 13, 2009 by David Fick

I was browsing through some old bookmarks and came across the trailer for Rob Marshall’s upcoming film version of Nine, Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston’s musical based on Frederico Fellini’s 8½: I really, really, really want this film to be … Continue reading →

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EVERY LITTLE STEP Interviews

Posted on April 6, 2009 by David Fick

Playbill has run a great article about this documentary, with some general information and interviews with the filmmakers, Charlotte d’Amboise, Jason Tam and Kay Cole. A couple of choice quotations from d’Amboise and Tam : Charlotte d’Amboise:Playing Cassie is the … Continue reading →

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Your favourite version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL?

Posted on December 15, 2005 by David Fick

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perennial holiday favourite. I once played a street urchin in a stage adaptation of the novel – one of the first shows I ever did – and I have only good memories … Continue reading →

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