A worthy and often hilarious follow-up to its ambitious and playful predecessor, the second season of Schmigadoon! changes up the types of musical movie and theatre conventions it originally sent up without sacrificing any of the heart, humour, or loveable strangeness.
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While the general foundation of Marlowe is solid, there isn’t much else of interest at in this otherwise messy, downplayed, and dull detective yarn.
This week’s new releases include: the musical Burlesque, starring Christina Aguilera; James Franco’s drama, 127 Hours; the farcical dramatic comedy, Love and Other Drugs; plus a look at Faster, and Bambi.
Opening this week at a theatre near you: Christina Aguilera and Cher star in the musical, Burlesque; Disney debuts their latest animated comedy, Tangled, starring Mandy Moore; Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal fall for each other in Love and Other Drugs; and a look at Faster, starring Dwayne Johnson.
Superstar singers Cher and Christina Aguilera will finally share the big screen together on November 24 as director Steven Antin’s steamy Burlesque opens in theatres.