musical movies

Writer and resident Gilbert & Sullivan expert Julia Sirmons joins to discuss Mike Leigh's 'Topsy-Turvy', a story of the aforementioned musical duo and the production of one of their most popular shows, 'The Mikado'. It's a film that feels at once like an outliler in Leigh's career up to that point (his first film not set in contemporary working-class London) and a pitch-perfect culmination of many of his career-long explorations.

We begin with a discussion about the legacy of director Mike Leigh, his unusual method for drawing brilliant performances from his ensemble of some of the very best British actors, and his trademark style and narrative construction. Then, we unpack the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, exploring Topsy-Turvy's commitment to authenticity in its recreation of 19th century English theater culture, and the wise decision to focus the film on a particularly unstable moment in the long collaboration between the wordsmith and composer. Finally, we discuss the film's evocation of art and its production process, emphasizing the granular repetition of the work as well as the undergirding capitalist mechanics that necessitated performers assume a strong identity as a collective labor force.

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Read Julia's recent piece on Sally Potter's 'The Tango Lesson' at Wig-Wag.

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Jamie, Aaron, Jarad, and Mercedes discuss the top 10 Greatest Musical Movie Ever. 

Depending on where a film ranks on the list it will get a point;

1st place = 10 points
2nd place = 9 points
3rd place = 8 points etc.

The highest scoring movie at the end of the episode will be declared The Greatest Musical Movie Ever.

Events of 2012, Types of killing, General knowledge, Musical movies and Number trivia.  These are the five topics in today’s episode, so get ready for Quizbeard number 45.

Welcome to Quizbeard – I’m going to ask 25 trivia questions, themed over five subject rounds.  You can earn a point for every question you answer correctly and can also play a Black Spot card on any one round, doubling your score on correct answers there.  If you’re going to play your Black Spot, please try to do so before the first question in your chosen round has been asked, so all you have is the round title as a clue.

Everything is explained at the website, which can be found at Quizbeard.com, including an archive of all previous quizzes, links to social media, contact information and the quiz kit, where you can print out blank answer sheets and black spot cards for your own use.

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Chris and Taylor review the new Netflix musical comedy "The Prom," an adaptation of the Broadway musical by Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, with direction by Ryan Murphy.  When four Broadway vets seek a cause that will allow them to change lives and put them back in the spotlight, they travel to Indiana to help a young girl whose prom has been cancelled because she wanted to take her girlfriend.  The stellar cast includes Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington, Ariana DeBose and Jo Ellen Pellman.  

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