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Meat Pies and Mean Guys
November 7th, 2008
Sweeney Todd was a fictional character first appearing in penny dreadfuls in 1846. The “Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has seen several incarnations since then, from Stephen Sondheim to most recently Tim Burton’s film adaptation of the musical. The character even transcended fiction and is now an urban legend; while there is no historical [...]
Read More...The Second Time, Its All for One!
October 12th, 2008
High School Musical 2 Reviewed by Caitlyn Stark Directed by Kenny Ortega Rated G Here continues the phenomenon of High School Musical and review number two of my High School Musical trilogy. If the first movie was popular, High School Musical 2 was, to use the words of HSM2 character Sharpay Evans, “Fabulous!” The day [...]
Read More...We’re All in this Together
September 11th, 2008
review of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Directed by Kenny Ortega Rated TV – G Review by Caitlyn Stark Over the next couple months, I will be reviewing the cultural phenomenon known as High School Musical. I have had a desire to write these reviews since the movies came out, mostly because it had such a big [...]
Read More...We ALL want Happily Ever After…
April 16th, 2008
Fairy Tales: Folly or Faith? An audio exploration of Enchanted by Pastor James Harleman Enchanted intrigued me as it hit squarely on one of my favorite narrative dichotomies in Hollywood storytelling… what I affectionately call “Life Under the Sun” and “Life Beyond the Sun” films. These worlds collide in Enchanted in what I think is [...]
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