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Favorite Drama Films: 2002-2003 (57 movies items)" Directed by: Rob Marshall Produced by: Jennifer Berman, Don Carmody, Sam Carothers, Julie Goldstein, Neil Meron, Meryl Poster, Martin Richards, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Craig Zadan Based on the musical by: Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, and play, "Roxie Hart" by: Maurine Dallas Watkins Cinematography: Dion Bebbe Edited by: Martin Walsh Music by: Danny Elfman Distributed by: Miramax Pictures "
“Maybe, at some point, I should give this movie a 2nd chance. Indeed, even though I didn’t really hate it, I still didn’t like at all and I’m pretty sure it must be the least deserving winner of the Best Picture Academy Award of all time. Seriously, from all the movies nominated (including also ‘Gangs of New York’, ‘The Hours’, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ and ‘The Pianist’), it was seriously the weakest one of the bunch. Indeed, even though it was obviously supposed to be some kind of song and dance extravaganza, it was more obnoxious than actually entertaining and I thought it was just so boring. Of course, I have to confess, I have never been a huge fan of musicals in general but when I did watch some classics in this genre (‘The Sound of Music’, ‘” read more
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Top Favorite Films of 2002 (65 movies items)"Directed by Rob Marshall Starring Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellwager, Catherine Zeta Jones, Taye Diggs, Cliff Saunders, Jayne Eastwood, Dominic West, Roman Podhora, Mya, Chita Rivera, Christine Baranski, Susan Misner, Michelle Johnson, Eve Crawford, Diedre Goodwin, and Denise Frey "
“24-karat cynicism at its most entertaining. Chicago is a solid racehorse of a movie musical, and it feels more classic in its presentation than many of its contemporaries. It loads the cast up with movie stars (a mixed bag, but mostly successful), glittery costumes, and grandiose production numbers. It might skirt some of the deeper thematic material at play, but it gives us, as crooked lawyer Billy Flynn sings, the old razzle dazzle and has us begging for more. Chicago tells the story of a dreamer with questionable talent but titanic ambition, Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger), who is arrested for the murder of her lying lover and goes on to some amorphous level of fame thanks to playing the media. Pushing the limits of the phrase “there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” the merry” read more
Oscars 2003 Winners (My Version) (24 movies items)"Best Sound Mixing! Winner: Chicago! Nominees: Gangs of New York The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Road to Perdition Spider-Man"
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Deservers (83 movies items)"2002! Winner: Catherine Zeta-Jones! Nominees: Kathy Bates - About Schmidt as Roberta Hertzel Queen Latifah - Chicago as Matron "Mama" Morton Julianne Moore - The Hours as Laura McGrath Brown Meryl Streep - Adaptation as Susan Orlean"
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