BWW Blog: Mamma Mia - The Ultimate Movie Musical
by Student Blogger: Maeve Reilly
- Sep 29, 2020
What I wouldna??t give to be in the room where Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus weaved a heart-warming story with 18 classic ABBA songs to create such summer cinematic perfection?
Sundance Now May Calendar Includes BAD MOTHERS, PENANCE, and More
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 15, 2020
Psychological thriller SANCTUARY (Apr 23) starring Josefin Asplund (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Vikings) in a dual role and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) as a manipulative doctor (Trailer), Sundance Now is excited to announce its May slate, which includes two Exclusive Premieres.
Lucy McCormick Adds Extra Dates To Soho Theatre Run Due To Phenomenal Demand
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 4, 2019
Soho Theatre announces the celebrated performance artist and their Artist in Residence for 2019, Lucy McCormick, will return to Soho in February 2020 for a second run of Post Popular following the initial dates in December 2019. Tickets are available from: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/lucy-mccormick-post-popular/.
Tyson Ritter Promoted to Series Regular on 'PREACHER'
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Feb 28, 2019
Deadline reports that actor and All American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter has been upped to series regular for the fourth season of AMC's Preacher. He plays Humperdoo and Jesus on the show.
2nd Annual Star-Studded Mammoth Film Festival Unveils Shorts & Episodics In First Round Of Official Selections
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 21, 2018
Announcing today the first round of Official Selections in Shorts and Episodics category for the upcoming 2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival. Last year's inaugural festival drew headlines for being 'the biggest first year film festival ever organized' and this year's lineup and events aim to repeat and expand the momentum. The festival is expanding to 5 days and taking place February 7-11, 2019 in the town of Mammoth Lakes, CA. The festival's slate of World Premieres include feature films, short films, indie episodics, VR, and a wide variety of documentaries. Additional projects will be announced in the coming weeks, and MammothFF is excited to align itself with other great film festivals like HollyShorts and SeriesFest in year two of the festival.
BFI London Film Festival Announces 2018 Juries
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Oct 2, 2018
The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® announces its jury line-up for this year's Festival Awards. The juries will be led by: Academy Award-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson, nominee for the LFF Best Film Award for Room (LFF 2015 and also director of Frank, winner Best Screenplay BIFA 2014); Francis Lee, winner of the 2017 BIFA for Best Debut Screenwriter for God's Own Country; the prolific, award-winning documentary producer Simon Chinn, who won the 2009 and 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary for Man on Wire and Searching For Sugarman respectively; and director Rungano Nyoni, whose film I Am Not a Witch was in the First Feature competition in the Festival last year (securing her a nomination for the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI), won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and is the UK's entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2019 Academy Awards.
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN Available on DVD and Digital This October
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 4, 2018
Bring family and friends together and have the time of your life with MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN Sing-Along Edition, the all-new smash-hit romantic comedy based on the songs of ABBA, for a one-of-a-kind at home experience. MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN arrives on Digital and the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on October 9, 2018, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on October 23, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Ten years after MAMMA MIA! The Movie, MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN invites you to return to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi to continue the story's emotional journey of family and friendship whilst discovering just how those life-changing relationships were formed and includes hit songs such as When I Kissed The Teacher, Fernando and Dancing Queen.
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN's Opening Weekend is a Solid Summer Start with $76.4 Million
by TV News Desk
- Jul 23, 2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again opened in U.S. cinemas on July 20, 2018. According to Variety, it 'might not have nabbed the box office crown, but its domestic debut is still something to sing about.' With a summer filled with big superhero blockbuster films, the Mamma Mia! sequel opened with $34 million domestically and $76.4 million globally, which is a promising start for the upbeat jukebox musical.
Here We Go...Again? Could a Third Mamma Mia! Film Be in the Works?
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 22, 2018
With the recent theatrical release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the stars are beginning to buzz about the potential for a third ABBA film. But according to Entertainment Weekly, it doesn't seem likely that we'll be making a return trip to the Grecian island just yet.
BWW Album Review: HERE WE GO AGAIN with MAMMA MIA 2
by Amanda Prahl
- Jul 19, 2018
Let's be honest: it doesn't really matter what I, or any critic, have to say about Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again. We know what we're signing up for: campy, fun covers of ABBA songs, a plot that only sort of matters, a bunch of stars having an absolute blast, and pretty island panoramas. The movie's soundtrack, much like its predecessor, rides more on the delightful fun of the songs than on their emotional depth or Broadway-ready performances. The key difference between this soundtrack and the 2008 original is that the former plays, at least in part, to audiences' affection for the latter. In fact, several moments correspond almost directly, giving us a chance to see how far these characters have (or have not) come, which covers for the fact that most of these songs are pulled from ABBA's second tier.
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