| There are probably a hundred reasons why Mamma Mia! Across the Universe, a Beatles themed jukebox musical, went the other way, providing an unabashed fantasy with elaborate production numbers that could never prove functional in any other medium | Film: Mamma Mia! There is, of course, the discussion to be had about the suitability of musical talent |
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| Granted, it would be impossible for a story like this one to go for a realist structure, but it certainly could have gone for overblown fantasy | The idea is making its way to the big screen |
Scorsese explores celebrity obsession at a time when it was just beginning to be a hot button issue.
17| Honorable Mention s : Raging Bull, Airplane! The real thing is so much better than the substitute | In movie musicals or at least in recent ones , the face and the name are far more important than the voice |
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| There are good recent examples on both counts | On stage, the pure spectacle of the musical number is enough to engender a great deal of goodwill in the audience |
Friends and Neighbors• I came to this same conclusion when I saw Mamma Mia! : The Extra Terrestrial DM: Airplane II: The Sequel 1983: The King of Comedy Features a darkly comic Robert De Niro back when he was method , and a deadly serious Jerry Lewis, playing against type.
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