If Jennifer Hudson never makes another movie, if she never sings another song, if she drops off the radar tomorrow, her place in cinematic history will nonetheless be cemented forever by her acting debut in DREAMGIRLS. It’s as though fate has conspired to keep the Broadway hit loosely based on the rise of Diana Ross… Read More »
Adam Scales the ROCK OF AGES
Adam Shankman has bucked the trend with is run of hit muscial films, In a time when studios cast a galeful eye on the genre, he had a hit with HAIRSPRAY, as well as making his mark in television’s home-grown musical, “Glee”. When I spoke to him on May 30, 2012, he talked about opening… Read More »
Rob Marshall Conquers CHICAGO
When I spoke to Rob Marshall on January 25, 2003, he was still basking in the afterglow of CHICAGO’s big night at the Golden Globes. Off mic, I asked the obvious question about what it was like for him to adapt a show so identified with Broadway legend Bob Fosse (daunting), and then started the official… Read More »
John C Reilly is No CRIMINAL
John C Reilly has made a career out of playing the everyman, both the good and the bad. With his cherubic face and burly build, he can be cuddly, forlorn, or menacing with equal aplomb, a talent he displays as a con man in CRIMINAL. When we talked on August 25, 2004, it was obvious that he… Read More »