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Although it brought together
some of our best loved fairytale
characters, Stephen Sondheim and
James Lapine’s Broadway musical
hit was a deliciously dark affair,
notably short on happy endings.
Thankfully the House Of Mouse
has resisted the temptation to
Disney-fy things for the big screen
and this starry adaptation from
director Rob Marshall (
Chicago
)
largely stays true to the gothic
charms of the original. Cheerfully subverting the storylines
of several Brothers Grimm classics,
Into The Woods
centres on baker James Corden and wife Emily Blunt, who
must locate a golden slipper (Cinderella), a red cloak (Little
Red Riding Hood), a white cow (Jack and The Beanstalk)
and a lock of golden hair (Rapunzel) to lift a childless curse
put on them by a wicked witch (Meryl Streep). Like the
best fairytales – and Disney’s animated features for that
matter –
Into The Woods
should both enchant and scare
small children, while grown-ups will appreciate the witty
score, plus scene-stealing cameos from the likes of Johnny
Depp (who else but the Big Bad Wolf?) and Chris Pine, a
revelation as a shallow Prince Charming.
Happy ever after?
INTO THE WOODS
Kowalski – analysis? This film
is pretty flippin’ awesome.
Everyone’s favourite quartet of
penguins from DreamWorks’
Madagascar
get their own spin-
off feature which follows their
story from the very beginning.
Skipper (Tom McGrath),
Kowalski (Chris Miller), Private
(Christopher Knights) and Rico
(Conrad Vernon) reunite and fight
to save penguin-kind around the
world from evil cephalopod Dave (John Malkovich).
As expected, POM is rife with humour for both the
young and old(er). With puns like “Nicolas! Cage
them!” and “Hugh! Jack! Man the battle stations!”
you’ll be in fits of giggles while your children get lost
in the wonders of the exquisite animation. Even those
who aren’t fans of the
Madagascar
franchise will enjoy;
however, if you did love the previous films,
Penguins
of Madagascar
will only heighten your appreciation of
the tuxedo-wearing birds. Riding the tailcoats of that
other successful penguin movie
Happy Feet
, these
small black flappy critters can’t get any cuter.
Happy feet that like to move it, move it
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
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Streep Sings Sondheim
There’s Something About The
Woods
The Cast As Good As Gold
Deeper Into The Woods
From Stage To Screen
The Magic Of The Woods
Designing The Woods
The Costumes Of The Woods
Audio Commentary
Music & Lyrics
Chicago, Maleficent
Into the Woods
opened on
Broadway in November 1987,
and later won Tony Awards for
best score (Sondheim), best
book (James Lapine) and best
actress (Joanna Gleason).
During shooting, Marshall gave
all the actors the pre-recorded
songs on an iPod.
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Cheezy Dibbles Ad
Image Gallery
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Top Secret Guide to Becoming
an Elite Agent
“He is Dave” Music Video
Flipper Slap Shake Waddle
and Roll
“Celebrate” Music Video by Pitbull
Do the Penguin Shake with Witch
Madagascar Mash Up
Happy Feet
Benedict Cumberbatch, who
voices Classified, cannot
pronounce “penguins”
correctly. Instead, he says
“pengwings”.
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