Post by jo on Feb 11, 2015 17:00:08 GMT -5
Film director Matthew Vaughn has discussed many aspects of musicals in this interview ( it is actually about his latest movie, Kingsman, but the discussions veered into musicals because he wants to direct one, possibly, for a next project.
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*LOL- he had a funny way of describing some Broadway musicals: "jazz hands and a manic smile"! That made me think of Hugh's EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN number from The Boy from Oz
*It seems that some Hollywood musicals were more his way of thinking ( a bit of the manicness of Moulin Rouge and the coolness of Grease). "I'd probably like to do a musical that felt modern and where the music -- the thing in my head hasn't been done. I just want it to feel accessible and modern, and not, "Oh, God -- I'm watching a musical," which I can feel very quickly watching most musicals."
*"How do you replace Brando (in Guys and Dolls)" --
Ohh...easy...you already said Hugh Jackman is a brilliant singer and dancer. And his acting in Les Miserables got an Oscar nomination
...And Guys and Dolls rights were secured by Fox with supposedly Hugh Jackman in mind!
Jo
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What's interesting is that in this movie, especially, the music works so in tune with the action.
Important part of the whole film; music is half the movie.
It makes me wonder, have you considered doing a musical?
I'm thinking of doing one next. I'd love to do a musical. It's just a matter of finding the right one.
Would you like to do one that's established already or an original piece?
I don't know. I want to do a musical with no what I call "tits and teeth." [Throws up jazz hands and puts on a manic smile to illustrate his point] That whole thing that they do anytime you go to Broadway and stuff. You just go, "Who trained these people to adopt this facial expression!" It's just weird.
I'd probably like to do a musical that felt modern and where the music -- the thing in my head hasn't been done. I just want it to feel accessible and modern, and not, "Oh, God -- I'm watching a musical," which I can feel very quickly watching most musicals.
I feel like a lot of your films are baroque, in that they feel like a commentary on what's come before while ardently aiming to break new ground.
I'd like to do that with a musical. I'm trying to think of an example. Like as a kid, I loved "Grease" as a musical, but it didn't feel like a musical. For some reason [John] Travolta seemed just as cool when he was singing and when he wasn't singing. And Olivia Newton-John -- it just worked. I still watch it with my kids, and they just love it. You're not feeling like, "Am I really watching a musical?" Then there are other musicals -- I won't say what -- but you just go, "Oh, what? Really?"
I would really love you to say which, because there have been some recently that I have issue with.
Same with me. The only musical that I've seen in the last ten years onscreen that nearly nailed for me -- but I think they went too camp and over the top -- was "Moulin Rouge." But I did go on a journey, and some of the music was so powerfully choreographed. It was very wacky. I'd like to do -- I talked to Fox about "Guys and Dolls," but then I'm like how do you replace Brando and Sinatra?
Important part of the whole film; music is half the movie.
It makes me wonder, have you considered doing a musical?
I'm thinking of doing one next. I'd love to do a musical. It's just a matter of finding the right one.
Would you like to do one that's established already or an original piece?
I don't know. I want to do a musical with no what I call "tits and teeth." [Throws up jazz hands and puts on a manic smile to illustrate his point] That whole thing that they do anytime you go to Broadway and stuff. You just go, "Who trained these people to adopt this facial expression!" It's just weird.
I'd probably like to do a musical that felt modern and where the music -- the thing in my head hasn't been done. I just want it to feel accessible and modern, and not, "Oh, God -- I'm watching a musical," which I can feel very quickly watching most musicals.
I feel like a lot of your films are baroque, in that they feel like a commentary on what's come before while ardently aiming to break new ground.
I'd like to do that with a musical. I'm trying to think of an example. Like as a kid, I loved "Grease" as a musical, but it didn't feel like a musical. For some reason [John] Travolta seemed just as cool when he was singing and when he wasn't singing. And Olivia Newton-John -- it just worked. I still watch it with my kids, and they just love it. You're not feeling like, "Am I really watching a musical?" Then there are other musicals -- I won't say what -- but you just go, "Oh, what? Really?"
I would really love you to say which, because there have been some recently that I have issue with.
Same with me. The only musical that I've seen in the last ten years onscreen that nearly nailed for me -- but I think they went too camp and over the top -- was "Moulin Rouge." But I did go on a journey, and some of the music was so powerfully choreographed. It was very wacky. I'd like to do -- I talked to Fox about "Guys and Dolls," but then I'm like how do you replace Brando and Sinatra?
*LOL- he had a funny way of describing some Broadway musicals: "jazz hands and a manic smile"! That made me think of Hugh's EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN number from The Boy from Oz
*It seems that some Hollywood musicals were more his way of thinking ( a bit of the manicness of Moulin Rouge and the coolness of Grease). "I'd probably like to do a musical that felt modern and where the music -- the thing in my head hasn't been done. I just want it to feel accessible and modern, and not, "Oh, God -- I'm watching a musical," which I can feel very quickly watching most musicals."
*"How do you replace Brando (in Guys and Dolls)" --
Ohh...easy...you already said Hugh Jackman is a brilliant singer and dancer. And his acting in Les Miserables got an Oscar nomination
...And Guys and Dolls rights were secured by Fox with supposedly Hugh Jackman in mind!Jo
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