Background material on Les Mis

[jo]

Justin Vactor of Screen Rant cared enough about the movie to put up a table of emoticons to tell the tale of LES MISERABLES ;D


SPOILER ALERT

[alma]

Barnes and Noble is offering "Amazing Values on Classic Works", one of them being Les Miserables in Hardcover edition, unabridged, at $5.00. In case anyone is interested...
Alma

[Kelly]

Jan 4, 2013 17:23:30 GMT -5 carouselkathy said:

Ellen,
I truly believe Hugh will be nominated. He's earned it. Deb can call Donna Karen and order 3 new dresses: One for the Golden Globes, one for the SAGs, and one for the Oscars. I'd like to see her in a royal blue, a pale pink, and a silver sparkly.

;D re: gowns

He most definitely deserves to be nominated, I will be shocked if he's not.

[Kelly]

Jan 4, 2013 17:01:32 GMT -5 Kelly said:

Jan 4, 2013 14:22:40 GMT -5 carouselkathy said:

I understand what Adam was trying to say. He, and many theater purists are used to those songs being belted to the balcony. Also, "Bring Him Home" was written for Colm's falsetto quality. Hooper and MacIntosh wanted a close up rawness that would add realism to the suffering. For Hugh's Valjean, grief isn't pretty. You can't belt when you're singing live with the camera in your face, so it's strained and raw. Maybe Hugh doesn't have a falsetto. O.K. Maybe they could have transposed down into a more comfortable key. Critics would jump on that too. Choices were made and the film is finished. Live singing is something new. They could have printed takes with better vocals (the CD has different versions), but they went for acting first. It's good. The film will be nominated. Hugh will be nominated. Anne will be nominated. I hope Eddie will be nominated ("Empty Chairs" was glorious!). Yes, there are better sung versions of the songs, but this is a film that told the story beautifully. It will receive its accolades and awards.

Excellent summarization, Kathy.

I KNOW "summation" is the correct word!

[foxie]

Jan 4, 2013 11:40:27 GMT -5 birchie said:

Jan 4, 2013 8:21:41 GMT -5 foxie said:

What did Adam say?

He basically said that the movie suffered because it had great actors "pretending to be singers"...and a few more things. You could probably find the exact quotes (he did several tweets) by either looking at his twitter page of just googleing it since it's been all over the internet all week. He supposedly tried to clarify his statements in more recent tweets but to me they sounded very much the same. In a way, I wish Russell hadn't answered it because the media decided that his answer meant he was agreeing with Lambert. I just wish that Lambert had half the class of Hugh. He could learn a lot from Hugh about not badmouthing fellow performers.
Sue

[foxie]

I believe Adam Labert was an actor pretending to be a singer at one time if that is how he judges it!!

[jo]

www.gazette.com/articles/wis-149871-donates-woman.html

Wis. woman donates historic book to Pioneers Museum




January 17, 2013 2:30 PM

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OSHKOSH, Wis. — An Oshkosh woman who bought an old copy of "Les Miserables" at a library book sale years ago recently discovered its historic value.


Sarah Anderson tucked the book away after buying it for $3 in 2008 and pulled it off her shelf recently after seeing the new movie of the same name.

Anderson says she discovered the book belonged to Gen. William Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs, the Denver & Rio Grande Railway and spy in the Civil War.

Anderson got in touch with an archivist at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, who verified the book belonged to Palmer. She tells WLUK-TV (http://bit.ly/U3XrLg ) that she doesn't know the monetary value of the book and will donate it to the museum for its historic value.

There are historical accounts how Gen. Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army had required his officers to carry a copy of Les Miserables ( published around 1862 or so) all the time.


civilwartalk.com/threads/lee-had-all-of-his-officers-carry-this.75227/


Jo

[JH4HJ]

Not sure where to put this since it is in reference to a stage production and not the movie, but I thought you'd like to know...
Les Mis poised for Melbourne return

The announcement has fuelled speculation about possible casts, theatres and dates. Asked if Hugh Jackman, star of the film, would consider reprising the role on Broadway and in Australia, his agent would not comment.

However tempting, I seriously doubt he could find the time... but I had to share the thought, um, "dream" ...er, rumor.

Full article:
www.theage.com.au/entertainment/theatre/les-mis-poised-for-melbourne-return-20130117-2cwjz.html

[foxie]

:Dwouldnt that be wonderful!!!

[jan]

Not sure where to put this and wondering (as others are) whether it will be in French or English but would be fascinating to be there! Hadley Fraser is a panellist (Javert, Grantaire and Marius and the constabulary in the Les Mis movie). Hadley often tweets in French!

www.institut-francais.org.uk/cine-lumiere/whats-on/special-screenings/les-miserables-from-page-to-stage-to-screen/


Cheers

Jan