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Post by mamaleh on Aug 9, 2012 23:40:52 GMT -5
I got my issue in the mail earlier today. Lovely 3 pages on LES MIZ--and that Bullseye coda was the icing on top (forgive the mixed metaphor).  Thanks for posting, Jo and Valerie. Ellen |
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Post by jo on Aug 10, 2012 4:38:16 GMT -5
 Hugh in purple and Anne in red!! I am struck by the color palette of the movie musical version -- such stunning rich colors. The combination of red and purple is classic Yves Saint Laurent ( if you remember the late colorist-haute couture icon!). I remember when I first saw Les Miserables ( Broadway, 1988), I thought the initial scenes were so depressing - as all I could see was drab grey, with occasional neutral beige shades -LOL! I guess I am a type who is attracted by color and while I appreciate neutral earth tones, I think this movie needs the slashes of color because the story by itself is somber. Btw, the most colorful photo in the Empire Les Miserables coverage was the use of the French tricolor ( red/white/blue) in the scene ( Do You Hear the People Sing). The costume designs are by Paco Delgado. Hope his work is acknowledged by the Oscar nominators/voters! Jo |
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Post by foxie on Aug 10, 2012 7:05:27 GMT -5
:)What magazine is this??
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Post by jo on Aug 10, 2012 7:57:16 GMT -5
Entertainment Weekly - Fall Movie Review Issue.
"Twilight 2" stars on the cover.
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Post by foxie on Aug 10, 2012 8:01:58 GMT -5
thanks Jo still having trouble reading the posts in order!
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Post by jo on Aug 11, 2012 0:00:17 GMT -5
I caught this YouTube upload of Hugh sending a congratulatory message to the Melbourne Arts Centre. However he says he is on the Les Miserables set and is in full Valjean costume ( except, here, his shirt is unbuttoned) and he says he is supposed to be 20 years older in the storyline, with his wig a little greyer ( compared to his early Monsieur Madeleine images). Also the set is different from all other sets we have seen so far, with all the greenery in the background. He has filmed other shoutout videos on set, so maybe he is filming this one also on the Les Mis set, and not just as if he stepped out to the gardens of the building where he was filming? Could this be at Boughton House ( where the wedding was filmed and where Hugh was also supposed to have been present)? Given all that, including the unbuttoned shirt, could he have been filming Valjean's Confession at the time? www.youtube.com/watch?v=04GA-CaQgLQ&feature=relatedI haven't gotten used to the wig yet  Jo |
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Post by nevaeh777 on Aug 11, 2012 2:21:13 GMT -5
When Colm Wilkinson was asked "Is it true that you're gonna play the bishop in the new Les Miz movie?", he answered..........  Thought this was cute since we're into the Olympics right now. |
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Post by jo on Aug 11, 2012 2:25:25 GMT -5
Very cute ;D
Nevaeh,
If it is alright with you, may I reprint this on another forum? If there is a problem, let me know. Thanks!
Btw, did this appear on a Toronto Newspaper/magazine? If I remember right, Colm W is a resident of Toronto and had also gone to see Hugh's show last year. Have you seen Colm in any live performances?
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Post by foxie on Aug 11, 2012 6:45:02 GMT -5
very cute!!
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Post by Kelly on Aug 11, 2012 14:46:36 GMT -5
Was JVJ hair curly in the novel? I really dislike the choice of curly hair. Gray hair, long hair, straight hair, scraggly hair, choppy hair, oily hair...all fine, but the wig? First and hopefully last time I will voice this complaint. It is what it is, yes?
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Post by jo on Aug 11, 2012 18:02:26 GMT -5
"Was JVJ hair curly in the novel?"I can't seem to find any reference to his being curly- haired. Here's the description from the Norman Denny translation -- "He was grey-haired and grave-eyed, with the tanned complexion of a working man, and the thoughtful countenance of a philosopher. He ordinarily wore a broad-brimmed hat and a long tail coat of broad cloth buttoned to the chin."I made the comment that I couldn't get used to the wig, because I didn't think it particularly suited Hugh Jackman. Somehow, it seems they did try to make him look as ordinary-looking as possible, as Valjean was more known physically for his strength and not his looks. I guess we'll see how it looks like within the context of the story on the screen. Although when a smile warms up Hugh's face, nobody would really mind the wig Jo
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Post by jo on Aug 11, 2012 21:38:46 GMT -5
On the Official Facebook Page of Les Miserables -- Quote:
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Today is Official "Son & Daughter Day". Is there a stronger bond than that of Jean Valjean and his daughter Cosette in Les Misérables? Can't wait for SUDDENLY!! Jo |
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Post by nevaeh777 on Aug 12, 2012 0:13:23 GMT -5
Very cute ;D Nevaeh, If it is alright with you, may I reprint this on another forum? If there is a problem, let me know. Thanks! Btw, did this appear on a Toronto Newspaper/magazine? If I remember right, Colm W is a resident of Toronto and had also gone to see Hugh's show last year. Have you seen Colm in any live performances? Hi Jo! Absolutely go ahead and use it hon! I found it on this site... sassycolm.tumblr.com/tagged/ask-colmAnd, yes Colm did visit Hugh last year and gave him some pointers regarding Jean Valjean. How cool is that?! Can you imagine sitting at the table with these two great talents and hearing them talk about this? Little did Colm know at that time that he was going to be playing the bishop! I have seen Colm in live performance when I saw him several times in Phantom of the Opera! Absolutely amazing! He is such a gracious man and a great performer. Reminds me of someone else. ;D |
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Post by jo on Aug 12, 2012 0:46:44 GMT -5
Thanks!
I do have a CD of Colm called STAGE HEROES where he sings many iconic stage songs for male leads. And of course, the original London cast recording and the 10th anniversary concert DVD! He is also in the 25th anniversary concert. Such longevity being identified with an iconic role!
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Post by jo on Aug 12, 2012 7:50:51 GMT -5
There is some current discussion on AllThatChat, including about the cartoon that Nevaeh has found for us -- but this is a most interesting post from a regular ATC'er:
I hope the friend is referring to unseen footage of the movie and not to the teaser/trailer. I have also posed a question on whether there were any comments about Hugh and Russell's performances as well.
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Post by jo on Aug 17, 2012 1:17:27 GMT -5
Would you like to know how the overseas market, especially from my country, the Philippines, viewed the recent teaser/trailer of Les Miserables?
This OP/ED Page column from a local business daily newspaper (Business World) was written by a senior mass communications/marketing practioner who has practiced both here and in the USA, Greg Macabenta. He usually writes on the effectiveness of political, cultural, business communications efforts, usually citing specific examples or incidents. So his columns are usually empirically-based and not highly theoretical in nature. (Sorry for the long intro!)
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>>>"A movie is also a product just like shampoo or fried chicken. It needs to be marketed with success measured in gross ticket sales. Relying on reviews, now also blogged and twitted, a coming attraction can create a favorable ( or unfavorable) buzz that translates into moviegoers wanting to line up for tickets...
The biggest promotional effort is reserved for movie trailers. Action movies featuring characters with superpowers either on their own or with a team with at least one of them having snappy repartees seem to dominate box office hits. Still, some buzz can go to other types of films.
I for one am a sucker for the movie musical. Musicals a long time ago first started life as films like An American in Paris (1951), featuring Gershwin songs. The more recent movie musicals were first theatrical productions that got adapted to the big screen. Webber and Rice's Evita started as a concept album (like the duo's earlier hit Jesus Christ Superstar) in 1976, then as a West End stage musical in 1978, and finally a movie featuring Madonna in the eponymous role with Antonio Banderas as Che in 1996 and then working back again as a Broadway play this year. Moulin Rouge in 2001 is an exception to this modern trend as it is an original movie musical using pop songs ("Like a Virgin") to move the plot of a starving artist and his dying girlfriend forward.
A musical play made into a movie doesn't always click in transition. A hit play can turn into a blah movie, although many musicals have become Oscar winners like Chicago. Maybe a bad musical film's casting was off, or the movie relied too much on the stage interpretation, coming across as a filmed play, as in the screen version of Phantom of the Opera, though to be fair, that one really happens mostly in a theatre.
Can the excitement of the film adaptation of a long-running mega-musical be captured by its trailer?
Even with just a 90-second teaser, the film adaptation of Boublil and Schonberg's stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic of unstinting love and redemption already looks like a stunning feat. The trailer shows heroic sweeps of the now familiar story rendered as hauntingly new. The casting is a major cinematic coup veering away from singers who can act to box-office actors who can sing: Russell Crowe (Maximus) as Inspector Javert, Hugh Jackman ( Wolverine) as Jean Valjean, Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix) as Mme Thenardier...and the dishevelled and downtrodden-looking Anne Hathaway (Catwoman) as Fantine singing with pathos in the soundtrack " I Dreamed a Dream" as the scenes of the movie flash by.
Hugo's novel is over 1,000 pages long and this movie is determined to give it its epic due. Can a grown man cry watching a short movie trailer? Yes. Its takeaway emotion is this: Les Miz, the movie coming this Christmas with all these blockbuster stars will blow your socks off. I don't plan to wear socks, Sir.
A movie trailer is an advertisement and if well done is a stunning mini-movie on its own. It presents the product's alluring traits without giving away the surprises in the story. It's an appetizer for the main course. Thus selection of scenes is critical and defines the dominant narrative of the movie. Is Titanic a love story or a disaster movie?
The trailer is designed to attract the right market. While the aim is to appeal to as broad an audience as possible, as in a family movie, it is important to define what the movie is about and then let word of mouth build up even before opening day...<<<
When I read this, I was so elated that a teaser, not even a trailer, could produce such a reaction from a respected mass communications media person ( and not even a film critic). Hope this is a reaction that resonates with movie audiences who may not have even seen or heard of the musical when they finally see Les Miserables, the movie musical!
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Post by jo on Aug 21, 2012 5:29:31 GMT -5
Interesting interview with Amanda Seyfried's vocal coach, Liz Caplan, re preparations for singing the role of Cosette -- broadwaymasterchat.tumblr.com/post/29876945547/sing-like-a-star-an-interview-with-liz-caplanquote: >>> You also just worked on the upcoming “Les Mis” film,congrats on such an amazing project! What was that experience like and how was it different from working with a Broadway cast? Thanks for the congrats.
My work on the “Les Miserables” film was to prepare the lovely and brilliant Amanda Seyfried, in particular, for her role as Cosette.
We worked for six months before her actual audition for the film. So when she was told that she got the role, we were beside ourselves with joy! I got instructions and suggestions from the musical supervisory team in London as what specifically to address with Amanda in our work. Then came intensive drilling of the appropriate exercises that strengthened her upper register (where she lives quite naturally). We worked on all of the Cosette material throughout the prep for the actual filming. Amanda and I skyped lessons from my studio in New York City to Pinewood Studios in London. Navigating the time difference was interesting, but we made it work. I would check in with the team in London weekly and would get the day-to-day reports as to how she faired during filming. The most challenging part of this particular musical film experience was that there was no pre-recording of the vocals. They were sung in real time. Seriously. So the scene work was entirely in the moment theatrically/cinematically. And the voices had to be quite sturdy to repeat songs over and over again during different takes and at different angles.
I reconnected with Amanda at this year’s “Tony Awards” directly after she wrapped her part of the filming. Weare looking forward to the end result.
In general, this particular work was the same as if I were given a charge to prepare any actor for a principle role in a Broadway musical.<<< Jo |
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Post by jo on Aug 21, 2012 8:54:36 GMT -5
It looks like they are working on a new trailer --
Hope it comes out soon!
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Post by carouselkathy on Aug 21, 2012 15:15:59 GMT -5
I just re-watched the 1998 version of Les Mis on cable. It has a good cast, it looks good, but it doesn't work. It seems very slow- moving to me. I also recently viewed the Frederick March 1936 (?) film, and found it to be very well done. I remember that my mom was very fond of that one.
This is a classic book which has several film versions already. I guess my question is, why do some film versions work while others fail? Is it the director's fault? The pacing? The cast? Tom Hooper is one of the best right now, having directed THE KINGS SPEECH and JOHN ADAMS. He has cast his LES MIS brilliantly and has filmed the singing live. There seems to be very good buzz about his film. What could go wrong?
A lot depends on the release date. The Oscar nominations are to be announced January 15th, allowing very little time for the Academy members to see and consider the qualifying films. There can also be dark horse films. THE ARTIST is a good example of a film coming out of nowhere at the last minute to win best movie. LES MIS is a sung-through legit-voice musical. General audiences used to car chases and explosions are probably not going to rush out to buy tickets.
However......my hope is that LES MIS will be so fantastic in production and performance that The Academy will be unable to ignore it. You never know what the movie critics will say, but we all know that many will be surprised that "Wolverine" can sing and act at the same time. Also, I feel that many in Hollywood (actors and directors) love Hugh and are waiting for a chance to show their appreciation. Box office is unpredictable, but does not always drive the awards outcomes.
If the Hooper version of LES MIS delivers as we all hope it will, the December holidays will be most joyfully remembered this year.
Wasn't there a Richard Jordan/Anthony Perkins version made for TV?
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Post by mamaleh on Aug 21, 2012 16:36:28 GMT -5
Kathy, I liked that Jordan-Perkins version; didn't realize it was made for TV.
The Golden Globes deadline is also earlier next year. Ceremony is Jan. 13, film entry forms are due sometime in November, and the deadline for screenings is December 5! Since LES MIZ doesn't open until at least the following week, I hope the nomination that I thought was a shoo-in -- GG for best comedy or musical -- isn't derailed by those moved-up dates. Perhaps Hooper and the studio cam arrange a one-night showing before Dec. 5?
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Post by carouselkathy on Aug 21, 2012 17:38:31 GMT -5
Kathy, I liked that Jordan-Perkins version; didn't realize it was made for TV. The Golden Globes deadline is also earlier next year. Ceremony is Jan. 13, film entry forms are due sometime in November, and the deadline for screenings is December 5! Since LES MIZ doesn't open until at least the following week, I hope the nomination that I thought was a shoo-in -- GG for best comedy or musical -- isn't derailed by those moved-up dates. Perhaps Hooper and the studio cam arrange a one-night showing before Dec. 5? |
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Post by carouselkathy on Aug 21, 2012 17:45:40 GMT -5
Dec. 5th? Are you kidding me?
First, Hugh loses a slam dunk Emmy for hosting the Oscars because they eliminated the hosting category that year. Next, the Tonys took away the "Special Event (one person show)" award. Now, Hugh may lose a Golden Globe because of a schedule change? Give me a break!
Calm down, Kath!
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Post by jo on Aug 21, 2012 18:44:27 GMT -5
www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/2013-golden-globes-set-jan-13-52921Quote: Next year's Golden Globe Awards will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Tuesday. The Globes will take place slightly earlier than usual, two days before Oscar nominations are announced. The decision to hold the ceremony before Oscar nominations solves what could have been a significant problem caused by the Academy's earliest-ever date -- and by new Oscar campaign rules that might have prevented film studios from throwing Globes parties. Golden Globes weekend is typically one of the biggest party weekends on the awards circuit, but new AMPAS regulations severely restrict parties that take place post-nomination -- including, for the first time, parties connected to another awards show. The Jan. 13 date puts the Globes two weekends before the Producers Guild and Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three before the Directors Guild. Typically, the Critics Choice Movie Awards take place a few days before the Globes; the Broadcast Film Critics Association has yet to announce the timing for that show. Golden Globe nominations will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 13. Although the companies are currently embroiled in a lawsuit, the Globes telecast will be presented by the HFPA and Dick Clark Productions and will air on NBC. Key dates on the Golden Globes calendar: Oct. 26: Final date for television press conferences Nov. 1: Cecil B. DeMille Award announcement Nov. 2: Entry form submission deadline Nov. 29: Nomination ballots mailed Dec. 5: Screening deadline for motion pictures Dec. 6: Final date for motion picture press conferences Dec. 10: Nomination ballot deadline
Dec. 13: Nominations announced Dec. 24: Final ballots mailed Jan. 9: Final ballot deadline Jan. 13: Golden Globe Awards ************************************************* I am sure Tom Hooper and Universal have made the necessary adjustments in their own internal deadlines. I also remember that representatives of the Foreign Press Association were hosted in a set visit during filming of Les Miserables. Photos were taken of Hugh during what seemed like a press conference ( no reports out yet of the contents) as well as photos with representatives. Maybe they had also been informed by the FPA of the changes in the deadlines? Assuming there are no hitches - and Les Miserables becomes a forerunner nominee in the musical/comedy category, which will be announced on December 13, 2012, can you imagine the worldwide, media-wide publicity that it can benefit from when the movie opens on December 14, 2012? Jo
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Post by carouselkathy on Aug 21, 2012 20:40:03 GMT -5
I hope you're right, Jo. I just thought a film had to be in release in order to get a nomination.
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