Anna Kendrick
Aca-Awesome New Pitch Perfect 2 Trailer Released
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and the rest of the Barden Bellas are featured in this hilarious new trailer for the upcoming comedy Pitch Perfect 2. Whereas the film’s first trailer gave us only a taste of what the film has in store for us, this one seems to suggest thing might be a bit more raucous than we first thought. I have to admit, I absolutely loved Pitch Perfect (2012). There arenR...[Read More]
The Music of Into the Woods Featurette
Into the Woods is a modern twist on several beloved fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy), all tied...[Read More]
Movie Review: Into the Woods
Into the Woods is a rare film in today’s marketplace. A large scale movie, heavy with stars, that is also a musical. Some would argue that the age of the musical is well over with and why bother with that genre anymore? Musicals haven’t been main-stream for decades but recent history suggests that there is an audience for these spectacles during the holiday season as Les Misérables (2012), Sweeney...[Read More]
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
Anna Kendrick (Oscar nominated for Up in the Air) leads the young cast in this college a cappala romp that is part Bridesmaids (complete with actress Rebel Wilson, who graces both, and gross-out scenes involving bodily fluids) and part Glee (but cooler). The music is great and the humor is laugh-out-loud raucous. I must disclose that I saw this movie with a friend from high school I was in show ch...[Read More]