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Reviews
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Enjoyable as an Educational Document
This will probably be a valuable tool to educators through the years. I did not find it especially entertaining as it was very much "by the book" in the traditional PBS sense. I would have preferred that we had heard more from the actual people that were there rather than so many academics and relatives of those who it was about. Also, I know so many others have said it as well, but way too many movie clips and you never knew what you were looking at. People were not identified, etc. But, I applaud them for taking the time to make it and for putting it all down. Still better to have this than not to have done it.
NOTE: I thoroughly enjoyed the extra interview footage. It is actually more entertaining and enlightening than the actual series. I wonder what they must still have and what they might have done with it?
Before Sunset (2004)
A Thinking Person's Romance
This film is that extremely rare thing - a sequel even better than the original.
And finally a sexy, romantic movie for someone with a mind.
It is hard to believe that such films are made and it makes me very happy to see it succeeding out there.
Richard Linklatter has proved to be a powerful director and has a lifetime of great films ahead of him.
I am dying to see the third installment and fascinated to see what it will be.
Ethan Hawke is full of surprises and is growing into an actor as important as Johnny Depp has turned out to be.
I cannot recommend this film more highly.