Dreamgirls Movie Preview
November 24th 2006 06:31
Dreamgirls is an upcoming musical film set in the 1960s and 1970s with a predominantly African-American cast. It is adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which itself is loosely based upon the lives and careers of Motown act The Supremes. The film adaptation stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, and Eddie Murphy, also featuring Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, and, in her film debut, Jennifer Hudson (of American Idol fame). Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé Knowles are possible Oscar nominees for their respective performances. It will be released wide into North America on Christmas Day. The Australian release date is January 18th.
Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Directed by: Bill Condon
Produced by: Laurence Mark
Written by: Bill Condon
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2006; Australia - January 18th, 2007; UK - February 2nd, 2007
Runtime: 125 mins
Rating: USA - PG-13; language, some sexuality and drug content
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Dreamgirls (film).
Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Directed by: Bill Condon
Produced by: Laurence Mark
Written by: Bill Condon
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: USA - December 25th, 2006; Australia - January 18th, 2007; UK - February 2nd, 2007
Runtime: 125 mins
Rating: USA - PG-13; language, some sexuality and drug content
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Dreamgirls (film).
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