Granted, Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's cult musical about a nebbish nurturing a carnivorous plant isn't the greatest show ever written. It mightn't even be the greatest rock 'n' roll musical ever written, though for my money, it's certainly top five.
"When I was beginning, the bane of my existence was that people were going to put John Williams' [music] in [as] temp scores and want me to do something like that," says Carter Burwell, 61, a first-time nominee for his delicate work on Carol . "The breadth of his compositional palette and his orchestration is just way beyond me and I'm always amazed by it."
Actress Susan Sarandon, far right, stopped to chat with customers at Becky's Diner in Portland Tuesday. The actress is in the Pine Tree State to stump for Bernie Sanders.
By now we all know that walking down the aisle should feel just like walking down the red carpet. It's your moment to shine, all eyes are on you, and the paparazzi are all clamoring for the best photo! And of course, picking the right dress is of the utmost importance for both occasions.
The Flick: A savvy and sprawling western spectacle on a shoestring budget, "Kill Or Be Killed" is one damn fine flick. Building character, simmering suspense and just telling a great yarn, the film isn't afraid to take its time and let the audience enjoy.
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The directors' branch is still dominated by men, but a number of women have staked their claims to fame, directing some of the top-grossing films in history. Jennifer Lee, right, co-directed "Frozen" , which became the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Having terrorised the planet with alien invasion in Independence Day, and an ice age in The Day after Tomorrow, writer/director Roland Emmerich turned to the cataclysmic predictions of the Mayan calendar to give Earth another pounding. Best to let the science bit wash over you - solar flare, neutrinos, stuff getting really hot - and enjoy the ride, as world leaders gather to enact a lottery-based planetary exodus and individuals play out their own stories in classic disaster-movie style.
Cleveland will be rocking when Marvel superhero Thor comes to town on Saturday, February 27, 2016 for the second annual Wizard World Comic Con. Joining the big screen god of thunder Chris Hemsworth at First Merit Convention Center this weekend will be A Nightmare on Elm Street horror icon Freddy Krueger , Happy Days cool guy "The Fonz" , Star Trek: Next Generation favorite Data , WWE pro wrestler Rusev, and '70s CHiPS motorcycle cop Jon Baker .