Tag Archives: Singer

A Star Is Born (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It’s old-fashioned indeed – but it still works

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

“A Star Is Born” is your typical old-fashioned show business melodrama which is quite familiar to the bone. A successful male star entertainer comes across an unknown girl with talent and potential, and then they fall in love each other … Continue reading →

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Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Gaga the entertainer

Posted on November 11, 2017 by

Although I do not know much about Lady Gaga, I found that Netflix documentary film “Gaga: Five Foot Two” is an interesting behind-the-scenes documentary about one of the most popular entertainers in the world at present. Although I was a … Continue reading →

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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): No one can say that she didn’t sing…

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was quite an interesting woman for not only her sheer lack of talent but also her incredible obliviousness to that awful truth. It seemed she really believed she was a good singer, but it is apparent … Continue reading →

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Marguerite (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): By George, she can’t sing well…

Posted on August 13, 2016 by

It is always funny when a character seems so oblivious to how funny he (or she) is, and French comedy film “Marguerite” gets plenty of laughs from such a premise like that. Here is a lady who is so blindingly … Continue reading →

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Bessie (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Latifah Sings the Blues

Posted on September 20, 2015 by

As a biographic drama about one fascinating real-life entertainer who went through many barriers as reaching for her stardom, HBO TV movie “Bessie” is not without problems. It is rather plain and clichéd while riddled with several glaring problems including … Continue reading →

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This Must Be the Place (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An offbeat journey of an aging rock star

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

“This Must Be the Place” is an offbeat drama about a sad man who has been hiding inside his appearance of the past as his shell for a long time. When Cheyenne, played by Sean Penn in a striking appearance … Continue reading →

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