Explore movie musicals on DVD and video.
Delightful streaming video clips from this collection of movie musicals.
"Rent" (2005) is the screen adaptation of the long-running Broadway rock musical, and six of the eight major roles are reprised by the original stage performers (Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp). New to the cast are Tracie Thoms as Joanne and Rosario Dawson as Mimi. Read an in-depth profile of "Rent" on DVD.
About the movie "The Sound of Music" on DVD, including DVD release date, a summary of the movie, and other DVD information.
This movie came alive for me because of its satirical treatment of Roxie’s legal case as a three-ring circus with the public, the press, and a manipulative lawyer each occupying their own ring. This is the reason that, despite being a period piece, “Chicago” still has bite and resonance for today’s audiences. Read a
full-length review or a
brief DVD review and overview of "Chicago" on DVD.
Made in India as a popular entertainment for Indian audiences, "Lagaan" is a movie that is unlike any ever seen by most Americans. In Hindi and English with a length of 3 3/4 hours, the film is a curious mix of historical drama, sports movie, romance, and musical. Read my review of this Bollywood musical.
Writer-director Baz Luhrmann creates a surreal/super-real world in "Moulin Rouge," a musical drama set in 1899 Paris where the songs are 20th-century pop tunes. Read a review of this fascinating DVD set.
Music and dance come together in in Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's masterwork, "The Red Shoes" (1948). Read my review of this movie on DVD.
To my mind, few movie musicals can even come close to the feeling of enchantment that "Singin' in the Rain" delivers. Read a review of "Singin' in the Rain" on DVD.
Baz Luhrmann takes an entertaining look at eccentric Aussies who eat, drink, and sleep ballroom dancing, but he still manages to make some provocative statements. Read my DVD review of "Strictly Ballroom."
They say the movie musical is dead, but with three entertaining musicals being released on video/DVD in 2001, I'm beginning to wonder. Find out more about the videos/DVDs that once again sparked my excitement about the movie musical.
"The Blues Brothers" is a 1980 film starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that has become part of American pop culture consciousness. For me, it's the music that gives the movie its exuberance. Read a
review of this movie on DVD.
