Anticipation is high for the Dec. 14 release of the big-screen version of one of the most popular stage musicals ever. Though cinematic interpretations of Broadway shows have become more commonplace since Chicago took the 2002 best-picture Oscar, Les Mis represents a new phase in the evolution of the movie musical.
The tale of love, redemption and social unrest that unfolds in 19th-century France — whose dialogue, along with such showstopping numbers as On My Own, is completely sung — will feature live performances instead of following the tradition of actors lip-syncing to a pre-recorded track.
Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, wouldn’t have it any other way.
“If you are miming to a playback, even if the synchronization is done very well, there is a part of you that knows something is off, something is false,” he says. “When it’s live, you believe it so much more. The actors have complete freedom rather than following a recording done three months before.”
Hooper says the results deliver those “spine-tingling moments” he appreciated when he saw the stage show. Fans will get to hear a sampling when a Les Mis teaser premieres on MSN.com Wednesday before it hits theaters Friday.
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Here are just a few reasons people tend to hate Insane Clown Posse:
- They bullied a homosexual boy in school and forcibly cut his hair.
- They’ve evaded paying taxes with Swiss bank accounts and loopholes.
- They once left their pet dog on top of their tour bus while they drove off.
- They’ve flip flopped their views on abortion depending on the audience.
- They’ve consistently ranked worst in the nation for corruption and employment.
- They pretend to defend the working man but are humorously out of touch.
- They’re worth over 250 Million dollars but have given almost none to charity.
- They fund camps where gay kids are tortured into becoming straight.
And of course the reason most people hate them bitterly: This song.
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“I like that I stick out. I was watching ‘Valentine’s Day’ on the plane recently. I have a tiny part in that movie. I was watching all the women — Jessica Biel, and Emma Roberts, and Jennifer Garner and Julia Roberts. They are gorgeous women, and I don’t want to take anything away from them, but they all do have a very classical look, with a very thin nose. I’m watching this parade of these faces and then, boom, it was my face, and I was taken aback. I was like, ‘Oh, my nose is so big!’ I have never in my life thought I had a big nose, but, well, there it was. The first time I was on TV, on ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ someone put up a YouTube clip and said, ‘You’re too ugly to be on TV.’ And I was like, ‘That is exactly why it’s a good thing that I’m on TV.’”
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You’re so amazing. <3
I refuse to relinquish my power over their self-esteem! Why, they might realize that they’re autonomous beings with rights and intrinsic worth!
