In the wake of the release of The Last Five Years, Caroline Siede at The A.V.Club makes some excellent points about how small-scale musicals that pare down the production value could translate successfully to the screen and perhaps revolutionize the genre. A favorite line: “There’s nothing inherently bad about big musicals or their big-screen adaptations, but right now Hollywood is only focusing on stadium shows when a whole collection of excellent chamber pieces is waiting in the wings.”
Read it here. And watch The Last Five Years!
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