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Who can tell me why John Travolta is playing Edna in the movie-of-the-musical-of-the-movie Hairspray and not Harvey Fierstein, who originated the role on Broadway?

And why no Marissa Janet Winokur, who originated Broadway's Tracy?

WTF?

They are the new Julie Andrews (passed up for the film version of My Fair Lady) until I hear otherwise.

We are appalled.

Labels: evil, musicals, scientology

Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:20 PM | shower me with attention

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

They've made a straight-to-DVD film of one of my favorite books of all time.

The trailers and commercials are incredibly dismaying to me. The write-up on IMDB comforts me some - the plot seems intact, from the reports there - but the fact that they're marketing this story as another sword-and-sorcery, Narnia knock-off, annoys me no end.

This is a brilliant, moving story. It is not a "fantasy" story; the Terabithia parts are minor, and never it is even hinted at that Terabtihia is a real place. It is very decidedly a shared invention that brings these two kids together.

Maybe I haven't read this book in 20 years, but I remember that much. I read and read and read it as a kid; I did a book report on it in grade 3 and read it again in grade 6 when it was assigned to my class, even though the teacher said I didn't have to 'cause I'd already read it a million times.

Why are people trying to mess with the good books?

Labels: dvds, evil, travesties

Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:42 PM | shower me with attention