Thursday Movie Picks #250: TMP Television Edition - Music/Musicals

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is TMP Television Edition - Music/Musicals

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I knew this theme is going to be a tough one since there are not a lot of musical TV series which is why I've also included TV series that are music related so shows like Nashville and Empire would fall under them, though they don't end up on my list since they're a little too soap opera-ish for me and I'm not really a fan of the genre of music those series center on. Anyway here are my picks, two of which are musicals.

Galavant  (2015-2016)

The Gist: In a fairytale-esque world, a dashing knight, Galavant, goes on a quest to save his love who was kidnapped by an evil king. I've only seen the first season of this musical series and I enjoyed it a lot. It is soo charming and funny and the songs are really fun and catchy. I'd recommend this to those who like movies like The Princess Bride, Enchanted and Ella Enchanted.

 

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019)

The Gist: Running into her summer camp ex boyfriend one day inspires a woman to abandon her life and job in New York to move to his hometown so that she can insert herself back in his life. This is another musical pick. I had seen like an episode of this and dropped it, thinking it wasn't something I enjoyed. Then it went on Netflix and I pretty much binged watch the earlier seasons. I have yet to watch the final season but I really enjoyed the first three seasons. It's a funny series and the musical numbers are fun, they often make pop culture references and sort of imitates popular music video styles while making fun of them. I also love that each season has a new opening theme musical number.

Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018)

The Gist: This comedic drama follows the lives of the musicians of the New York Symphony just as a new conductor and a young oboist joins them. This is the only non-musical of my picks. I had known of this series but had not heard much about it (I'm of the opinion that Amazon series don't get talked about as much as Netflix series, or maybe it's just me not paying much attention to them.) and since I've never really been into classical music I wasn't sure how much I would enjoy this. Anyway, I'm so glad I decided to check this out. Mozart in the Jungle is very charming and gives such an interesting fun look at the inner workings of an orchestra. And yes...the music was also great.

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Thursday Movie Picks #249: Interview

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Interview

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This week is another tough one. It also seems like I am forgetting a movie that I've watched that will surely end up on everyone's picks.

The Help (2011)
Recent college graduate and aspiring writer returns home to care for her ill mother and decides to interview the black women who worked as the help for the white families in her hometown as part of her book. It's an ok movie for me, I didn't love it like a lot of other people.

 
Frost/Nixon (2008)
It's a dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and Richard Nixon. I really like this one. I had not seen the original interviews so had come into this unspoiled. It was all very interesting, the lead up to the interview and the interview itself. Sometimes I forget and refer to this movie as Frost vs Nixon because at times it does seem more fitting.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

A man is interviewed by a reporter and tells his epic life story beginning in 18th century New Orleans when he was turned into a vampire . How can I not include this, Interview is in the title. Also, it is one of the best vampire movies ever and a favourite.

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Thursday Movie Picks #248: Let's Start at the End

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Let's Start at the End

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Today's theme is all about those movies that start at the end. While they might not all be fully told in reverse, the opening shots are usually of those from the end of the story. It was really quite tricky trying to recall which movies were told that way.

Shimmer Lake (2017)
The local police investigate what happened in a recent bank heist that went wrong involving people in their small town. I really enjoyed this one. It's a small town mystery crime drama that also has a little bit of humor in it.

 
Arrival (2016)
A linguist works with the military to communicate with the alien lifeforms that have arrived in 12 spaceships around the world. This is one of my most recent watch and it's so different from what I expected it to be. I actually rather love it. It's such a quiet contemplative sci-fi movie.

Memento (2000)

A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer. Memento is here because as far as I remember it was told in reverse and that is the only thing I remember. I haven't seen this in nearly 2 decades and would love to rewatch it.

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Thursday Movie Picks #247: Unrecognizable Actor Transformation

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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Unrecognizable Actor Transformation

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I thought I would have a lot more options to choose from, but I am having a hard time remembering major transformations.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 & 2017)
If I had not known Karen Gillan plays Nebula, I would not have thought it was her by looking at the character.

 
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Tilda Swinton is no stranger to unrecognizable transformations and in this movie she becomes an elderly guest at the hotel.

Cloud Atlas (2012)

A lot of the actors in this played multiple characters and had some very big transformations.

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