The cast and the production values at Drury Lane couldn’t be better. But a script that’s aged badly and a lack of character depth doesn’t make for great storytelling, despite superb choreography, killer vocals and vividly compelling visuals.
The movie “Elf” is a 90-minute charmer. The stage musical, now playing at Drury Lane, is a bloated, two-and-a-half-hour slog that’s all sparkle and no substance.
to introduce myself, my name is rachel boylan. this is nelson walker. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. [inaudible] and we re going to place this and the deep connection within the history. what made you choose the civil war and reconstruction? well, you know, america is kind of like a big family that thwarts of apart during the civil war. and in order to make peace, we told ourselves a certain story about it. and for a long time, we had trouble telling the difference between that story and the truth. you can ask me anything you