With stars like Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Courtney B. Vance, and Keke Palmer this film about a small town choir burdened by the town's budget cuts appears to be a hit. The choir's director (played by Kris Kristofferson) dies suddenly and Queen Latifah's character Vi Rose Hill soon takes control. This prompts G.G. Sparrow (Dolly Parton) to jump in because she thought it should be her to replace the dearly departed musical director. And as Sparrow is also a major donor with big bucks to spend, she could definitely help with financial issues brought on by the town budget cuts.he younger generation approves of G.G. Sparrow and her plans to modernize the choir's music and style and have their own agenda's which include romance and rebelliousness. At stake is the national annual competition titled "Joyful Noise" and the two leading women must overcome their differences to reach a competitive level. Dolly Parton (9 to 5, Steel Magnolias) is superb as the wealthy G.G. Sparrow, Queen Latifah (Beauty Shop, The Dilemma) is the hardheaded Vi Rose who's daughter Olivia (Keke Palmer) begins dating G.G.'s grandson, Randy (Jeremy Jordan) making yet more sparks fly in this small town. Beautiful music and wonderful acting give this just the right spirit for any season!

With a talent filled cast and plenty of inspiring music to offer Sparkle will most assuredly be one to see as well as listen to this year! Starring Jordin Sparks in the role of Sparkle, sounds like an ideal combination. Sparks was named the winner of season 6 on American Idol in 2007 and her career has never looked so promising since. In what may be her final acting role, Whitney Houston plays Sparkle's mom, a single mother with high hopes for her daughter's singing career. The sing together along with two sisters and absolutely sound like the Supremes did back in the 1960's.n original film titled Sparkle depicted a family of three sisters who formed a girl group from Harlem in the 50's but this remake centers them in Detroit in the 60's and is a far better tribute to the Supremes than Dreamgirls ever could be. Cast includes the late Whitney Houston (Waiting To Exhale), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), and Mike Epps (Jumping The Broom). Sparkle's sisters are played by Carmen Ejogo, and Tika Sumpter.

If you are going to look for that "half", which makes "Nine" more than "Eight and a half", then you can find it in a consequence of the almost complete rejection of Marshall's confessional original. Instead og Fellini's excursion into your own mind here is melodrama of a person who does not want to change the freedom of their own fantasies on the responsibility and hassle of the real world. The unique crisis Marshall thus replaces the by the universal one. And with all the vulgarity of the resulting parade lacy stockings and fake romantic accents you have to admit: there is no need to be Fellini to resolve difficult relations with all the women of the life. It is much better to build mentally the cabaret of these women instead.

A film dealing with the music industry as deeply as Rock of Ages is worth the watching to listen to all that great music if nothing else. This film also has a stellar cast and some great inside info (make that gossip) dealing with Los Angles in 1987. We meet a couple, Sherrie and Drew, whose romance will be faced by a set of challenges when they meet and discover love at first sight for both of them. Drew Boley is played by Diego Boneta (90210, Pretty Little Liars), Sherrie Christian played by Julianne Hough (Burlesque, Footloose 2011), Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Mission Impossible series) is Stacee Jaxx. Alec Baldwin (Running With Scissors, TV series 30 Rock) is Dennis Dupree. Julianne Hough is multi-talented and also a celebrity dance star from the TV program Dancing With the Stars.ased on a 2005 Los Angeles play Rock of Ages moved on to become a successful Broadway play in 2009. The movie is enjoyable because of the great musical numbers and lots of dancing and singing plus some excellent acting from the cast.

Scott Cooper's movie Crazy Heart got two Oscar in 2009, It's a movie with the soul, no pathos, no ostentatious patriotism, just as it is. Jeff Bridges plays such a collective role of the classics of the Nashville Sound. Forty years ago, while still a boy, he went into the army in the end "The Last Picture Show," now he's back with the "Oscar". There are, of course, the obvious parallels with his main "pop-role" of Big Lebowski, but it looks like he selects the role and playing style and maintains this line till the final credits.

For those who can't get enough of Glee, Universal Studios created an out-loud musical, Pitch Perfect which acclaimed to be a successful hit in 2012 alongside with Step Up Revolution. The story of Pitch Perfect is revolving around a girl Beca, which is portrayed by Anna Kendrick (if you have no idea, who Anna Kendrick is – just remember Rosie from Twilight Saga and you will get a clue). In Pitch Perfect, Anna plays a music-addicted teenager who just arrived to her new college and seems to be mismatch for any clique there. Nevertheless, she herds a group of mean and weird girls that are climbing their way to the heights of recognition as college acappella. Fortunately, Beca features a strong and beautiful vocal talent which will be certainly very helpful in their music battle against male acappella of the college. Namely around that battle most of the Pitch Perfect action revolves.