Saturday, June 23, 2012

80's Movie Weekend

This really should have posted last weekend, so sue me. But anyway, last weekend marked the opening of the 80's inspired "Rock of Ages" movie based upon the successful Broadway musical. The reviews have been mixed at best and to tell you the truth I have a hard time thinking Tom Cruise can pull off the part. Whatever the case the soundtrack is littered with some awesome 80's music and I'll catch this movie at some point whether I spend the money at the theater or wait for it on DVD. Starring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diego Boneta, Mary J. Blige, and Paul Giamatti, here is "Rock of Ages"... the trailer... Rock of Ages Directed by Adam Shankman Produced by Adam Shankman Jennifer Gibgot Tobey Maguire Matthew Weaver Scott Prisand Carl Levin Garrett Grant Screenplay by Justin Theroux Chris D'Arienzo Allan Loeb Based on Rock of Ages by Chris D'Arienzo Starring Diego Boneta Julianne Hough Russell Brand Paul Giamatti Catherine Zeta-Jones Mary J. Blige Malin Åkerman Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise Music by Adam Anders Peer Åström Cinematography Bojan Bazelli Editing by Emma E. Hickox Studio Material Pictures Offspring Entertainment Distributed by Warner Bros. New Line Cinema Release date(s) June 15, 2012 Running time 123 minutes[1] Country United States Language English Budget $75 million[2] Box office $18,537,269 Of course if you've never seen the musical, here are some highlights starring former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis who was in the first national tour...

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