The song being operatically sung during the noir-ish trailer to musical, Nine, has been running through my mind with the occasional soprano verbrata of my own theatrical faux-singing that I can pull off in small notes! My dog goes running into her cage when I start singing like I am in the theatre...my husband says, "Wow, honey, that was pretty good..!" Thanks dear, but pets don't lie. Guess I'll stick to my day job (and blogging) for now. Producer Rob Marshall's Broadway hit, Chicago garnered six Academy Awards which only leaves me with the same anticipation and high hopes for the November 25th release of Nine, the five Tony winner based off of Fredrico Fellini's 1963 classic movie, 8-1/2. Nine is a story about a young film maker, Guido Contini who lives in Venice and is faced with his own crisis of art imitating life. His personal life and creative life are in flux as he struggles to come up with a plot to a film he has to write along with undergoing a nervous breakdown. The tangled web of women that contribute to Guido's torn soul leads us to a world of incredible passion, song, and dance. With a cast like Daniel Day-Lewis (Guido), Marion Cotillard (his wife), Penelope Cruz (his mistress), Judi Dench (costume designer and mentor), Nicole Kidman (his muse), Sophia Loren (his Mamma), Kate Hudson (a fashion journalist) and Fergie (slut who taught Guido a thing or two about love) - this star-studded film has Academy Award written all over it! Here are a few stills from the movie... -BH.
