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Summer Forever

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On the last Friday of summer after high school, three life-long best friends make a pact to have their final days together the most epic of their lives. Come Monday morning, everything changes as the previously inseparable girls part ways and begin their adult lives. Sweet, sarcastic, music-loving Sydney plans to leave for college in Boston; brainy, proper and slightly uptight Chloe will head to New York to attend Columbia; and gorgeous, free-spirited Liv will reluctantly stay behind to help in her mom’s coffee shop and attend community college. With only 48 hours on the clock, the trio makes a “YOLO” list of things to do before Monday morning, be it chase dreams, chase boys, or chase their fears away, all while singing their hearts out. Sydney must decide between staying the course, or blowing off college for a shot at making it big with her music; Chloe must throw a raging house party while her parents are away; and Liv must bring her dance aspirations to life by applying to the extremely exclusive Juilliard. This weekend stretches their friendship to the breaking point, but through life, love, heartbreak and song, each girl is challenged to discover herself in this new phase of life, as well as reinforce their group’s special bond.

Universal Dance Awards

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Quenching the thirst of millions of passionate dancers and dancefans worldwide, UDA is the only awards show honoring dance & choreography in film, television, music videos, commercials, digital media, concert tours and stage spectaculars. Join us as we unite the world through the love of dance, the art form that transcends all language barriers. The art form that shapes pop culture. The art form with a beat & a heartbeat.

Greatest Days

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Featuring the hit songs of Take That, 'Greatest Days' is the epic musical about five best friends, brought together by their shared love of the band before drifting apart and then relighting their friendship 25 years later at the band's reunion concert.

Topsy-Turvy

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The world of Gilbert and Sullivan comes to vivid life in director Mike Leigh’s extraordinary dramatization of the staging of the duo’s legendary 1885 comic opera THE MIKADO. Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner brilliantly inhabit the roles of the world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, who, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production. A lushly produced epic about the harsh realities of creative expression, featuring bravura performances and Oscar-winning costume design and makeup, TOPSY-TURVY is an unexpected period delight from one of contemporary cinema’s great artists.

Pagan Love Song

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Swimming superstar Esther Williams plays an American vacationing in Tahiti, and celebrity baritone Howard Keel stars as the clueless American who mistakes her as an island native, falls in love with her and woos her with the Pagan Love Song. When Ohio schoolteacher Hazard Endicott (Keel--Kiss Me Kate, "Dallas") moves to Tahiti to live on an island plantation he has inherited, he soon realizes that he loves Mimi Bennett (Williams--Million Dollar Mermaid, Dangerous When Wet)... and that he has no idea how to farm the land he owns. Somehow, during tropical-island water ballets and love songs crooned by Endicott, and with the help of islanders Tavae (Charles Mauu--Road to Bali) and Terru (Academy Award winner Rita Moreno--West Side Story, "Oz"), both the plantation and love blossom in this musical romance.

The Gay Divorcee

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In one of their best loved, most charming song-and-dance comedies, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers demonstrate just how they became best known as America's greatest dance team. Includes the Academy Award winning hit "The Continental."

Small Town Girl (1953)

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Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, Billie Burke, Fay Wray, and Nat "King" Cole (as himself) star in this joyous musical comedy romance about a small town that suddenly becomes a hotbed when a judge's daughter falls for a wealthy bachelor. When playboy Rick Livingston (Granger) is arrested for speeding, Judge Kimbell (Robert Keith) sentences the arrogant young guy to 30 days in jail to teach him a lesson. Kimbell's daughter Cindy (Powell) decides to "reform" Rick by tricking him into marriage--and then the fun begins. The renowned Busby Berkeley staged the dance numbers, including two famous sequences: an instrumental version of "Take Me to Broadway," in which Bobby Van hops through town in what appears to be one continuous tracking shot, and "I've Gotta Hear That Beat," in which Ann Miller dances on a Broadway stage accompanied by an orchestra of disembodied musicians whose instruments are played by hands that emerge from the floor and wall. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

Sally (1929)

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Cafe hostess Sally (Marilyn Miller) aspires to leave her humble beginnings in an orphanage to become a dancer. She is loved by Blair Farell, of an aristocratic family, but his father has arranged a match with another woman. Forced to leave the cafe when she spills food on the suit of Otis Hooper, a booking agent, Sally gets a job at the Balkan Tavern. Encouraged to dance for the customers, Sally is a sensation. Now she's on her way to a big Broadway show...but can she still land her true love, Blair?

Chennai Express

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Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

Merry Andrew (1958)

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Archaeologist Andrew Larabee tunnels below an English meadow, seeking a rare historical relic. His shoveling takes him back to the surface…and into the lions' cage during a circus act. Just like that, a star – or at least a Joey -- is born. A Joey is circus-speak for clown and who better to play that clown than Danny Kaye? The effusive star unleashes his singing, swooning and jesting talents in this bright musical-comedy tale of circus extravaganza and romantic complications. Famed choreographer Michael Kidd (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) makes his lone movie directorial effort one to cheer the heart, particularly with the rolling-bicycle number. Everything Is Tickety-Boo and in the center-ring-romp Salud. Have a Merry Andrew time!

Let's Do It Again!

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In this 1953 musical remake of "The Awful Truth" Wyman is married to womanizing composer Milland and sets out to give him some of his own medicine. She has an affair, but her ploy backfires, and the couple get a divorce. Once separated, they try every way to make each other jealous.

For the First Time (1959)

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The brilliance of one of the world's most beloved tenors and the exciting world of opera highlight this delightful romantic adventure set in the most beautiful cities of Europe. Tonio Costa (Mario Lanza), the temperamental darling of the opera world, is forever missing performances because of impromptu street concerts and endless parties. But Tonio's carefree ways change when he falls in love with Christa, a beautiful deaf girl. Christa refuses to marry him until she can hear his sublime voice. So they embark upon a whirlwind concert tour of Europe where Christa consults with specialists while Tonio sings his heart out. Their love grows stronger and they realize that as long as they are together they can face whatever the future holds. Lush, exotic locations, fabulous operatic performances and the magic of Mario Lanza give this sparkling love story the look and sound of enchantment.

How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

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A humble window washer at the New York offices of World Wide Wickets, J. Pierpont Finch applies the lessons he's learned from a book called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to scrabble his way up the corporate ladder. Though advised by the mailroom supervisor to keep a low profile and play things "The Company Way," Finch would rather play by his own set of rules and ethics, however skewed they may be. After all, two can play this game. Robert Morse stars. Directed by David Swift.

Para Para Sakura

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Wong Kam Sing (Aaron Kwok), who runs one of Shanghai's major aerobic dance centers, was born with a weak sense of color. He has always been living in a colorless gray world and finds himself reluctant to love. Wong meets Lok Yee (Cecilia Cheung) when he is performing a dance on the streets. What is most amazing is that, in Lok Yee, Wong senses "color". The joyous and fun-loving Lok Yee brings color into Wong's dull world. Unfortunately, Lok Yee decides to return to Japan and get married. Wong, having descended once again into his black-and-white world, determines to go to Japan for a passionate reunion...

The Mikado

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The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the beloved comic opera The Mikado, the first work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen. Directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor Schertzinger, it is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan, with such enduringly popular numbers as “A Wand’ring Minstrel I” and “Three Little Maids from School,” and featuring American singer Kenny Baker as well as a host of renowned D’Oyly Carte performers, including Martyn Green and Sydney Granville.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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An angelically beautiful Catherine Deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart-tugger from Jacques Demy. She plays an umbrella-shop owner’s delicate daughter, glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic, played by Nino Castelnuovo. When the boy is shipped off to fight in Algeria, the two lovers must grow up quickly. Exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors, and told entirely through the lilting songs of the great composer Michel Legrand, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies

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Set 10 years later, the Phantom has escaped from Paris to New York where he lives amongst the joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young son Gustave from Manhattan, to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island... they have no idea what lies in store for them... You truly haven’t experienced Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies until you see this spectacular new Australian production, filmed at Melbourne’s iconic Regent Theatre.

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

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Celebrate 80 years of Rodgers & Hammerstein with this landmark concert filmed at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with songs from The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, and Oklahoma! Starring Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Audra McDonald and Patrick Wilson and featuring a 40-piece orchestra.

One Night of Love

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Having spent her last $500 to study singing in Italy, Mary Barrett takes a job as cigarette girl in a Milan café where her talent is recognized by Guilio Monteverdi, the fiery, egotistical, conductor who is famous throughout Europe. Monteverdi is so impressed that he offers to teach her, making it clear that becoming his pupil will mean years of rigorous training. Told she must live with him so that he can supervise every phase of her life, Mary balks. But with characteristic egotism, Monteverdi assures her their relationship will be strictly platonic, noting that he dismissed his last pupil after she fell in love with him! Two long and demanding years after becoming Monteverdi's pupil, Mary loses her temper with her stern taskmaster. But when he appeals to the artist in her, Mary continues her studies. So, when Bill Huston, a charming and wealthy American, asks her to marry him, she refuses, still determined to become a famous opera singer, if only to gain her stern teacher's approval. Because of their nonstop fighting, Mary comes to believe that she hates Monteverdi. But when he makes a date with Lally, a former student with whom he has had an affair, she tries to keep him home by pretending that she has lost her voice. Wise to the ruse, Monteverdi locks Mary in her room before going to see Lally, only to realize that it's actually Mary whom he loves. Annoyed by Monteverdi's treatment, Mary escapes to be with Bill, telling him she's going to marry him. Hearing the news, Monteverdi pretends to congratulate the couple. But with Mary scheduled for a debut that night, he gets Lally to take her place. Just as Monteverdi expected, Mary shows up to perform, and is furious when she realizes he counted on her doing just that. When she threatens to leave, Monteverdi takes her in his arms and tells her he loves her. That night, Mary is inspired, singing so well that she is offered a role at the New York Metropolitan. But Monteverdi refuses for her - she is not ready just yet. Jealous, Lally manages to convince Mary that Monteverdi made love to her merely to insure that she would sing. Heartbroken, Mary refuses to listen to Monteverdi's explanations and goes to New York to appear at the Met. On the night of her debut, she is so nervous that she cannot go on until she sees Monteverdi in the prompter's box. Recovering to sing gloriously, Mary falls into his arms after Monteverdi pays homage to her as a great artist.

Stop the World, I Want to Get Off

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The film adaptation of the classic stage musical about the life and times of an ordinary guy named Littlechap. Assessing the world around him and what it has to offer, Littlechap decides that marrying the boss" daughter and becoming a member of the British Parliament will lead to a fulfilling life. Unfortunately, he is soon disillusioned and bored by his success and forced to, once again, examine his life. The score includes "What Kind of Fool Am I?"

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