La La Land' Director Aimed To Make A Film Even Musical Skeptics Would Love : NPR
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quot;Movies are kind of limited by what you see in front of the camera," says director Damien Chazelle. "Musicals find this wonderful way around that."
Movies are kind of limited by what you see in front of the camera, says director Damien Chazelle. Musicals find this wonderful way around that.
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Playwright, actor and director Sam Shepard
With 'La La Land,' Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle aim to
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La La Land”: A Cinematic Masterpiece About Love, Ambition, and
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Against La La Land – Guernica
Director Chazelle crafts modern millennial musical in 'La La Land
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Meet the Musicians In 'Southern Storytellers', Jason Isbell,…
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La La Land is a spectacle of pure cinema. But its real power comes
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A critique of La La Land and Casablanca.
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La La Land' Director Aimed To Make A Film Even Musical Skeptics
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Lizzie” Extends Run at TheaterWorks Hartford and Adds Streaming
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Movie Adaptations Of Books Hated By The Authors But Loved By Critics