tick, tick… BOOM! 2021
There were lots of T movies, but this film is brilliant. It’s a musical, but not in a Sound of Music way. It’s very modern and smart and it’s based on a specific part of Jonathon Larson’s life. Here’s an IMDB synopsis:
New York, 1990. Jonathan Larson is an aspiring musical theatre writer. He has been working on his musical Superbia for several years – it is consuming all of his energy. At last he has managed to land workshop of it and an audience for it but he is still needs a song to complete Act 2, a song that he seems unable to compose. While that clock is ticking his girlfriend is looking to move for a job, leaving him with a decision to make. To crown it all he’s about to turn 30 and feels he should have accomplished something by then.
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Andrew Garfield embodies Larson. He is a force in this film. I can’t stress enough how amazing he is. It’s an intimate film about a man who is on a work and personal deadline and it’s beautiful. The music is by Larson and it’s executed brilliantly, which is what you expect by something directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
In the end, we find out that Jonathon Larson died the day before the off-Broadway debut of his award-winning (posthumous) musical, Rent, of an aortic dissection. I went in not knowing anything about Larson and I’m glad I did. If you enjoy true stories and/or musicals, this is a must watch.
Runners up: Titanic, Trainspotting, To Catch a Thief, That Thing You Do!
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Hi, there! Visiting from A to Z… I had never heard of this film, but you made it one I must add to my must-watch list! The fact that it beat out Titanic in your estimation speaks volumes! Thanks for the tip and I can’t wait to watch it!
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