1920's Chicago is a pretty kicking place, and nightclub sensation Velma Kelley is the hottest ticket around; but when she comes out the winner in a bit of fatal domestic violence she finds herself banged up with only slick celebrity lawyer Billy Flynn to save her. A fellow inmate in the clink is stardom hungry Roxie Hart, a woman who would like nothing more than to wrest Velam's crown from her. Chicago is a real showbiz song and dance extravaganza, think Moulin Rouge with more glitz and more fun
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CRY-BABY (1990)
Certification15 Our Rating
US teen heart-throb Johnny Depp plays Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, the coolest dude in school and the baddest boy in Baltimore. Rich, prim, new girl Alison thinks he's a dream, her grandmother thinks he's a nightmare. An even weirder cast than 'Hairspray' in this quirky, offbeat musical extravaganza that's got a touch of traditional John Waters shock stuff, but is predominately a parody of both 50s teen rebellion and 50s teen musical flicks. Its reputation has grown hugely with time.
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GIACOMO PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME (1993)
CertificationE Our Rating
Recorded in the San Francisco Opera House in 1988, this performance of Puccini's La Boheme contains an international cast of singers and players, including Italo Tajo and Luciano Pavarotti
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GREASE (1978)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A high school musical which ripped off everything it could from the 1950s. At the time it was slated, but, in retrospect, it started a trend and is nowhere near as bad as some of the movies which followed it. In fact, one could go as far as to say it's now a bit of a classic...
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MOULIN ROUGE (2001) (2001)
Certification12 Our Rating
Baz Luhrmann, the man who gave Romeo and Juliet a good work over, gets his very modern, style heavy paws on the musical classic and blimey he doesn't mess about. Satine is host and star at the most prestigious nightclub in Paris, where only the very wealthy can while away their evenings. Amongst the plethora of men besotted is one struggling young writer, Christian. The two begin a passionate affair, but as their liaison becomes known it ignites a dangerous cocktail of desire and obsession. Moul
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