MOULIN ROUGE!

GENRE:  Music/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo
DIRECTOR:  Baz Luhrmann
WRITER:  Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce

PLOT:  A romantic poet falls for a beautiful but dying performer.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Rome + Juliet, Across the Universe, Big Fish

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JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

GENRE:  Music/ Comedy
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey
DIRECTOR:  Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
WRITER:  Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

PLOT:  Three close friends with their own girl-group band suddenly get signed on to a major record label only to find out that they are part of a plot to take over the world!

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  She's All That, Can't Hardly Wait, Empire Records

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CHICAGO

GENRE:  Comedy/ Crime/ Drama/ Musical
MADE:  2002
CAST:  Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly
DIRECTOR:  Rob Marshall
WRITER:  Bill Condon, Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb, Maurine Dallas Watkins

PLOT:  A musical comedic drama set in the 1920s sexy performer Velma Kelly and poor fragile Roxie Hart with a big dream find themselves locked up on death row when both turn to murder for vengeance.  It begins here where both ladies fight for the fame that will keep them alive and ultimately lead to their fame and fortune.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, Burlesque

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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

GENRE:  Adventure/ Drama/ Musical
MADE:  2007
CAST:  Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
DIRECTOR:  Julie Taymor
WRITER:  Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Julie Taymor

PLOT:  With the music of the Beatles, set during the Vietnam War Lucy Carrigan and Jude are in love though they are from very different parts of the world and walks of life.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Moulin Rouge!, Rent, Chicago

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THE U.S. VS JOHN LENNON

GENRE:  Documentary/ Biography/ Music
MADE:  2006
CAST:  John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert
DIRECTOR:  David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
WRITER:  David Leaf, John Scheinfeld

PLOT:  A documentary on John Lennon and his turn from musician to antiwar activist.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Fearless Freaks, The Devil And Daniel Johnston, I'm Still Here

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GREASE

GENRE:  Romance/ Comedy/ Musical
MADE:  1978
CAST:  John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
DIRECTOR:  Randal Kleiser
WRITER:  Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Bronte Woodard, Allan Carr

PLOT:  Sandy is a good girl and Danny is a greaser, they come from two very different worlds from two totally different crowds and yet they're in love, can they find a way to be together?

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Valley Girl, Pretty In Pink, Dirty Dancing, Staying Alive

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RAY

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington
DIRECTOR:  Taylor Hackford
WRITER:  Taylor Hackford, James L. White

PLOT:  A biography on the musician Ray Charles.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  La Vie En Rose, The Soloist, I'm Not There, Amadeus

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THE FEARLESS FREAKS

GENRE:  Documentary/ Biography/ Music
MADE:  2005
CAST:  The Flaming Lips, Beck, Bradley Beesley, Steve Burns
DIRECTOR:  Bradley Beesley
WRITER:  N/A

PLOT:  A documentary on the life of the band that originated in Oklahoma, The Flaming Lips.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  I'm Still Here, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, I'm Not There

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THE SOLOIST

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2009
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener
DIRECTOR:  Joe Wright
WRITER:  Susannah Grant, Steve Lopez

PLOT:  Steve Lopez is a journalist in Los Angeles looking for a big story when he runs into Nathaniel Ayers a homeless musical genius trained in Julliard.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Reign Over Me, Amadeus, Benny & Joon, Ray

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AMADEUS

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  1984
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge
DIRECTOR:  Milos Forman
WRITER:  Peter Shaffer

PLOT:  The life story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Immortal Beloved, The Doors, La Vie En Rose, The Soloist

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WALK THE LINE

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Music
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin
DIRECTOR:  James Mangold
WRITER:  Johnny Cash, Gill Dennis, Patrick Carr, James Mangold

PLOT:  A biographical film on the life of Johnny Cash.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dreamgirls, Ray, The Doors

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THE WIZARD OF OZ

GENRE:  Adventure/ Family/ Music
MADE:  1939
CAST:  Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley
DIRECTOR:  Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, King Vidor
WRITER:  Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson

PLOT:  When a tornado hits the rural countryside of Kansas, Dorothy Gale is swept away and lands in a magical land of witches, munchkins and talking Scarecrow, Lion and Tinman.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Alice In Wonderland, Mary Poppins, Labyrinth

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WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

GENRE:  Fantasy/ Family/ Musical
MADE:  1971
CAST:  Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum
DIRECTOR:  Mel Stuart
WRITER:  Roald Dahl, David Seltzer

PLOT:  A young boy from a poor family gets the chance of a life-time when he find a golden ticket for a tour of the great chocolate factory.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Alice In Wonderland, Wizard Of Oz, James And The Giant Peach

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