Positioning this well I have to say I love all manner of music. Recently I’ve bought Black Eyed Peas, I like Hip Hop, Rap, Acoustic, Opera…I’m very eclectic. So the next revelation might just come a bit easier. I like Barry Manilow. You can blame my Mum for playing his records every Sunday, and this news will make her smile.
From Moviehole, the news is that Manilow wants to take his stage show to the big screen:
According to Sky News, the legendary crooner is planning a film version of his overplayed hit “Copacabana” and wants Oscar Winner Jamie Foxx to headline it.
Foxx would play hapless dreamer and secret musical star Tony Parker – if he gets time.
Says Manilow, “The whole concept is ready to go, but as yet Jamie is tied up with Miami Vice. But with him on board we have a smash hit film.”
I won’t, as Moviehole did, start singing the song and get it into your heads. You know they started “Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl, with yellow ribbons in her hair…” I wouldn’t do that to you, really.
Has anyone seen this on stage? Is it worth a film adaptation? Would anyone actually go to see it, apart from the die hard Manilow fans?
well, as far as i’m concerned, there shouldn’t be a miami vice movie. enough with the god damned classic tv shows into films already. is hollywood out of that many ideas as well as vaults filled with scripts to have to continue remaking crap? jeez.
who gives a shit about copacabana. yeh yeh, i like manilow as much as the next guy (my wifes name is amanda and believe me, i’ve heard my share of ‘mandy’). i like the song copacabana but why make a movie based on it? her name was lola. she was a showgirl. why make a movie based on this freakin song?
why make a movie based on anything? why not make something from scratch? something new and fresh? charlie kaufman and the directors of his work (jonze and gondry) have been doing it for years now. you would think that hollywood would catch on and follow suit. i guess not. hollywood is pretty freaking stupid sometimes.
I’m sorry, but having an eclectic taste in music does not make the Manilow interest easier to understand. My taste is pretty “eclectic” too and I shuddered in horror when I read that. ;)
Foxx, don’t to do it! Avoid the Oscar curse–oh wait too late, you’re doing Miami Vice. Might as well.