Movies – James Sims

Adding Music to Movies by Way of the Stage: Sleepless in Seattle to Kinky Boots

by James SimsBlog, Broadway, Movies June 8, 2013April 26, 2020No Comments

Having recently made my way back to Los Angeles after spending the past five years in New York City, it's apparent that this Hollywood diet isn't exclusive to Broadway.

Iconic Movies Filmed at Lincoln Center

by James SimsBlog, Movies February 24, 2013April 26, 2020No Comments

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City is quite the visual landmark—Revson Fountain, the Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall. So many iconic visuals collected in one center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, many drawing some of Hollywood’s top filmmakers to the destination.

My Picks: 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards

by James SimsBlog, Movies, Television December 29, 2011April 26, 2020No Comments

A lot of quality films hit the big screen this past year, and many of them are captured in my Globe picks. We’ll see how these compare to the actual results on Sunday, January 15, 2012. How do your picks compare?

The Globe Shakespeare Coming to a Movie Theater Near You

by James SimsBlog, Broadway Direct, Movies, Portfolio June 22, 2011April 26, 2020No Comments

As the warm months of summer arrive, across the country, local communities are carrying on a long-running tradition of performing Shakespeare’s classic works in parks and outdoors venues. New Yorkers have the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park series, currently playing in Central Park, while nearly every major city across the country has some form of The Bard’s work playing throughout the summer.

Disney Hurts Hand-Drawn Animation with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 3D

by James SimsBlog, Movies July 27, 2010April 26, 20209 Comments

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” a film that set the standard for not just animation, but for the art of musical storytelling, garnered such critical praise in its initial theatrical release that it received multiple Academy Award nominations. Had Walt …

Jeffrey Katzenberg Eroded Animation with Celebrities

by James SimsBlog, Movies June 2, 2010April 26, 202048 Comments

Katzenberg, with the soft-spoken help of Roy Disney, injected new life into the animation arm of the studio following a drought that lasted more than 30 years.

Pixar Animates Life Behind the Scenes

by James SimsBlog, Movies April 6, 2010April 26, 20204 Comments

With ‘Waking Sleeping Beauty‘ currently playing in a limited release at movie theaters around the country, interest in a behind-the-scenes look at Disney animation is high. The documentary is both entertaining and educational, as it depicts the business …

Recap of Academy Awards Live Tweets

by James SimsBlog, Movies, Television March 8, 2010April 26, 20204 Comments

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are over and Hollywood is settling in for another year of blockbusters, indies and box office disasters. While the battle between ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ kept things interesting leading up to awards night, there …

Hollywood Directors Go Viral

by James SimsMovies December 17, 2009March 18, 20127 Comments

golden_globes The Golden Globe nominations were announced this week, placing a handful of Hollywood directors on a pedestal for all others to admire. Martin Scorsese will be bestowed with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award while James Cameron has returned from …

Muppets Rock Out To Queen

by James SimsMovies November 25, 2009March 18, 20123 Comments

muppets_queen Queen, the iconic rock band led by the equally iconic singer Freddie Mercury, has found its way into the world of Jim Henson‘s Muppets.

Earlier this week Muppets Studio, now owned by the Walt Disney Company, …

Alexis Bledel, Unemployed ‘Post Grad’ (HuffPo)

by James SimsMovies August 21, 2009March 18, 20122 Comments

postgrad If you ask Alexis Bledel whether college was a worthwhile experience, you’d discover that without her time at school she might not have become an actress. Now 27, she started out with a focus on writing and directing. “I figured …

‘Passing Strange’ Explodes On Screen

by James SimsBroadway, Movies August 18, 2009March 18, 2012One Comment

Passing Strange has seen various incarnations since its initial development at the Sundance Institute in 2004. From an out-of-town run in Berkeley to its Off-Broadway then Broadway premiere, the rock and soul stage musical has now made its way to …