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- Elisabeth Vincentelli
- Brooklyn, NY, United States
- I'm a Brooklyn-based writer/editor specializing in entertainment and outdoors recreation. Past jobs include drama critic/features writer at the New York Post and arts & entertainment editor at Time Out New York. Why all the French stuff? I am, indeed, from France, and have been living in America for over 25 years.
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8 comments:
"This rockabilly musical is as wholesome as a PBS concert -- the only thing lacking is a pledge drive."
I like it...I'm not surprised.
What do you like, the show or my assessment?
Your assessment. I'm curious about it, but it's difficult to imagine it being anything other than a Disney-fied version of history. Your tempered reaction to the show confirms my suspicions.
I was discussing this recently with a friend regarding the 2 movies that have been made about Chess Records (Cadillac Records, and Who Do You Love). The story lines mix fact & fiction, and my friend & I both wondered - if the story needs to be tarted up with made up facts, why tell it at all?
Perhaps you are right Karate.
It's possible to take facts as a starting point then create something new. But MDQ tries to have it both ways, using history as a safety net when it's convenient and making stuff up when it suits them. The use of the female character is typical: Elvis did bring a girlfriend to the studio, but she was a Vegas dancer and didn't sing -- unlike the one in the show.
You're absolutely correct about starting with fact, and creating something new. I'm just not usually a fan of that. Personally, given the choice, I'll take non-fiction every time. The Chess Records movies did the same thing as MDQ. The history books would be much better served with a really good documentary.
Hi,
Great post at the post today -- and sorry this is off topic on your personal blog, but please tell me there's a mad wicked reunion song coming up on glee? Please. Oh dear lord, please.
Alas, Cheno and Idina don't share screen time -- which is a huge missed opportunity, of course.
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