The Cheetah Girls 2 2006  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Drama
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Raven-Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan, Kiely Williams, Lynn Whitfield, Belinda, Lori Anne Alter, Abel Folk, Kim Manning, Golan Yosef, Peter Vives Newey, Rosana Pastor
The Cheetah Girls are back. This sequel is full of flava as the girl group jets off to Spain to participate in a musical festival. The girls are in awe and enjoying the beautiful scenery together, but slowly they drift apart. Galleria (Raven) wants the group to practice, practice, practice; Chanel (Adrienne Bailon) finds a new friend in fellow singer Marisol (Belinda); Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan) has her eye on a hot dancer (Golan Yosef); and Aqua (Kiely Williams) decides that fashion is her new passion. Again, the Cheetahs learn about themselves and how hard the journey to stardom truly is. (Review by LW)
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 High School Musical 2006   TV, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Drama
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Chris Warren Jr., Olesya Rulin, Bart Johnson, Ryne Sanborn, Socorro Herrera
When basketball superstar Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and shy, smart Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are randomly selected to sing karaoke on vacation, they instantly connect. But imagine Troy's surprise when he returns to school to find that Gabriella is the new girl! Being friends or anything more is unheard of as they are in completely opposite cliques. They decide to audition for the school musical, throwing the students of East High into turmoil. Although some enjoy the merging of cliques, the school's main theatrical talents–Sharpay and Ryan Evans (Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel)–are outraged. They will do anything in their power to keep Troy and Gabriella from "their" show. (Review by LW) 1 User Review
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| | - | - 01/09/2007 | | iLOVE TROY BOLTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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High School Musical 2 2007  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Matthew Miles Carter, Alyson Reed, Chris Warren Jr., Olesya Rulin, Ryne Sanborn, Socorro Herrera, Leslie Wing
This sequel takes place during summer vacation, and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) is plotting to lure Troy (Zac Efron) away from Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) by getting him a job at her parents' country club. There is one major problem with her plan: Troy accepts the job with the provision that the club will also hire those he recommends, and he manages to get Gabriella and the rest of his Wildcat friends hired. But during the summer, Troy does begin to enjoy his new lifestyle and breaks up with Gabriella. Meanwhile, Sharpay's brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) makes friends with the Wildcats. The club is getting ready for its annual talent show, and after Sharpay replaces Ryan and asks Troy to sing with her in the show, Ryan forms a group with the Wildcats. Now Troy begins to question whether giving up his friends is worth what he wants. Troy had told Sharpay that he would sing with her under the condition that he could also sing with everyone else. By show's end, the Wildcats, Sharpay, Gabriella, Ryan, and Troy are all on stage singing–together. Music abounds.
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008  G, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren Jr., Ryne Sanborn, KayCee Stroh, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin, Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Albuquerque's East High seniors Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are facing graduation. Troy, as captain of the Wildcat basketball team, has won another championship and cannot decide between going on with basketball or choosing a theater career. Gabriella has decided to accept an early admission to Stanford, which will mean a separation from Troy. In the midst of their changing lives, Troy and Gabriella join the other Wildcats in staging a Spring musical that will reflect what is going on in their lives as they reach the end of high school and plan for the future.
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 Hocus Pocus 1993   PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Charles Rocket, Stephanie Faracy, Norbert Weisser, Kathleen Freeman
Somehow, the premise of this film turns the hanged witches of Salem, Massachusetts in 1693, into child eaters. When these three witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are resurrected, the town's children must be saved. Poor stuff. And it's Disney! 2 User Reviews
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| | Love this Movie | Nanarae 10/08/2009 | My grandchildren love this movie. It's a ritual every Halloween we watch this over and over.
The first time a few parts were a little scarey but now it's more entertaining. I love Bette. |
| | AMAZING!!! | kelsey 10/14/2007 | | |
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 Newsies 1992 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Robert Duvall, Bill Pullman, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Ann - Margret, Michael Lerner, Marc Lawrence, Jeffrey DeMunn
This Disney film is based on the 1899 strike by newspaper boys in New York City who found Joseph Pulitzer's business tactics less than fair to those delivering his papers.
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This Is It 2009 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Documentary / Musical
aka: Michael Jackson's This Is It
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Michael Jackson
This film provides raw footage of behind-the-scenes rehearsals of what was supposed to be Michael Jackson's concert comeback. Performances feature a robust Michael Jackson just weeks before his death and present Michael singing and dancing to "Thriller," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Gonna Be Startin' Somethin'," and "I'll Be There" among other hits.
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| 1. The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
2. High School Musical (2006)
3. High School Musical 2 (2007)
4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
5. Hocus Pocus (1993)
6. Newsies (1992)
7. This Is It (2009)
aka: Michael Jackson's This Is It
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