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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick.

Valentina is now rapidly approaching this ‘coming of age’ milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter’s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win.

In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles – and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all!

I had the opportunity of seeing Dr. Parnassus this week, and I was a bit hesitant going into it. For one, I knew it was a fantasy film (which can be really hokey) and second, I knew it was Heath Ledger’s final film, and that was incredibly sad.  Writer/director Terry Gilliam has made some very strange movies in his day, some of them I love (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Twelve Monkeys) some of them, not so much (I’m not a Monty Python fan, and I hated Brazil).  So I would say I was a skeptic going into this movie.

To be honest the only reason I was dying to see it was because of Heath Ledger. And the first time we see Heath in the movie, he is hanging from a noose.  That was disturbing for me, considering he died during the filming of this movie.  I found myself really mourning the fact that he’s dead throughout the movie. Why? Because Heath Ledger really was an amazing actor. In Dr. Parnassus – it was evident that he really was a phenomenal actor, who’s talent surpassed any of his peers.  It’s such a tragedy that he’s no longer with us, because he was a genius. His final performance in Dr. Parnassus reflects this. He was brilliant.

He was able to film majority of the film, until he passed – and his role was turned over to his good friends  Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.  Which in my opinion didn’t really disrupt the film at all (as I had thought going into it). Johnny, Jude and Colin each had a 5 minute (at most) scene in the film – which occurs only when Heath’s character steps into Dr. Parnassus’ “imaginarium”.

It’s a confusing movie – but the payoff is worth it. It is a strange movie, but after I left the theater, I started to put it all together, and it made sense. It was really a very beautiful, moving movie.  If you’re a fan of Terry Gilliam you will absolutely ADORE this movie. If you’re a fan of Heath Ledger, you need to see this, his final film. I will say this movie will not be loved by all, but I loved it. It was a great piece of art, a wonderful step into Terry Gilliam’s strange world. I loved seeing Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell join the movie, even if briefly. (I could have used a whole lot more of Johnny Depp! He was absolutely GENIUS as always!)

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus comes out on Christmas Day. Go see it!

Please take a minute to check out all the beautiful pictures behind the cut. I have over 20 stills from the movie. Take a minute – check them out. I’ve got more pictures of Heath, Johnny, Jude and Collin. Come with me! (more…)

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NINE out now!
iTunes & Amazon

Featuring the musical talents of Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Fergie, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Noisettes and introducing Griffith Frank!

**Also be sure to check out the RED CARPET PREMIERE LIVE IN N.Y.C. TONIGHT at 6:45 EST streaming on Facebook!**

The vibrant and provocative musical production NINE, premiered on Broadway in 1982 to critical acclaim (winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical), and successfully revived in 2003 (winning another two Tonys, including Best Revival), is the most hotly anticipated movie of the holiday season, directed by Rob Marshall, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Fergie (Stacy Ferguson), and Sophia Loren. The Weinstein Company film – which will include new songs by original composer-lyricist Maury Yeston that were not in previous stage versions – will open in New York and Los Angeles on December 18th, and nationwide on Christmas Day.

Geffen Records will release the all-star original motion picture soundtrack cast album for NINE on December 15th digitally, and physically December 21st. The Ron Fair Remix of “Cinema Italiano” sung by the Oscar-nominated Kate Hudson marks the actresses’ premiere as a recording artist. The song is one of Yeston’s exclusive new compositions for the film. In support of the album, “Cinema Italiano” (The Ron Fair Remix) will be released as a digital single on December 8th and has been serviced to clubs, online and retail. The track, “Unusual Way,” introducing new Geffen Records artist Griffith Frank, will be serviced as a focus track for various promotional tie-ins.

NINE follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard), his mistress Carla (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman), his confidante and costume designer Lillie (Judi Dench), young American fashion journalist Stephanie (Kate Hudson), the prostitute Saraghina from his youth (Fergie), and his Mamma (Sophia Loren).

I have this soundtrack, and it’s awesome!! It’s getting me so pumped to see the movie!!

CONTEST!! I have 3 copies of the Nine soundtrack to give away!

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