Mamma Mia!

Glasgow Film Festival: Why I love Gene Kelly

Miles Fielder makes a song and dance about the charismatic movie star

3 Feb 2012

For a film lover who hates musicals (this writer), the GFF’s Gene Kelly retrospective ought to be a hard sell. Telling stories through song and dance, Kelly’s forte (the latter of which endeavours earned him a special Oscar in 1951), is anathema to this…

Sugababes sing Dancing Queen for Children in Need

TV Gossip

16 Sep 2011

The Sugababes had the audience dancing in the aisles at 'MAMMA MIA!' last night (15.09.11) for BBC Children in Need POP Goes the Musical. The girl band - made up of Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen - took to the stage in 70s-style at the…

Meryl Streep's Mamma sequel

Celebrity Gossip

28 Nov 2008

Meryl Streep would love to star in a 'Mamma Mia!' sequel. The Oscar-winning actress - who won legions of new fans with her all-singing, all-dancing role in this year's hit movie - is keen to don flares again for a follow-up to the film, which is…

Mamma Mia's Movie triumph

Celebrity Gossip

9 Sep 2008

'Mamma Mia!' was the big winner at last night's National Movie Awards in London (08.09.08). The ceremony, hosted by comedy actor James Nesbitt at the Royal Festival Hall, saw the hit ABBA-inspired musical take home two prizes - Best Musical and Best…

Pierce Brosnan's Lycra love

Celebrity Gossip

27 Jul 2008

Pierce Brosnan loved wearing Lycra in new movie 'Mamma Mia!'. The former James Bond actor - who is usually seen on the big screen in smart suits - admits it was great fun donning a skin-tight catsuit for the final scene in the ABBA-inspired…

Meryl Streep's splits instinct

Celebrity Gossip

6 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep says the scene in 'Mamma Mia!' where she does the splits was "instinctive". The 59-year-old actress stunned her co-stars and critics with her flexibility in the movie, but admits she did a lot of the dance moves without thinking. She…

Mamma Mia!

3 Jul 2008

Set on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island, musical blockbuster Mamma Mia! features Meryl Streep as the mother of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a bride-to-be trying to identify her natural father amongst three wedding guests, played by Pierce Brosnan, Colin…

Also Released - Film

3 Jul 2008

Garbage Warrior (15) 88min ••• Hippie, sustainable housing architect and all round recycling guru Michael Reynolds presents his self sufficiency vision of the future in this absorbing documentary. The film follows Reynolds attempt to make his dream of…

Closet singer Meryl Streep

Celebrity Gossip

1 Jul 2008

Meryl Streep's family sent her to the closet whenever she wanted to rehearse her songs from 'Mamma Mia!' The Oscar-winning actress - who has four children with husband Donald J. Gummer - was banned from practising some of the classic ABBA hits which…

Pierce Brosnan's Mamma fears

Celebrity Gossip

30 Jun 2008

Pierce Brosnan admits he lost his macho image while filming new movie 'Mamma Mia!'. The former James Bond star says singing and dancing for his role as Sam Carmichael in the big-screen version of the Abba-inspired musical did little to confirm his…

Mamma Mia!

10 Apr 2008

MUSICAL SECC, Glasgow, until Sat 27 Apr Truly global phenomena are becoming something of a cliché: there’s a McDonald’s on every street corner, a Nestlé product in every home, and a production of Mamma Mia! running in every country in the world…

Mamma Mia!

27 Mar 2008

MUSICAL SECC, Glasgow, Tue 1–Sat 27 Apr Last time I saw Mamma Mia! I was sitting directly behind Fish out of Marillion. I mention this not to name drop. If I was that shallow, I’d point out that Bridget McConnell, Glasgow’s culture supremo, and her…