Score A Hockey Musical
posted by stevefm on 29.07.10
Toronto, Ontario - Yes you read that correctly: Score - A Hockey Musical is coming to theaters October 22nd. This never before tried concept of matching hockey with singing has been chosen as the opening film at the Toronto Film Festival ( September of 2010 ). The movie stars Olivia Newton John is a love story about a pick-up league hockey player who makes it big. Here is an expert about the film from the Globe and Mail:
- Brief clips of the film shown Wednesday featured Score’s lead, played by actor Noah Reid, singing in one scene about his friendship with a girl next door and trying to convince his protective parents that another game of shinny won’t undermine his studies. In another scene, he questions hockey violence as a full-blown, on-ice brawl turns into choreographed half-fighting, half-dancing, with one character commenting that hockey without fighting would be like Kraft Dinner without the cheese. Pasta, yes, but not satisfying to the palette.
The musical has 19 original songs with lyrics by McGowan and music by an assortment of artists, including the Barenaked Ladies, Amy Sky, Newton-John, Workman and singer-songwriter Marc Jordan (who also stars in the film).
Filemobile is working with 70mainstreet and Mongrel Media to produce a social media platform for fans of the movie. The first phase is now live, and more is to come in September. Watch for it, and check out the trailer.
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