Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Olga Merediz, Jimmy Smits, Gregory Diaz IV, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Noah Catala, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mateo Gomez, Marc Anthony | Written by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Lin-Manuel Miranda | Directed by Jon M. Chu
A magnificent musical, unlike anything that has been seen for a very long time. In The Heights conjures up everything that is purely American and purely Hollywood, and it’s an absolute joy to to be a member of its audience… 16 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical first hit the stage it’s finally here on the big screen, fully formed and bursting with life. Now passed into the hands of director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) who helps bring the stage production to life with a perfect blend of cinema and stage.!
It’s a rare ability to be able to capture the wonder of the...
A magnificent musical, unlike anything that has been seen for a very long time. In The Heights conjures up everything that is purely American and purely Hollywood, and it’s an absolute joy to to be a member of its audience… 16 years since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical first hit the stage it’s finally here on the big screen, fully formed and bursting with life. Now passed into the hands of director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) who helps bring the stage production to life with a perfect blend of cinema and stage.!
It’s a rare ability to be able to capture the wonder of the...
- 6/30/2021
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
In the Heights Review — In the Heights (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Jon M. Chu, and starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, Olga Merediz, Jimmy Smits, Gregory Diaz IV, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Noah Catala, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mateo Gomez, Marc Anthony, and Patrick Page. In the [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: In The Heights (2021): A Fun, Energetic Summer Movie Crowd Pleaser...
- 6/21/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
When production designer Nelson Coates first saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” Broadway musical in 2008, he was so “blown away” that he immediately bought tickets to two more performances. He vowed to be a part of any movie adaption of this Latin celebration of music, dance, and community in Washington Heights. But he played coy during the making of “Crazy Rich Asians,” when director Jon M. Chu asked if he’d like to join him on “In the Heights.” “I didn’t tell him how much I really wanted the job until we did the series, ‘Home Before Dark,’ when he said: ‘You dork.'”
But their previous collaboration on the Asian-American rom-com hit proved to be a valuable springboard for transforming Washington Heights into a playground for each musical number. Only the amount of detail was staggering and a lot more complex, as they incorporated influences from the Dominican Republic,...
But their previous collaboration on the Asian-American rom-com hit proved to be a valuable springboard for transforming Washington Heights into a playground for each musical number. Only the amount of detail was staggering and a lot more complex, as they incorporated influences from the Dominican Republic,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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