Scott Cooper's movie Crazy Heart got two Oscar in 2009, It's a movie with the soul, no pathos, no ostentatious patriotism, just as it is. Jeff Bridges plays such a collective role of the classics of the Nashville Sound. Forty years ago, while still a boy, he went into the army in the end "The Last Picture Show," now he's back with the "Oscar". There are, of course, the obvious parallels with his main "pop-role" of Big Lebowski, but it looks like he selects the role and playing style and maintains this line till the final credits.

"Yentl" is a film that was released in 1983 and stars Barbra Streisand as the titular character. Yentl is a young Jewish woman living in early 20th century Poland who is passionate about studying the Talmud, a sacred text that is traditionally reserved for men. When her father dies, Yentl decides to disguise herself as a man in order to continue her studies, leading to a series of comical and poignant situations.

With stars like Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, Courtney B. Vance, and Keke Palmer this film about a small town choir burdened by the town's budget cuts appears to be a hit. The choir's director (played by Kris Kristofferson) dies suddenly and Queen Latifah's character Vi Rose Hill soon takes control. This prompts G.G. Sparrow (Dolly Parton) to jump in because she thought it should be her to replace the dearly departed musical director. And as Sparrow is also a major donor with big bucks to spend, she could definitely help with financial issues brought on by the town budget cuts.he younger generation approves of G.G. Sparrow and her plans to modernize the choir's music and style and have their own agenda's which include romance and rebelliousness. At stake is the national annual competition titled "Joyful Noise" and the two leading women must overcome their differences to reach a competitive level. Dolly Parton (9 to 5, Steel Magnolias) is superb as the wealthy G.G. Sparrow, Queen Latifah (Beauty Shop, The Dilemma) is the hardheaded Vi Rose who's daughter Olivia (Keke Palmer) begins dating G.G.'s grandson, Randy (Jeremy Jordan) making yet more sparks fly in this small town. Beautiful music and wonderful acting give this just the right spirit for any season!

"Pure Country" is a 1992 musical film starring George Strait as a country music superstar named Dusty Chandler. After becoming disillusioned with the commercialization of his music and feeling like he has lost touch with his roots, Dusty decides to take a break from his career and go back to his hometown in Texas. There, he meets a woman named Harley and learns to rediscover his love for music and reconnect with his past.

A film dealing with the music industry as deeply as Rock of Ages is worth the watching to listen to all that great music if nothing else. This film also has a stellar cast and some great inside info (make that gossip) dealing with Los Angles in 1987. We meet a couple, Sherrie and Drew, whose romance will be faced by a set of challenges when they meet and discover love at first sight for both of them. Drew Boley is played by Diego Boneta (90210, Pretty Little Liars), Sherrie Christian played by Julianne Hough (Burlesque, Footloose 2011), Tom Cruise (Top Gun, Mission Impossible series) is Stacee Jaxx. Alec Baldwin (Running With Scissors, TV series 30 Rock) is Dennis Dupree. Julianne Hough is multi-talented and also a celebrity dance star from the TV program Dancing With the Stars.ased on a 2005 Los Angeles play Rock of Ages moved on to become a successful Broadway play in 2009. The movie is enjoyable because of the great musical numbers and lots of dancing and singing plus some excellent acting from the cast.

With a talent filled cast and plenty of inspiring music to offer Sparkle will most assuredly be one to see as well as listen to this year! Starring Jordin Sparks in the role of Sparkle, sounds like an ideal combination. Sparks was named the winner of season 6 on American Idol in 2007 and her career has never looked so promising since. In what may be her final acting role, Whitney Houston plays Sparkle's mom, a single mother with high hopes for her daughter's singing career. The sing together along with two sisters and absolutely sound like the Supremes did back in the 1960's.n original film titled Sparkle depicted a family of three sisters who formed a girl group from Harlem in the 50's but this remake centers them in Detroit in the 60's and is a far better tribute to the Supremes than Dreamgirls ever could be. Cast includes the late Whitney Houston (Waiting To Exhale), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), and Mike Epps (Jumping The Broom). Sparkle's sisters are played by Carmen Ejogo, and Tika Sumpter.