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.

Giuseppe Verdi, a genial Italian composer, the author of eternal "Grand March" from Aida, was born 10 October 1813. Since that time all the progressive society of musicians and opera lovers are celebrating Verdi's birthday each year. Quartet, a movie filmed in 2012 by Dustin Hoffman, follows the most recognized event of annual Verdi's birthday – a concert in Beecham House, a fictional retirement house for gifted musicians and concertmasters. Every year everything is going smoothly on this solemnity, but not this time. A wife of one of the quartet members, Jean joins the party to make a fuss around the celebration and summons the old spirits of rivalry between her husband Reg and rest of the quartet contributors Cissy, Wilf and Cedric. The ensembly cast of Quartet time and again consists of well matured actors and actress: Billy Connolly (The Hobbit, The X Files: I Want to Believe, The Last Samurai) is playing Wilf while Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , Harry Potter franchise, Becoming Jane) is playing Jean, a Reg's wife. Reginald is portrayed by Tom Courtenay (The Golden Compass, Last Orders, Let Him Have It) while Michael Gambon (Brideshead Revisited, The King's Speech, The Book of Eli) is playing Cedric. The next Quartet member Cissy is portrayed by Pauline Collins, which may be familiar to you by her roles in Albert Nobbs as Margaret 'Madge' Baker and in Paradise Road as Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond.

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!

With a title that takes one back to the 1983 James Bond Classic "Never Say Never Again", the documentary to be released in 2011, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" is sure to be a hit for Bieber fans the world around. The documentary follows the incredibly successful and ever more popular Justin Bieber on his 2010 concert tour. Replete with behind the scenes footage as well as shots from performances, fans will love this inside peek into the Bieber-nation. The film is scheduled to appear in 3D that will allow the tween fans to feel like they are right there. Chronicling Bieber's rise to fame with video spinets from his early life, Never Say Never will excite die-hard Bieber fans. Also appearing in the documentary are Boys II Men, Ludacris, Jaden Smith, Usher, Sean Kingston, and teen pop sensation Miley Cyrus. This star-studded look into the pop/urban music scene of the new millennium is sure to thrill and excite music fans of all ages.

"A Hard Day's Night" is a British musical comedy film released in 1964, featuring the popular rock band The Beatles in their debut acting roles. The movie follows the band over several days as they navigate various challenges and adventures, including rehearsals, a live television performance, and escaping from fans and the media. The film is notable for its unique editing style, innovative use of music and sound effects, and for capturing the energy and spirit of the "Beatlemania" phenomenon that was sweeping the world at the time.

Maybe the biggest roadblock to remaking such a venerable musical classic is found in the music. Updating those rock and roll classics with more modern day tunes will be risky. And those memorable characters are a challenge. Ren McCormack is now played by a young dancer named Kenny Wormald (from MTV's Dancelife and Center Stage: Turn it up). And the beautiful Ariel Moore is now played by gorgeous Julianne Hough of Dancing With the Stars professional performer credit. Her father, the Reverend Shaw Moore is now portrayed by Dennis Quaid (Great Balls of Fire, Enemy Mine) and his wife, Vi is played by the beautiful Andie McDowell (Sex, Lies, and Video Tape, Four Weddings and a Funeral). his is an updated version that holds true to the original in almost every aspect, even the music. Songs like "Let's Hear it for the Boy" have somewhat of a southern texture now that the film is set in Beaumont, Tennessee instead of Beaumont, Utah. The Chattahoochee River's bridge is the scene for that memorable game of "chicken" between Ariel's two love interests now that Ren has moved to town. Look for plenty of action and some great music.