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La La Land is a musical.

(Still there?)

An aspiring actress (in LA!!) meets a jazz musician and songs ensue.

(La la - musical - get it?)

Described by its distributors as "a treasure for the ages".

There is very little in this movie's script. It's just setups to get the actors from one number to another. On the other hand, as a soundtrack, it's bright and breezy with great piano parts. And it looks like a beautiful animated film, all bright colours and flatness.

"I'm a phoenix rising from the ashes."

A waste of Ryan Gosling and the rest of the cast when it comes to opportunities to act, this film flames out never to rise again. Buy the soundtrack. Get the DVD and fast-forward through the spoken lines.

Flat.

[2022-06] Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Director. What can I say, Hollywood likes watching Hollywood on screen.

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by ALi Kayn Australian release 26 December 2016 US release 6 December 2016 For credits and official site details, see below Search Festivale for more work by the film-makers below. See also: See the trailer See more films to be released in December 2016

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Just the facts: Title: La La Land (2016) Written by: Damien Chazelle Directed by: Damien Chazelle Music by: Justin Hurwitz (composer) Running time: 128 mins Rating: M The Players: Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Official website: Lionsgate IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database (IMDb). For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.

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