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The Newsies - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 19th Sep, 2005 - 6:56pm
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Post Date: 17th Sep, 2005 - 8:21pm / Post ID: #
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| July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs (David Moscow) as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful. |
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This is an amazing musical! It really does capture how newsboys in those days were treated, only not so graphic. This is a great story of the underdogs rising above the tyrannical oppressions of the wealthy and greedy.
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Post Date: 19th Sep, 2005 - 5:02pm / Post ID: #
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I remember seeing this for the first time as a kid when Disney reproduced the broadway production. I loved it as a kid and love it now! Its a great story of how the little guy can overcome the big greedy companies. I think it translates well to todays generation. This story people can relate to no matter what era they where born in. I own the movie on VHS and probably and DVD once I get around to ordering it.
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I liked it primarily because it was a musical. I miss the musicals of the golden age of movies and like it when Hollywood tries to recapture some of that. It looks like this year RENT and a couple others may be making it to the big screen. Can't wait.
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