Movie Review: Dreamgirls
Dec 25, 2006 - Lynn Barker
Remember The Supremes? Well, ask your parents if you don't. They were a hot girl trio in the '60's and '70's and they had their share of in-group fighting. Twenty-five years ago, there was a Broadway musical based on their story called "Dreamgirls". Now, there is a fantastic feature film. Earlier in the year, TeenHollywood got to visit the set in downtown L.A. where the actors were filming a big production number. Christmas Day the film will be in theaters and it will be your turn. We've got the scoop...
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In the late 1960s and early '70s Dreamgirls follows the bumpy career of a Motown trio; Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) who call themselves The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by ambitious manager Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who asks them to sing back-up for big headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis starts to control the girls' look and sound and they become The Dreams. Although Effie has the most powerful voice, Curtis zeroes in on beautiful Deena to be the lead singer finally pushing Effie out of the group altogether. Personal relationships are effected and life changes radically for three young women struggling for stardom.




