Jennifer Lopez to Star in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Film — Page 12

He did this with Dreamgirls too, keeping all the non-diegetic singing out until "Family," a baffling choice.

Indeed it was. I saw DREAMGIRLS at a movie theatre when it was released and people started laughing when “Family” started and suddenly CC starts going into the song inside the dressing room. In another moment when Effie starts doing this random singing (forgot which scene), someone in the audience shouted “oh, no!” and the place erupted with laughter. Had Condon introduced the sung-thru dialogue earlier in the film, the audience would have understood this concept would be part of the film and already accepted it so it wouldn’t be a surprise anytime it happened.

If Jordan has something to share, he really ought to share it with the whole class.

https://x.com/vulture/status/1883685906760269970?s=46&t=7saXIZjJ_7gAb2-aEKbHkQ


Lopez discusses Bye Bye Birdie and Gypsy possibilities

jacobsnchz14 said: "https://x.com/vulture/status/1883685906760269970?s=46&t=7saXIZjJ_7gAb2-aEKbHkQ


Lopez discusses Bye Bye Birdie and Gypsy possibilities"

Um, her only mention of GYPSY is simply a toss away title referencing classic musicals. You guys hear unspoken words. Geez.

Variety:

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Provides Welcome Escape From Grim World of Argentine Prisoners

Director Bill Condon, who adapted Kander and Ebb with 'Chicago,' offers a fresh take on the duo’s 1992 musical, casting Diego Luna and stellar new face Tonatiuh as cell mates of seemingly different minds.

https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-review-jennifer-lopez-1236286799/



Hollywood Reporter

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Bill Condon’s Uneven Adaptation of the Kander and Ebb Musical Shines Brightest in Jennifer Lopez’s Dazzling Star Turn

Diego Luna plays a political prisoner during Argentina’s military dictatorship, with Tonatiuh as the gay cellmate who escapes harsh reality by retreating into movie fantasy.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-review-jennifer-lopez-diego-luna-tonatiuh-bill-condon-1236118593/

Hmmm... From the Deadline review

"Condon made a key change from the book and musical where Molina was basically either telling the story of his love for the star, or ruminating on her many different films. Here he has created a single movie musical, Kiss Of The Spider Woman in which Ingrid as her character Aurora is caught in the feathery plot between two men, Kendall Nesbit and Armando before also becoming the title character. In essence the director has shot a gritty prison drama combined with an all glam and grand technicolored MGM musical of the sort we saw play out regularly in the 40’s and 50’s. It’s an inspired change and gives this take even more of a reason to exist as a piece of cinema, not just one transferred from stage to screen. To work, we have to become invested in both, and thanks in no small part to this extraordinarily talented cast we are.

To pull this off Condon had to jettison some of the show’s songs, mostly those in prison, but it is more than made up for , and in fact enhanced, by the dazzling movie musical on view with some 11 production numbers where it is Lopez, Lopez, Lopez who has the whole package – singing, dancing, acting – she has never gotten the opportunity to show on screen in this way. "

If there’s now 11 songs then they’ve done work on it because there weren’t that many in the early screening. But that’s still more than half the score gutted by a director who clearly shouldn’t be directing musicals. Sorry but good performances can’t make up for another musical by Condon that’s afraid to be a musical. I really hated this movie.

Well I liked it...

obviously the cut I saw was months ago but it just didn't click for me, particularly the ending that ends like three different times, the movie feels kind of toothless and I wish it leaned into the darkness more, I also thought there were moments where Jennifer Lopez performance was just bad. Also cutting so much of the score feels like such a slap in the face to Kander and Ebb.

But if anything this is going to make a big star out of Tonatiuh who plays Molina and gives an incredible and captivating performance.

That Indiewire review is one of the weirdest, bitchiest (I mean in a camp way) reviews I've read from them--it sounds like a gay over the top blog. So I enjoyed reading it until... " and the songs are unfortunately (sorry) hardly memorable "

It also seems odd to complain that the prison cell grows claustrophobic... Isn't it meant to?

Updated On: 1/27/25 at 04:31 AM

I think the stage version of Chicago is fantastic, the movie version not so much ( I don’t understand the love ) the same with dreamgirls musical stunning film meh. I think Condon loves musicals and yes my film done of the sequences well, but doesn’t know what to do with the whole score.

EricMontreal22 said: "That Indiewire review is one of the weirdest, bitchiest (I mean in a camp way) reviews I've read from them--it sounds like a gay over the top blog. So I enjoyed reading it until... " and the songs are unfortunately (sorry) hardly memorable "

It also seems odd to complain that the prison cell grows claustrophobic... Isn't it meant to?"

Yeah well, that's Indiewire for ya. They aren't exactly what I would call the most serious culture site out there.