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2007

Uniform Title:	Dreamgirls (Motion picture)
Title:	Dreamgirls / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present a Laurence Mark production, a Bill Condon film ; produced by Laurence Mark ; written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon.
Other Title:	Container of (work): Dreamgirls (Motion picture) Container of (expression): Dreamgirls (Motion picture). French.
Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Edition:	Widescreen edition.
Publisher, Date:	Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2007]
Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0 videodisc DVD video file DVD
Summary:	Three young women, Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson desire to become pop stars. They get their wish when they are picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. When they are set free for leads, Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide that Deena should be the lead singer, which upsets Effie. The girls discover exactly what it takes to be in the music business and what they must give up to realize their dreams.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Awards:	Academy Awards (USA), 2007: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson) Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Eddie Murphy) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Jennifer Hudson) Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Eddie Murphy) ; Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson)
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Based on the original Broadway production book and lyrics by Tom Eyen ; music by Henry Krieger. Widescreen. Special features: 12 never-before-seen extended musical numbers including a Jenifer Hudson performance not seen in theaters; music video "Listen" by Beyoncé Director of photography, Tobias Schliessler ; editor, Virginia Katz ; music, Henry Krieger ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, John Myhre ; choreographer, Fatima Robinson. Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Jennifer Hudson. DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround. This DVD is copy-protected. English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0) or dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Academy Awards (USA), 2007: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson) Golden Globes, USA, 2007: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Eddie Murphy) ; Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Jennifer Hudson) Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Eddie Murphy) ; Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Jennifer Hudson)

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Call Number:	DVD MUSICAL DRE
Subjects:	Eyen, Tom -- Film adaptations. Eyen, Tom Girl groups (Musical groups) -- United States -- Drama. Popular music -- United States -- Drama. African American singers -- Drama. Music trade -- United States -- Drama. United States Feature films. Musical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Women -- Feature. Musical -- Feature. Women -- Feature. Drama Feature films Film adaptations Musical films Feature films. Musical films. Feature films. Musical films. Musical -- Feature. Women -- Feature. Features.
Other Author:	Condon, Bill, 1955- film director, screenwriter. Mark, Laurence, film producer. Foxx, Jamie, actor. Beyoncé, 1981- actor. Murphy, Eddie, 1961- actor. Glover, Danny, actor. Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- actor. Robinson, Keith, 1976- actor. Hudson, Jennifer, 1981- actor. Krieger, Henry, composer. Eyen, Tom, lyricist. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Krieger, Henry. Dreamgirls. DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), presenter. Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter. Laurence Mark Productions, film production company. DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
ISBN:	1415731535 9781415731536 1415731551 9781415731550

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