Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Music Man, and City of Angels.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies, The Music Man from 2003, and City of Angels from 1998.
The Music Man is a 2003 American made-for-television musical film directed by Jeff Bleckner with a teleplay by Sally Robinson.
It is based on the 1957 musical of the same name by Meredith Willson, which in turn was based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.
The film stars Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth and features David Aaron Baker, Debra Monk, Victor Garber, and Molly Shannon.
It was originally broadcast on ABC on 16 February 2003, as the eleventh episode of the forty-seventh season of The Wonderful World of Disney.
A masterful con artist tries to bilk a staid Midwestern community, with unexpected results, in this contemporary rethinking of the legendary Broadway musical and lively 1962 film, updated to reflect several early-21st-century sensibilities.
Based on: The Music Man by Meredith Willson, and The Music Man by Warner Bros.
Written by: Sally Robinson.
Story by: Meredith Willson, and Franklin Lacey.
Directed by: Jeff Bleckner.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth, Debra Monk, David Aaron Baker, Linda Kash, Patrick McKenna, Cameron Monaghan, Victor Garber, and Molly Shannon.
Composers: Meredith Willson (songs), and Danny Troob (score).
Country of origin: United States.
Original language: English.
Producer: John M. Eckert.
Cinematography: James Chressanthis.
Editors: Bryan M. Horne, and Geoffrey Rowland.
File Length: 132 minutes.
Production companies: Storyline Entertainment , and Touchstone Television.
Original network: ABC.
Original release: 16 February 2003.
City of Angels is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling and starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan.
Set in Los Angeles, California, the film is a loose remake of Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin), which was set in Berlin.
As with the original, City of Angels tells the story of an angel (Cage) who falls in love with a mortal woman (Ryan) and wishes to become human to be with her.
With the guidance of a man ( Dennis Franz) who has already made the transition from immortality, the angel falls and discovers the human experience.
When producer Dawn Steel saw potential to pursue more story ideas in Wenders' original concept, she and her husband Charles Roven acquired the rights for an English-language adaptation.
After years of delay, they found support from Warner Bros. and recruited Silberling and screenwriter Dana Stevens to execute the project.
Themes were borrowed from Wenders' work, though the ending was altered.
City of Angels was filmed around California and dedicated to Steel, who died before the premiere.
The remake was released to financial success, but mixed reviews, with some critics judging it to be a mawkish adaptation.
It was also noted for its soundtrack, and nominated for several awards, particularly for its performances and soundtrack.
Directed by: Brad Silberling.
Screenplay by: Dana Stevens.
Based on: Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, and Richard Reitinger.
Produced by: Charles Roven, and Dawn Steel.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, and Andre Braugher.
Cinematography: John Seale.
Edited by: Lynzee Klingman.
Music by: Gabriel Yared.
Production Companies: Regency Enterprises, and Atlas Entertainment.
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: 10 April 1998 (United States).
File Length: 100 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $55 million.
Box office: $198.7 million.
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