Viv and Myles's Infinite Watchlist
by Myles Ryan and Viviana Cruz
Don't make me sing.... well actually maybe do! It's time that Myles takes the reigns as we move on to the Top 100 Musical Films. Jazz hands and Top Hats at the ready as we follow the yellow brick road and climb every mountain! Join us through our journey,,,,,we're all in this together!
Episodes
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Halloween Special Jekyll and Hyde
Happy Halloween Everyone! It’s time for a spooky special so we’re discussing the Direct from Broadway musical ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ starring David Hasselhoff in the split personality role. Based on Robert Louis Stephenson’s 1886 Gothic Horror novella, we see what happens when a Doctor uses himself as...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #26 Flower Drum Song
A hundred million miracles leads us to the next film on our podcast as we discuss Rogers and Hammerstein’s ‘Flower Drum Song’ from 1961. Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown we me Mei Lee who has immigrated from China in order to take part in an arranged marriage. Tune in….especially if you enjoy…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #27 The Greatest Showman
It’s time to rewrite the stars and head to the circus as we delve into the 2017 musical juggernaut ‘The Greatest Showman’. Starring Hugh Jackman we see the rags to riches rise to fame of the infamous Showman P. T. Barnum who opens a museum of curiosities. Tune in and get ready for the Greatest Show!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #28 Fiddler on the Roof
Sunrise, Sunset on another podcast as we discuss the 1971 classic ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. Topol stars in his signature role as Teyye the Dairy Man who is negotiating his 5 daughters in an ever changing world all whilst wishing that he could be a rich man. As is ‘Tradition’ it’s time to tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Tween Special 13
Becoming a teenager, moving state and preparing for a Bah Mitzvah are all happening to Evan Goldman in the Netflix musical ‘13’ based on the James Robert Brown show. Tune in and join us for our inadvertent Tween special
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #29 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This episode we enter a World of pure imagination as we discuss the ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’, the 1971 adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic. Gene Wilder portrays Willy Wonka, the owner of the famous chocolate factory that Charlie Bucket wins a Gold Ticket to explore. Jump in to the...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #30 Evita
Don’t cry for us because we’re entering the Top 30 of our list and it’s a big one as we discuss the 1996 film version of Webber and Rice’s ‘Evita’. Madonna portrays the life of Eva Perón, the infamous First Lady of Argentina, following her rise to international fame. Tune in for another suitcase...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Dolly Special 2 Joyful Noise
Dolly needs more than one special so we decided we would discuss ‘Joyful Noise’ from 2012. In this film she plays the rival of Queen Latifah as they battle to become leader of their church’s Gospel Choir. Tune is as we celebrate our icon from here to the moon and back ❤️
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #31 Doctor Dolittle
Imagine if you could talk to the animals…well this episode we find out what happens is you could as we discuss the 1967 adaptation of ‘Doctor Dolittle’ starring Rex Harrison. Based on the Hugh Lofting book series, the 19th Century Doctor can communicate with the animal kingdom and goes in search...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Dolly Special Rhinestone
It’s hard to be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World 💎 We just had to do a Dolly special this week so we discuss the 1984 musical comedy ‘Rhinestone’ that she starred in with Sylvester Stallone. Country music club performer Jake is set the challenge to turn taxi driver Nick into a singer. The mission...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Special Merrily We Roll Along
It’s time for a Sondheim special as we discuss the 2025 filmed stage version of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’, recorded at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. The Tony Award winning production directed by Maria Friedman stars Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsey Mendez. Based on the 1981 musical the…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #32 South Pacific
There is nothing like a podcast which is lucky because this episode we bring you the 1958 film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘South Pacific’. The plot focuses on two intercultural romances on a Pacific Island during WWII. Jam packed full of well known songs and Happy Talk. Grab the shampoo...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Special Song Sung Blue Part 2
‘Song Sung Blue’ continued!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Special Song Sung Blue Part 1
The good times never seemed so good as we discuss the 2025 Biographical music drama ‘Song Sung Blue’. We see the story of Mike and Claire Sardinia who formed a Neil Diamond tribute act called ‘Lightning and Thunder’. Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in an Oscar nominated role, the film is...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #33 Dreamgirls
And I’m telling you it’s time for another Pod as we discuss the 2006 film adaptation of the powerhouse musical ‘Dreamgirls’. Starring Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson in her Oscar winning debut we see the rise of the 60’s Girl Group The Dreams. This film à clef takes strong...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #34 Kiss Me Kate
It really is ‘Too Darn Hot!’ so a perfect time for a pod about the 1953 film ‘Kiss Me Kate’ starring Katherine Grayson, Howard Keel and Ann Miller. Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ this Cole Porter musical tells the story of a divorced couple brought back together to star in a...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Pride The Prom
As always we’re waving Our Pride Flags high and this year’s special is the 2020 musical ‘The Prom’ starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman and Andrew Randells. Some failing Broadway stars travel to Indiana to stand up for a girl who has been told she can’t attend the Prom with her...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Myles’s Birthday - Sister Act
To celebrate my Birthday we’re heading to the Convent to join the singing nuns in the 1992 comedy ‘Sister Act’. Whoopi Goldberg stars as Deloris Van Cartier, a singer on the run who has to disguise herself as Sister Mary Clarence. Get back in the habit and tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #35 Into the Woods
It’s time to head ‘Into The Woods’ as we discuss the 2014 film version of the Sondheim musical. An all star cast including Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and Emily Blunt play out the story inspired by the Grimms Brother’s fairytales. The film is centred on a Baker and his wife who set to...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #36 Funny Face
‘S Wonderdul that another podcast has arrived as we discuss the 1957 romantic musical ‘Funny Face’ starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. ‘Quality’ magazine decide to pick someone who isn’t a model to be the subject of a Paris photo shoot. Think pink and tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #37 Show Boat
Fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly and we can’t help posting another podcast, this episode we discuss the 1951 film ‘Show Boat’ starring Ava Gardener and Howard Keel. The plot revolves around the performers and crew of the ‘Cotton Blossom’ as it arrives in a Mississippi Town. Tune in and join us...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Eurovision Song Contest Fire Saga
Boom Bang A Bang it’s Eurovision Week so we had to do a special about the 2020 ‘Eurovision Song Contest : The Story of Fire Saga’. There’s Double Trouble with Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams starring as Icelandic singers Lars and Sigrit who are pursuing their dream of winning the iconic contest...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #38 Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat
It’s time to draw back the curtains as we discuss the musical favourite ‘Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat’. The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic tells the Biblical story of Joseph, his brothers, his dreams and that coat with 29 colours! Go, Go and tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #39 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
All aboard as we fly into the next Pod as we discuss the 1968 family classic ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes and Benny Hill. Set in 1910’s rural England we follow madcap inventor Caractacus Potts and his family as they go through adventures with their magical…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #40 A Chorus Line
It’s time for one singular sensation as we reached the Top 40 of our list starting with the 1985 adaptation of ‘A Chorus Line’ directed by Richard Attenborough. With a cast including Michael Douglas and Alyson Reed we see a group of dancers as they audition to be part of a new Broadway Show. So...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #St. George’s Day Camelot
To celebrate St. George’s Day we are discussing the 1967 film adaptation of the Lerner and Lowe musical ‘Camelot’. Starring Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave as King Arthur and Guenevere as the story transports us to the time of Knights and The Round Table. The happy ever after land of Camelot…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #41 The Last Five Years
Did we just hear an alarm ringing?!? It’s time for the next film on our list and this time it’s the Jason Robert Brown musical ‘Last Five Years’. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan play married couple Cathy and Jamie whose 5 year journey we follow out of chronological order. Tune in and find out…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List Special #Glitter & Doom
It’s time for a special ‘special’ as we discuss the 2023 film ‘Glitter and Doom’, a jukebox musical of songs from the folk rock duo Indigo Girls. We see the developing romance of aspiring circus performer Glitter with aspiring musician Doom. Get out the map and tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #42 42nd Street
Come and see those dancing feet as we watch the 1933 black and white musical ‘42nd Street’. The story revolves around the opening of a new Broadway Show at the height of the Great Depression. Co-starring Ginger Rogers and with choreography by Busby Berkeley this is a toe tapping spectacle. Tune…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Easter Parade
Calling all Bunnies and Chicks for another podcast, with Easter weekend around the corner we discuss the 1948 seasonal classic ‘Easter Parade’. Full of Irving Berlin songs we see the relationship of ‘A Couple of Swells’ played by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland as they dance through the film. Grab...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Viv’s Birthday Almost Famous
It’s Vivvy’s Birthday so she gets to choose a film for Pod so she went with one of her all time favourites, Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film It’s Vivvy’s Birthday so she gets to choose a film for Pod so she went with one of her all time favourites, Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, ‘Almost Famous’ starring…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #43 An American in Paris
We’ve got rhythm this episode as we head to France for the 1951 Gershwin musical ‘An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Former GI Jerry resides in the capital city as a struggling artist and finds himself involved in a love triangle. Grab a brioche and tune in….who could ask...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Awards Special Sinners 2
Sinners special continued!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Awards Special Sinners 1
Awards Season reaches its peak this weekend and with a record 16 nomination we thought we would discuss the 2025 ‘Sinners’ that’s crosses both the horror and musical genres. Set in 1932 Mississippi, Michael B Jordan stars as twins Smoke and Stack who have returned from Chicago to open a Juke…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #44 Sweet Charity
We don’t pop our cork for every film we see but this episode is a Big Spender as we discuss the 1969 musical comedy ‘Sweet Charity’. Shirley MacLaine plays the eternally optimistic protagonist Shirley Hope Valentine who has her shares of romantic misfortunes in New York. If only our friends could...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #45 Annie
Maybe it’s time for another podcast and this time we discuss the 1982 classic ‘Annie’ who is living a Hard Knock Life in a New York orphanage run by the infamous Miss. Hannigan. Starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney and musical royalty Carol Burnett, Tim Curry and Bernadette Peters. Tune in and…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Valentine’s Special The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
It’s Valentine’s Day and time for some romance as we discuss the 1964 French classic ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’. We meet young lovers Genevieve and Guy whose romance is interrupted when Guy is drafted to serve in the Algerian War. Sung throughout, the beautifully film takes us through…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #46 Carousel
Time to take a spin with another Rodgers and Hammerstein classic as we discuss the 1956 musical, ‘Carousel’. The action takes place in Maine as we see the turbulent romance of carousel barker Billy Bigelow and mill worker Julie Jordan. Tune in and you’ll never walk alone!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #47 Godspell
This episode we discuss the 1973 Stephen Schwartz musical ‘Godspell’. Based on the Gospel of Matthew we see Jesus (Victor Garber) and his followers journeying through New York City. Make sure you tune in Day by Day!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #48 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend and so is a musical podcast! This episode we discuss the 1953 Musical ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ starring the iconic Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as two Girls from Little Rock. Tune in and remember that we don’t mean rhinestones!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #49 The Blues Brothers
You’d better ‘Think’ before you tune in to our next podcast discussing the 1980 comedy musical ‘The Blues Brothers’. Played by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, the title Brothers set out on a mission to save an orphanage by reuniting their R&B band. Also starring Carrie Fisher and musical legends...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Christmas Special White Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone…to celebrate we’re discussing the 1954 festive favourite ‘White Christmas’. Starring musical heavyweights Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Ellen as a singing duo and performing ‘Sisters’ who head to Vermont to perform at a failing hotel. Full of Irving...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Special Wicked For Good
Broomstick and wand at the ready….its time to Defy Gravity for another podcast. A year later and it’s time to talk about ‘Wicked For Good’ after a year of anticipating the follow up to last year’s blockbuster. We return to Oz to see the next part of Elphaba and Glinda’s story. Tune in to hear how...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #51 Newsies
Have you heard the news?!? It’s time for another pod and this episode we’re discussing the 1992 Disney film ‘Newsises’. Loosely based on the News Boys strike of 1899 in New York City the story tells their story. The film stars Christian Slater and features our Podcast Queen Ann Margaret. Grab a...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #50 La La Land
A New Year and we enter the Top 50 of our Musicals podcasts. To kick off this half of the list we have a special episode discussing the 2016 near Oscar winner ‘La La Land’. Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as an aspiring actress and struggling jazz pianist who fall in love whilst pursing…
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #Thanksgiving Walking on Sunshine
It’s Thanksgiving so time for another Turkey! This time we’re discussing the 80’s Jukebox musical ‘Walking On Sunshine’ from 2014. Leona Lewis, Katy Brand and Greg Wise star in the film set amongst an Italian backdrop. Grab a karaoke mic and tune in!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #52 A Little Night Music
It’s time for a weekend in the country as we discuss the 1977 film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical ‘A Little Night Music’. The story follows the complicated love life of actress Desiree played by the iconic Elizabeth Taylor. Tune in and remember to send in the clowns!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #53 Bye Bye Birdie
Another pod and another Ann Margaret film as we discuss the 1963 musical ‘Bye, Bye Birdie’ also starring Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh. Inspired by the Elvis craze we see the mayhem caused when superstar singer Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army. Tune in and put on a happy face!
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #54 The Boy Friend
It’s Twiggy time as this episode we discuss the 1971 musical comedy ‘The Boy Friend’ starring the iconic model as Polly Browne. Directed by Ken Russell and co starring Barbra Windsor and Glenda Jackson, the story tells of an assistant stage manager of a small time theatrical company unexpectedly...
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Top 100 Musicals Film List #55 Jersey Boys
This pod’s just too good to be true as we discuss the 2014 Clint Eastwood adaptation of the biopic jukebox musical ‘Jersey Boys’. The film tells the story of the band Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Grab a blazer and find out about late December back in ‘63!
About this show
Don't make me sing.... well actually maybe do! It's time that Myles takes the reigns as we move on to the Top 100 Musical Films. Jazz hands and Top Hats at the ready as we follow the yellow brick road and climb every mountain! Join us through our journey,,,,,we're all in this together!
Hosted by
Myles Ryan and Viviana Cruz