Burlesque DVD Due March 1 -- OnVideo Guide to Home Video Releases

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New Release: Burlesque

Due March 1

photo Contemporary musical with 12 song-and-dance numbers about a small-town girl with big vocal talent who gets a job working at a modern day burlesque nightclub. Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to L.A. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club's proprietor and headliner. Burlesque's outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day. Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the affection of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host (Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal. Vitals: Director: Steven Antin. Stars: Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher. 2010, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 119 min., Musical, Box office gross: $38.633 million, Sony. 2 stars

Bonus features: "The Burlesque Lounge": Six full musical performances, blooper reel, Alternate Opening, commentary by writer-director Steven Antin, "Burlesque Jukebox." Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds movieIQ+sync featuring the "Burlesque" playlist, "Burlesque is Back!" featurette, "The Performers: The Cast of Burlesque" featurette, "Setting the Stage: Production Design & Photography" featurette, "Inside the Dressing Room: Creating the Burlesque Look" featurette, "The Set List: The Music & Choreography of Burlesque" featurette.



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