Pitch Hunt

Why doesn’t Hollywood go gaga for traditional musicals anymore? Did Russell Crowe’s gravelly Javert really spoil what could’ve been a renaissance of what was once one of film’s greatest genres? On this week’s episode our musically-inclined cohosts scratch their collective noggins as to why this generation of songsmiths haven’t gotten their deserved days in the sun, wax poetic about days of music and musicals past, and pitch three of the most melodic films you haven’t heard yet.