On Christmas Day, the divine service in Orthodox churches takes several hours and includes several stages: Vespers, Matins ...

"Song Sung Blue," the new Oscar contender starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as real-life Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder, didn't quite strike gold at the North American box ...

Milwaukee's Lightning & Thunder is lighting up the big screen. The real-life Neil Diamond tribute act, featuring married couple Mike and Claire Sardina, is the subject of a movie, "Song Sung Blue," in ...

There are a lot of ways that “Song Sung Blue” — a film about real Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute act Lighting and Thunder — could have gone awry. The premise alone could be a “Saturday Night Live” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Neil Diamond-themed music drama Song Sung Blue, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. You won’t see a movie with better music and worse dialogue this holiday season than the bizarrely charming “Song ...

The biopic well has really run dry in 2025. After movies about Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen wrestling with their art, we’re now getting a biopic about celebrity impersonators. “Song Sung Blue” ...

It’s easy to be cynical about a heartwarming musical biopic like “Song Sung Blue.” Heck, if anything that cynicism is reasonable — these movies are dime a dozen, overstocked, and going on sale. The ...

Early on in Song Sung Blue, there’s a scene where Hugh Jackman’s character, Mike Sardina, steps up to a microphone and starts singing the movie’s titular Neil Diamond classic before heading to the ...

Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some strong language, some sexual material and brief drug use). In theaters Dec. 25. If there’s one slam-dunk choice in “Song Sung Blue,” ...

December 22nd: The Padres officially announced their signing of Song today. The deal is actually a four-year pact worth $15MM, as per Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, with the fourth year existing ...