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Letter from Toronto: Hysteria Hums Along; Albert Nobbs Drops the Tea Tray

A tribute to vibrators and the women who love them, Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria is a jaunty little entertainment that’s almost plowed under by its early-suffragette arguments for women’s equality. But like the little motorized whatsit that is its subject, the movie’s charms are ultimately irresistible.

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Letter from Toronto: Hysteria Hums Along; Albert Nobbs Drops the Tea Tray

Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks Set for Sparkle Remake

Before there was Dreamgirls the musical (let alone Dreamgirls the movie) there was Sparkle , the deliciously melodramatic 1976 R&B musical about the ups and downs of a trio of singing sisters from Harlem who make it big in 1950s New York. The tale was loosely, infamously based on the real-life experiences of The Supremes and lead singer Diana Ross’s ascent to solo stardom, but Sparkle had a dark edge, with threats like drugs, criminals, and jealousy around every corner.

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Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks Set for Sparkle Remake