La La Land (2016 Damian Chazelle & scr)

Q's right - there must have been a hell of a lot of rehearsal time to get those one take scenes to work - not only the traffic jam opening but also the duet between Emma and Ryan at dawn.

Their green lit falling out (the record finishes) is entirely convincing.

It's no coincidence that the story features a man who wants to rescue the old time jazz club and the film is shot using classic film equipment and processes.

It's not just the main theme that keeps being rearranged but all the songs and melodies.

Ryan really needs to be in a Woody Allen.

The fifth viewing of this film rendered me speechless.

From a $30m production budget it grossed $150m at home and almost $300m abroad (UK, China and Italy being the biggest markets).