I can't remember when I have anticipated a movie more than Rob Marshall's upcoming NINE. The teaser photos we've seen for several months, especially those of Daniel Day -Lewis and the goddess supreme Sophia Loren were enough to confirm my curiosity that the best director for the job had indeed assembled an amazing cast for what might possibly be the best movie adaptation of a Broadway musical since Bob Fosse's CABARET. Today, the first official trailer appeard on ITunes and it's my new obsession. If the movie is anything like the preview (and we all know how often that is NOT the case), then I'll probably lose my senses when the movie finally debuts in November. In an homage to Fellini, Fosse, Minnelli, and maybe his own CHICAGO, Marshall has apparently created something pretty magical indeed. I'm a big fan of the original Broadway production and the equally splendid revival a few years ago. But the images from the movie suggest this might be the best evocation yet of Maury Yeston's dreamy score. (Of course if the movie is a bomb, I'll deny ever having written this.)

You can see the trailer at FirstShowing and in lovely hd over at ITunes. Be Italian. Indeed.