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I mentioned the other day that "musical" is not really a genre. Singin' in the Rain is a bit of a romantic comedy but West Side Story , while still a romance, is far from comedic. Moulin Rouge! , also romantic, lets us know right away it is going to be a tragedy. One of the musicals I've been considering for next week-- Repo! The Genetic Opera is a bit of a bizarre science fiction... thing. (I'm also considering Once or Across the Universe .) Though, to be fair, it has something like romantic elements as well. But, anyway, backtrack to this week. Moulin Rouge! Like Singin' in the Rain , this film is built around songs that already exist. But, unlike that previous film, Moulin Rouge! mixes and matches songs from numerous artists, differing styles, and a fairly large range of time. We've got Nirvana , Madonna , Sting , DeBarge ... and many more. The only original song in the film is "Come What May." I was reading something today (about BDSM ...