movie talk

Movie talk

Ferrell, the singer

It’s often said all actors want to be rock stars. Will Ferrell has gotten to be both in his movies.

Ferrell’s nightingale warbling — or, more accurately, his talent for portraying himself as believing in his nightingale warbling — has played a large role in his comedy. The latest addition to Ferrell’s canon is his sonorous performance in the new “Step Brothers,” which made $30 million in its opening weekend.

Here are Ferrell’s best musical performances in a movie. (Honorable mentions go to his “Love Me Sexy” in “Semi-Pro,” his version of Bo Bice’s “Blades of Glory” in the ice skating comedy, and his insistence on skating to the Black Eyed Peas “My Humps” in the same film.)

5. “Baby It’s Cold Outside”: “Elf,” 2003

4. “(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World”: “Stranger Than Fiction,” 2006

3. “Afternoon Delight”: “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” 2004

2. “Con te partiro”: “Step Brothers,” 2008

1. “Dust in the Wind”: “Old School,” 2003

—Associated Press

Drum corps

Celebrating its fifth anniversary in bringing marching music ensembles to the big screen, the 2008 Drum Corps International World Championship Quarterfinals, in its exclusive, annual in-theatre event, will be seen in more than 340 movie theaters this year, including the Alderwood 7 Theatres at 3501 184th St. SW, Lynnwood.

“Big, Loud &Live 5” will play at 3 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are available at the box office and online at www.FathomEvents.com.