Song Sung Blue – A Reel Alternatives Film Screening

Kate Hudson was nominated for an Oscar for her luminous performance alongside Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue, a musical drama based on the true story of two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band.

​Hudson and Jackson play Milwaukee-based husband and wife duo Mike and Claire Sardina, who found love and purpose performing as “Lightning & Thunder” in the ‘90s. Together they experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak with an infectious never-say-die optimism and heartwarming dignity that has audiences cheering them on. From their rise on the local scene (even opening for Pearl Jam) through personal struggles and a remarkable comeback after a life-altering accident, theirs is a chaotic but uplifting love story that you won’t forget.

“A startlingly strange, undeniably entertaining true-life story from the heartland of American showbusiness; a lovable crowdpleaser whose feelgood flavour won’t prepare you for the way the plot repeatedly and savagely twists like an unsafe fairground ride.” The Guardian

​USA | 2025 | 132 minutes
Director: Craig Brewer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Jim Belushi
Distributor: Universal Pictures