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Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow nail the singing and dancing, as seen in these Pitch Perfect clips, and recently met with Movie Fanatic to take us inside their favorite moments of making the musical comedy. They also share the most embarrassing musical moments of their lives and give us the scoop on what are their go-to Karaoke songs!

Movie Fanatic: Both of you guys started young singing and dancing as you do in Pitch Perfect. Do you have any musical horror stories?

Anna Kendrick: I forgot the lyrics to the Good Ship Lollipop when I was five at a dance recital and I decided to sit on stage and cry and then I went off stage. And that was scaring and that’s the end of that story [laughs].

Brittany Snow: I was in Pirates of Penzance and I had to wear this like really long big wig and I had to come across the stage, tip toeing and the wig fell off. The boy that I really liked was laughing at me and yea, I cried too. And then, I had to sing and so I couldn’t really sing.

Movie Fanatic: Between Glee and your film, it is reflecting an explosion in a cappella group interest. Where do you think that comes from?

Anna Kendrick: There’s a conspiracy -- a government conspiracy [laughs]. There are actually hidden messages in this movie.

Brittany Snow: She’s kidding.

Anna Kendrick: I’m not kidding.

Brittany Snow: She’s kidding. I think that people want to go to the movies and watch shows on TV that make them feel good. And music really does that. It gives a whole other element of connection and you get that feeling like you want to stand up and dance and sing. A cappella’s been around for a really long time, but I think it’s just time. People are discovering this and I’m grateful, because we get to sing and dance!

Movie Fanatic: What was your favorite song to perform in Pitch Perfect?

Anna Kendrick: No Diggity, because it’s the best song ever.

Brittany Snow: Yes. Probably No Diggity was definitely one of our favorites. Because it was a song that we all really wanted to get into and we liked and I loved that song from long ago. I was really jealous that Anna got to do the rap part [laughs].

Movie Fanatic: Favorite scene in Pitch Perfect and why?

Anna Kendrick: I think the scene where we’re all confessing stuff. It was one of the last days of the shoot and it was late. You get too relaxed. I think just sitting in a circle with these girls that I had gotten to know over three months, was it’s just like, "I can’t take you guys seriously."

Brittany Snow: For some reason, we kind of lost it in those scenes [laughs]. I think that’s the part that when we realized that we all were really close friends, because we were just dying laughing all the time.

Movie Fanatic: Away from the spotlight, singing with friends… what are your go to karaoke songs?

Brittany Snow: Mine are definitely -- no joke -- No Diggity and then Coolio’s Gangster’s Paradise.

Anna Kendrick: My one that I didn’t even know how I memorized it, but I did, is Ninety-Nine Problems. I know that song by heart.

Brittany Snow: You know, she also knows all the words backwards and forwards to Superbase.

Anna Kendrick: It’s true. I’m really good at it.

Brittany Snow: Yes. Like she can do Superbase like way fast and amazing, which is something that you might not think when you look at her.

Movie Fanatic: How would you have described your clique in school?

Anna Kendrick: I was in the super mean girl clique. I was really popular and a tall and skinny. Seriously, I was in the drama geek clique, if that’s even considered a clique. I don’t know if that warrants a name, but yes, I hung out in the auditorium at lunch and stuff. And we were aggressively dorky.

Brittany Snow: I only went to one year of normal high school, so, I guess I wasn’t really in a clique and then I went to school the rest of the time on set, which was nice, because I wanted to get out of high school.

Anna Kendrick: So, you were like in the most exclusive clique of all? Your own clique!

Brittany Snow: I was in the clique of myself. We had a great time.

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Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’

How you respond to “Pitch Perfect” will depend primarily on how you feel about its obvious inspirations: “Glee,” “Bring It On” and the food-poisoning scene from “Bridesmaids.”

Jason Moore’s debut comedy, which was loosely adapted by Kay Cannon from Mickey Rapkin’s nonfiction book, undermines itself with gratuitous gross-out gags and easy stereotypes. But overall, he’s orchestrated a good-natured mashup likely to hit all the right notes with its target audience.

Setting the tone from the start, Moore opens with a college a cappella contest, in which a competitor projectile-vomits all over the judges.

A year later, the humiliated singer, Aubrey (Anna Camp), is determined to redeem herself and her all-girl group, The Bellas. Despite constant goading from her school’s male team, she vows to return to finals and take the trophy. She and BFF Chloe (Brittany Snow) recruit a motley collection of freshmen, including the uber-confident Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) and attitudinal hipster Beca (Anna Kendrick).

Beca, an aspiring D.J. whose crush (Skylar Astin) is on the rival team, is appalled by the old-fashioned tunes Aubrey chooses. She knows they’ll never make it to championships with songs like Ace of Base’s “The Sign.” But can she convince her teammates to enter the 21st century?

The movie itself could have used a little more spontaneous spirit and a little less manufactured sass. What it has going for it, though, is an amiably enthusiastic cast. Though closer to 30 than 20, Kendrick makes a charming lead, and she’s well paired with the likably geeky Astin. Producer Elizabeth Banks also turns up, as a slick commentator with a knack for outrageous assessments.

The performer everyone will walk away remembering, though, is Wilson. She had more to work with in “Bridesmaids,” but here she sells both clever riffs and dumb fat jokes with equal assurance. At the very least, this movie ought to ensure that her considerable comic talents will find an even bigger stage, and better material.

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