Blogs about: Arthur Freed
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Silk Stockings (December 2011)
A sad disappointment of a film. Any project that combines the talents of Cole Porter, Rouben Mamoulian, Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse ought to be something wonderful and stylish. Instead, it is a jo… more →
man in a barrel
Scenes I Love: Singin' In The Rain
wrote 2 weeks ago: Lisa Marie were talking tonight and the conversation went from her hurting herself dancing to our lo … more →
Smells Like Teen Spirit
wrote 2 weeks ago: There’s a recently acquired Polaroid on my fridge these days. It’s was taken some time a … more →
A Quick Word On Arthur Freed
wrote 3 weeks ago: Born on September 9th, 1894, Arthur Freed would be destined to lead one of the most remarkable lives … more →
April 7th, 2013: Easter Parade (1948)
wrote 1 month ago: Cast and Crew: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett (Story); Arthur Freed (Producer); Irving Berlin ( … more →
Singin' In The Rain, 61 years old & still Fit As A Fiddle.
wrote 1 month ago: Today was a big day here at Well Did You Evah. Singin’ In The Rain was released in US cinemas … more →
Classics in the Carolinas: Arthur Freed
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wrote 2 months ago: Comet Over Hollywood is doing a mini-series of “Classics in the Carolinas.” I’ll be spotlighting cla … more →
The Band Wagon (Vincente Minnelli, 1953)
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wrote 2 months ago: Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse There’s a Western musical number in one of Fred Astaire’s least-known … more →
Gene Kelly,1953
wrote 3 months ago: Gene Kelly, Gordon Street, Glasgow, April 21 1953 (c) Herald & Times Group Gene Kelly may have b … more →
Meet Me In St Louis (Vincente Minnelli, 1944)
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wrote 4 months ago: Judy Garland and Tom Drake Many great musicals have plots packed with drama and unlikely coincidence … more →
Hello, Yellow Brick Road
wrote 4 months ago: Ross Perot didn’t win the election, of course. It was at that point that I think I began to fi … more →
Dear Alan Jay Lerner,
wrote 4 months ago: I just left a double feature of Gigi and An American in Paris, which has been my favorite movie sinc … more →
And the Oscar Goes to…: The Broadway Melody
wrote 4 months ago: Something I neglected to mention in my last installment of this series is that Wings (1927) was the … more →
Royal Wedding (Stanley Donen, 1951)
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wrote 5 months ago: Don’t be misled by the title – though MGM probably hoped people would be. There is nothing very glit … more →
"Babes in Arms"
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wrote 6 months ago: JUDY GARLAND and MICKEY ROONEY Knowing that a storm visitor was a fan of Judy Garland, I picked out … more →
The Showers Today, They Be Golden
wrote 7 months ago: Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo … more →
Singin' in the Rain - Palace Theatre, 1 September 2012
wrote 8 months ago: Much like Abigail’s Party earlier in the year, I managed my expectations downwards before Singin’ in … more →
Singin' in the Rain On the Big Screen!
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wrote 8 months ago: On Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to catch the second showing of TCM’s presentation of … more →
Movies Used to be Awesome
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wrote 9 months ago: Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: … more →
For Me and My Gal (Busby Berkeley, 1942)
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wrote 9 months ago: Just editing this posting to say that the Summer Under the Stars blogathon is currently running all … more →
