The Silver Screen Oasis

Hey Jon - "Ah, yes. I remember it well." Lord. That must be about two years ago now. I really liked our "conversation" on the "value" of the "minstrel show" / blackface segment in this movie. Who knew our mutual admiration would be started over a topic such as that. And I was reminded of our exchang...

File this under "Another Movie, Another Stageshow." - "With the sinking of “The Pirate Queen” [a bloated amalgamation of Les Mis and Riverdance] it’s now official: The new musical “Young Frankenstein” — excuse us, “The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein” — will open at the Hilton Theater on B...

Here's a little experiment... Let's see what happens if I write - "Randolph Scott" >> "You'd do it for Randolph Scott." "Randolph Scott!" (cue chorus) That's It! And I have lzcutter to thank for explaining that to me sometime ago in the recent past when I happened to write "Randolph Scott", for som...

JohnM wrote:Cary Grant.

Nope. Not the response I was looking for - but perfectly understandable during "Screened Out" month.

kjk

As to the 1990's "Gone With The Wind" stage production - It was titled "Scarlett" and it was scored by composer Harold Rome. Harold Rome's recording history can be seen here - http://www.amazon.com/Harold-Rome/artist/B000APLT0K and some details about "Scarlett" can be found here - http://www.amazon....

Here's a little experiment...

Let's see what happens if I write -

"Randolph Scott"

kjk

I caught Dan Dailey on Friday morning in a supporting role in the TCM film Hullabaloo which was part of the day long Frank Morgan salute. The film was made in 1940 so he was certainly young. And he was cetainly likeable. I thought of him as a substitute Jimmy Stewart.

kjk

Don't know much about the film but the poster is a stunner!



kjk

Just thought I'd give a heads up.

There are folks wondering where some of guys have been. Check here -
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.j ... 4&tstart=0

Kyle

Dewey1960 - I am glad you added Battleground to the list. From the title I felt this was a movie that I could avoid as I am indifferent to "combat" films at best. But Battleground threw me a curve. I think I made time for it because it was nominated for Best Picture. And I am glad I did. Mr. Arkadin...

Sweeny Todd is coming this Christmas! I didnt realize it was going to be so soon. Found a link to this article today. ('sandykaypax', I hope you aren't disappointed to be passed over yet again - this time in favor of Helena Bonham Carter. Is this the reason you've abandoned Mrs. Lovett for Mrs. Pic...

John Cullum as Oscar Jaffe in "On The Twentieth Century" is a musical highlight for me. I have never seen the show but I so enjoy the recording. Its "operatic" style is perfect for the "battles of the Divas/Divos" that constitutes this musicalized "Twentieth Century". The "duet" between Cullum and K...

Today I saw 110 in the Shade , featuring Audra McDonald. As the show began, I realized this revival also has a Hollywood connection, as it's the musical version of the same story used for the Katherine Hepburn/Burt Lancaster movie The Rainmaker . The movie's casting makes more sense than this stage...

If you want to see the most current post all you have to do is click on the name of the last poster alongside the thread title and you are there. I don't get it. I tried clicking the last poster alongside the thread title, but it took me to that poster's profile. What am I doing wrong? Oops. I thin...

I'm not entirely sure about some of the selections though, particularly The Awful Truth, which deals somewhat with adult issues. Given that a large number of children grow up in divorced households, I suppose a comedy about a divorcing couple and their dating foibles could be interesting to youngst...