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March 31st, 2008, 3:33 pm
JUPITERS' DARLING
by
mrsl »
March 31st, 2008, 11:28 am
Big favorite of mine because this is one of the films I saw with Auntie when I was about 9 or 10. Lots of reasons for liking it. The songs are all...
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Last post by mrsl
March 31st, 2008, 11:28 am
Billy Fury, Britain's Bobby Darin
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by
stuart.uk »
March 29th, 2008, 5:01 pm
Billy Fury and Bobby Darin weren't all that similar, but both were dogged by heart conditions that killed them in their early 40s. IMO Billy Fury had...
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Last post by stuart.uk
March 31st, 2008, 10:33 am
Vincente Minnelli
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by
Synnove »
March 18th, 2008, 11:36 am
This musical director certainly possessed a magic touch. I have had mixed feelings about a lot of his musicals, because he could sometimes be so...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
March 20th, 2008, 3:19 pm
That's Entertainment III
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by
mrsl »
January 1st, 2008, 7:05 pm
Watching this Part III, I noticed something that never occurred to me before. When Ann Miller dances, she always wears feminine outfits, whether...
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Last post by David
March 18th, 2008, 6:19 am
Anthony Newley
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by
stuart.uk »
March 5th, 2008, 1:03 pm
Maybe more could have been made of Anthony Newley's great talent within the cinema
Tony's first big film was as The Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist....
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Last post by klondike
March 16th, 2008, 8:34 am
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Last post by Ollie
March 13th, 2008, 9:11 am
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Last post by Dawtrina
February 10th, 2008, 12:37 pm
Lovely June Haver
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by
rainingviolets21 »
January 30th, 2008, 8:47 pm
my very favorite musical star of the 1940's era is lovely June Haver,
In film after film she sang and danced in one Fox movie after another
what was...
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Last post by mrsl
January 30th, 2008, 9:34 pm
Help, it's been A Hard Days Night
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by
stuart.uk »
January 24th, 2008, 12:26 pm
it's almost a crying shame The Beatles did only did 4 films. i discount Yellow Submarine because other actors like Bringing Up Appearences star...
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Last post by mrsl
January 27th, 2008, 1:19 pm
San Francisco
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by
ken123 »
January 24th, 2008, 12:45 am
Great Voice, great beauty,great gams = Jeannette MacDonald. Great special effects, great direction by W.S.( Woody ) VanDyke, great role for Specer...
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Last post by MissGoddess
January 24th, 2008, 6:42 pm
Pirates of Penzance (1983) on Retroplex
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by
Jezebel38 »
November 7th, 2007, 9:28 pm
I was just scanning thru the channels on my Comcast Digital and saw this film listed. I love Kevin Kline and am really fond of this goofy rendition...
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Last post by movieman1957
January 21st, 2008, 9:17 am
Favorites - another list
Replies: 28
by
Guest »
April 19th, 2007, 2:28 pm
Which film musicals are your favorites; and, if you can, why? Sometimes the why part is hard to put into words. Your top 5!
My Favs -
The Sound of...
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Last post by movieman
January 20th, 2008, 3:17 pm
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Last post by EleanorPowellFan
January 19th, 2008, 2:45 am
"Broadway Melody of 1935"
Replies: 18
by feaito » May 1st, 2007, 8:59 pm
As a child my first contact with Miss Ellie Powell was through books and photos, not through films. And I became a fan just by reading about her...
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Last post by EleanorPowellFan
January 19th, 2008, 2:41 am
Musical numbers dancing - in general
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by
mrsl »
July 29th, 2007, 10:34 pm
With all the discussions here and over on TCM, did anyone do any comparing today if you watched Singing in the Rain between Kelly and O'Connor? I...
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Last post by knitwit45
January 18th, 2008, 9:07 pm
That's Dancing
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by
sandykaypax »
August 25th, 2007, 7:53 pm
I watched That's Dancing yesterday. I'm working my way through the Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory Vol. 2 box set.
It certainly is a lesser...
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Last post by EleanorPowellFan
January 18th, 2008, 7:26 pm
The Tedium of BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940
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by
Guest »
October 10th, 2007, 8:05 pm
Every time I watch this picture, I marvel at not only the dancing, which is first-rate, but just how horrible it is, otherwise. With a plot that is...
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Last post by EleanorPowellFan
January 18th, 2008, 7:17 pm
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
January 7th, 2008, 7:24 pm
Springtime?!
Replies: 2
by
Moraldo Rubini »
December 30th, 2007, 7:42 pm
I'm suddenly struck by a feeling of hope and light. Is spring approaching already? No! Then it must be the impending release of two DVD sets of...
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Last post by sandykaypax
January 1st, 2008, 1:44 pm
Bing Crosby
Replies: 21
by
moira finnie »
May 6th, 2007, 11:41 am
Okay, musical mavens, I've a question for you about Bing Crosby , (and it has nothing to do with his sometimes painful personal life). If you were...
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Last post by inglis
November 20th, 2007, 12:09 pm
Oh... Rosalinda!! in Sensurround
Replies: 1
by
Moraldo Rubini »
October 31st, 2007, 3:36 pm
Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing Powell / Pressburger 's rarely screened version of Johann Strauß ' Die Fledermaus at Palo Alto's Stanford...
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Last post by Jezebel38
November 1st, 2007, 1:50 am
Help! yourself to this movie!
Replies: 2
by
cinemalover »
October 30th, 2007, 1:58 pm
For anyone interested, the Beatles movie Help! is showing on the Sundance channel this month in a beautifully restored, letterboxed version. This was...
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Last post by movieman1957
October 30th, 2007, 10:10 pm
Scarlett Sings!
Replies: 10
by jdb1 » June 4th, 2007, 9:21 am
This appears on the BBCNews website:
Gone With The Wind set for stage Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara are to come to the West End next year in a...
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Last post by tallulahfan
October 7th, 2007, 11:27 am
Mickey & Judy
Replies: 3
by
Moraldo Rubini »
July 1st, 2007, 8:58 pm
Let's put on a show!
I see that the release date for the Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney deluxe set has been announced for September 25, 2007 .
I'm...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
September 29th, 2007, 12:14 pm
Is "Chasing Rainbows" (1929) a lost film?
Replies: 4
by feaito » September 13th, 2007, 4:48 pm
For some reason I had the idea that this early musical was a lost film, but apparently it's not and only some two-stripe technicolor sequences are...
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Last post by feaito
September 13th, 2007, 8:55 pm
What fresh hell..?
Replies: 8
by
traceyk »
September 1st, 2007, 7:44 pm
Speaking of really bad ideas, I read today that someone's planning to make a musical version of Harry Potter! Now, I love HP, but that's going too...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
September 5th, 2007, 7:58 pm
DuBarry Was a Lady
Replies: 28
by
Moraldo Rubini »
June 27th, 2007, 4:21 pm
I just finished watching the DVD of DuBarry Was a Lady . Does anyone know the backstory of this picture?
I know that it was a a big hit on Broadway,...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
August 26th, 2007, 12:26 pm
REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY
Replies: 2
by
moira finnie »
August 24th, 2007, 1:59 pm
I must be getting terribly undemanding in my movie watching. While reading the other night, I enjoyed Reveille with Beverly (1943) very much. Perhaps...
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Last post by benwhowell
August 24th, 2007, 3:11 pm
Yolanda and the Thief
Replies: 8
by
Moraldo Rubini »
August 3rd, 2007, 3:03 pm
I saw a beautiful print of Vincent Minnelli 's Yolanda and the Thief last night. In fact, the print was so pristine, I wondered if it'd been restored...
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Last post by mrsl
August 8th, 2007, 10:41 am
MGM-o-rama!
Replies: 12
by
Moraldo Rubini »
June 19th, 2007, 6:51 pm
The upcoming (July 24 release) MGM Musicals set looks like it might have some swell supplemental material. This seven-disc(!) set will include audio...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
July 31st, 2007, 1:52 pm
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Last post by Ayres
June 15th, 2007, 7:49 am
Great Gams - Musicals
Replies: 6
by
ken123 »
April 17th, 2007, 7:49 pm
Cyd Charrisse in EVERYTHING that she was in . Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees , was pretty damn good too. :)
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Last post by sandykaypax
May 22nd, 2007, 11:25 am
Princesse Tam Tam (1935)
Replies: 5
by
dfordoom »
May 13th, 2007, 11:42 am
PRINCESSE TAM TAM is a 1935 French musical show-casing the talents of the one and only Josephine Baker. The plot is fairly slight – it’s a kind of...
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Last post by Sue Sue Applegate
May 20th, 2007, 2:13 pm
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Last post by moira finnie
May 14th, 2007, 8:11 pm
Michael Smuin - RIP
by
Moraldo Rubini »
April 24th, 2007, 12:52 am
It's with a great deal of sadness that I'm reporting the death of Michael Smuin. Smuin danced on Broadway and was a principal with ABT before...
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Last post by Moraldo Rubini
April 24th, 2007, 12:52 am
ABC
by
Guest »
September 29th, 2008, 9:16 am
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Britain's Got Talent
Replies: 3
by
stuart.uk »
June 1st, 2008, 10:24 am
i think last yrs winner on Simon Cowells Britain's got Paul Potts made an impact in America, i wonder what the future has in store for yesterday's...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
The leading ladies of George Formby
Replies: 1
by
stuart.uk »
May 30th, 2008, 10:35 am
Though not well known in America, George Formby in the 1930s was arguably Britain's greatest all-round male entertainer. mind you he had it all to...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
who are the top 12 all-rounders
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by
stuart.uk »
May 24th, 2008, 11:09 am
here's my list, male and female
James Cagney-Doris Day
Fred Astaire-Judy Garland
Frank Sinatra-Ginger Rogers
Gene Kelly-Julie Andrews
Dean...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Serah Brightman/Jessie Matthews
Replies: 12
by
stuart.uk »
April 12th, 2008, 3:01 am
i was watching The Paul O'Grady Show on UK tv and his guest was Sarah Brightman of Phanthom Of The Opera fame. i'm amazed i never thought of it...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
How do you categorize musicals?
Replies: 15
by
Ollie »
April 18th, 2008, 7:40 am
I often claim to dislike musicals, although TCM's showings of '30s and '40s musicals makes me eat those words more often than not.
How do you fans...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
GOOD NEWS (1930)
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by drednm » April 16th, 2008, 3:58 pm
GOOD NEWS is an MGM musical based on the smash 1927 Broadway musical that ran for 16 months and starred Mary Lawlor and Inez Courtney as Connie and...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
The "Book Musical" on Screen
by
Guest »
April 15th, 2008, 11:59 am
For years, musical stage shows were nothing more than a series of skits and comedy routines that were worked around a star, with songs interspersed,...
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
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Last post by Guest
December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
Frank Sinatra: The Kissing Bandit?
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by
Guest »
April 25th, 2007, 11:28 pm
It just came in the mail today. And I've not seen it for over 4 years until tonight. I could not determine whether to place it in the Westerns or the...
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December 31st, 1969, 7:00 pm
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