In The Heights
In The Heights (2021) is the first film that I have seen in a theater since The New Mutants (2020). Covid-19 kept us away from cinemas, and now that that… Read more »
Tag: musical
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort
Reality and dreams are interchangeable in this landscape where even news of a violent murder takes on a kind of poetic realism. Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967) is literally Demy’s… Read more »
Córki dancingu
Córki dancingu (2015), or The Lure in English speaking countries, may just be the best fantasy film of the last decade, and it’s a musical. Agnieszka Smoczyńska reworks Hans Christian… Read more »
Jesus Christ Superstar
I watch Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) every Easter and Fiddler On The Roof (1971) every Christmas Eve. Nothing says major holidays like a Norman Jewison flick. For a while I’d… Read more »
The Happiest Millionaire
Adapted from My Philadelphia Father by Cordelia Biddle, The Happiest Millionaire (1967) follows the misadventures of Fred MacMurray and Greer Garson as they navigate their daughter Cordelia’s (played by Lesley… Read more »
Give My Regards To Broadstreet
One often hears rock musicals criticized for being nothing more but a loose thread of a plot stringing together a series of disparate music videos. Of course this isn’t always… Read more »
Help!
A hell of a lot of pot was being smoked while we were making the film. It was great. That helped make it a lot of fun. – Ringo Starr… Read more »
Show Boat
Born on September 9th, 1894, Arthur Freed would be destined to lead one of the most remarkable lives in Hollywood history. For a decade spanning 1929 to 1939, Freed worked… Read more »
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) is one of a handful of films that defined the public’s notion of the MGM musical. The essential ingredients at work here can be… Read more »
Lovely To Look At
Warner Archives has brought out, and continues to bring out, what seems like a limitless supply of classic Hollywood fare. Most of these films will probably never be popular enough… Read more »
