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Musical Interlude: Doris Day in Musicals
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on May 30, 2019
Musical Interlude: Doris Day in Musicals
As a teen, Doris Day had dreams of becoming a dancer, but after her leg was broken in an accident when a train hit her car, her original plan of heading to Hollywood to dance was changed. She then reinvented herself as a singer and gained fame as the sing read more
Musical Interlude: Costume Design for Musicals
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Feb 27, 2019
Costume Design for Musicals Musicals aren’t just about singing and dancing… deciding what a performer is going to wear during a musical number is also an important factor in bringing a scene to life. Simply put, if an actor is singing and dancing about the glorious sunshine, they would be dressed read more
Musical Interlude: Musicals of Hollywood’s Greatest Year
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Jan 26, 2019
Musical Interlude: Musicals of Hollywood’s Greatest Year It’s known as Hollywood’s greatest year: 1939. As we celebrate films released 80 years ago, we think of some of the most obvious film achievements the storied year brought us: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, read more
Musical Interlude: Musical Remakes
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Dec 27, 2018
Musical Remakes
Remakes are nothing new. Since films began, they were remade. Stories are revised, plot lines are shifted and new actors are cast in roles someone else made their own years before. Other times, the story, scenes and lines are exactly the same as they were in the original.
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Musical Interlude: Singing and Dance Through the Holidays
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Nov 27, 2018
Singing and Dancing Through the Holidays Christmas in Musicals Music can set the mood for the holidays. While tunes may blare out of our radios, some favorites originated in movie musicals, such as the songs “White Christmas” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m a big fan read more
Musical Interlude: Must See Musicals
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Sep 25, 2018
“I hate musicals.” We’ve all met someone who tries to rain on a musical lover’s parade with this phrase. Maybe they once watched The Sound of Music (1965) and thought it was way too long or perhaps had a hard time with gang members pirouetting down New York City streets in West Side Story (1961). read more
Musical Interlude: The Singing Voices Behind the Stars
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Aug 24, 2018
The Singing Voices Behind the Stars Lucy Ricardo always tried to get in on Ricky’s act, despite her less than pleasant singing voice on the show I Love Lucy. Lucy would sing in a shouting, off-key manner. And when I was a little girl, my grandmother would tell me that Lucille Ball really could sing read more
Musical Interlude: What is a Musical? A New Answer Comes with Each Decade
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Jun 27, 2018
What is a musical? A New Answer Comes with Each Decade. When you can’t express how you feel in words … belt out a song or break out into a lively dance number. That is typically how musicals have been defined: Singing or dancing when the emotion builds up too high to express feelings with speech, read more
Strange Interlude (1963)
Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone Posted by Franchot Tone Fan on Jan 15, 2016
Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude was presented by members of The Actors Studio Theatre in 1963. The hit play ran for 97 performances at the Revival Hudson Theatre and then the Martin Beck Theatre from March 11, 1963 through June 29, 1963 (with a preview performance on March 9).
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My Favorite Detective: A Novel Interlude – A Family Affair
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Jan 9, 2016
Back before Christmas I posted an article about Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe introducing the character and talking about the concept of the armchair detective. In that article (which focused mostly on the radio adventures of the character) I noted that while I could probably find all of the original read more
Top 250 Tuesday – An Interlude: Trailers For The Top Ten
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 29, 2014
Since I’ve found myself with not as much time for a proper movie write-up as I would have liked this week, I thought I’d do something a little different, and give you a taste of things to come with a countdown of the top 10 via their trailers. Actually, “things to come” is no read more
Top 250 Tuesday – An Interlude: Trailers For The Top Ten
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Apr 29, 2014
Since I’ve found myself with not as much time for a proper movie write-up as I would have liked this week, I thought I’d do something a little different, and give you a taste of things to come with a countdown of the top 10 via their trailers. Actually, “things to come” is no read more