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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. Toda read more

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). The Tony Award no read more

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



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