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Musical Monday: Cole Porter’s Aladdin (1958)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 11, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Cole Porter’s Aladdin read more
Christmas songs that originated in films
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 9, 2023
This was originally published on the Inside the Envelope DVD Netflix blog, which was shuttered after the service ended in Sept. 2023. The holiday season isn’t complete without listening to some Christmas tunes and watching a cozy film. But what about the times those two go hand-in-hand? There are read more
Musical Monday: Peau d’âne/Donkey Skin (1970)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 4, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Peau d’âne/Donkey read more
Musical Monday: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 27, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969 read more
Musical Monday: Johnny Doughboy (1942)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 20, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Johnny Doughboy (1942) – read more
Musical Monday: A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 13, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: A Wave, a WAC and a Marine read more
Musical Monday: Darling Lili (1970)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 6, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Darling Lili (1970) – read more
Musical Monday: Remains to Be Seen (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 30, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Remains to Be Seen (1953) read more
Musical Monday: Murder at the Windmill (1949)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 23, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Murder at the Windmill(1949 read more
Musical Monday: Kelly and Me (1956)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 16, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Kelly and Me (1956) – read more
Musical Monday: Mystery in Swing (1940)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 9, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Mystery in Swing (1940) read more
Musical Monday: Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 2, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Murder in the Music Hall read more
Musical Monday: Sarge Goes to College (1947)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 25, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Sarge Goes to College (1947 read more
Musical Monday: Mad About Music (1938)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 18, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Mad About Music (1938) – read more
Pages to Screen: Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 15, 2023
Which is worse: the book version of “Gidget Goes to Rome” or the feature film? Well, it’s tough to say. Let me provide some background and break it down. Similar to “Gidget Goes Hawaiian,” author and screenwriter Frederick Kohner wrote the novelization of the feature film “Gidget Goes to read more
Musical Monday: Let’s Go Collegiate (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 11, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Let’s Go Collegiate (1941) read more
Page to Screen: Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 10, 2023
“It’s not the same, down by the sea … since the Gidget came to Wakiki …” It’s especially not the same since in the second Gidget film, “Gidget Goes Hawaiian” (1961), the whole cast except for Moondoggie is different. Thankfully, the book version of “Gidget Goes Hawaiian” is much read more
Watching 1939: East Side of Heaven (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 7, 2023
In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more
Pages to Screen: Gidget (1959)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 5, 2023
From Frankie and Annette beach party films to the Beach Boys singing “Surfin’ U.S.A,”— it all started because of one book: Gidget by Frederick Kohner. Published in 1957, Kohner based the book on the summer adventures of his daughter, Kathy. Kohner was a Hollywood screenwriter who left his home read more
Musical Monday: Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 4, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Get Yourself a College Girl read more