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Rare Musicals on TCM – September 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Sep 6, 2013
Mario Lanza fans… this month TCM is really looking out for you. Although it’s a relatively light month otherwise, in terms of Not-on-Netflix musicals, September 18th brings a bounty of five rare Lanza musicals to TCM throughout the day. They’ve played a few of these in the past cou read more
Watching “Dated” Movies… The Tender Trap (1955)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 26, 2013
It’s funny how, no matter what year a movie actually came out, it can only take a few lines to cement its place as a timeless classic–or damn it as a dated time capsule. Not that there’s anything inherently wrong with a movie being “dated,” but it can be yet another bar read more
The [Plural Nouns] of [French Town] (1964, 1967)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 19, 2013
I’m taking a step back from a somewhat overwhelming stockpile of musicals in my DVR to get back to the basics, continuing on my “That’s Entertainment” list and just generally being open to watching new things, without the threat of Warning! Your DVR is currently 98% full!. Th read more
Classic Cameos: The Band Leader
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 12, 2013
When you really get down to it, there are two types of musicals: the ones that take great care to explain every musical number in terms of a real-world scenario–be it a theatrical rehearsal, concert, or onstage performance–and, well, those that allow their characters to break into perfec read more
Glenn Miller in Orchestra Wives (1942)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 3, 2013
Orchestra Wives is a great example of a band fully integrated into the picture’s overall narrative. Glenn Miller and his orchestra are the object of affection of the titular spouses, and the characters to whom we’re introduced throughout are a mix of actors and real-life band members. Na read more
Rare Musicals on TCM – August 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Aug 3, 2013
Set your DVRs and request your reminders… here are the rare, Not-On-Netflix classic musicals airing for the remainder of August on TCM: Times listed are as they appear on TCM, so Eastern time with each date lasting from 6am to 6am, as always. It’s an interesting, top-loaded month with read more
Rose Marie (1936)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 16, 2013
Well, I’ve finally found the wonderful intersection of the growing number of “not available on Netflix so I should really, really watch these now” entries on my DVR, and my desire to watch every film featured in That’s Entertainment… Rose Marie! TCM aired this on Canada read more
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 12, 2013
Give a Girl a Break is another of the films I’ve been catching up on from TCM that isn’t available on Netflix, but I’m slowly working through them–hopefully before the next big DVR-buster of a schedule pops up. Anyway, it’s a great example of the behind-the-scenes musi read more
Dynamic Duo: Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 12, 2013
I recently got into a bit of trouble with a joke I made in my review for Anchors Aweigh, in which I’d cheekily noted that my favorite film genre was “Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as girl-chasing sailors on leave.” Of course, this is a “genre” that spans exactly two film read more
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 11, 2013
I mentioned the other day that wartime sailor musicals are one of my newly discovered favorite subgenres of musicals, and in that spirit, I’ve identified another worthy subgenre from my explorations: Las-Vegas-based musicals from the 1950s and 1960s. Not only do you get the Rat Pack and Elvis read more
Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 5, 2013
It didn’t take much to get me to peak excitement for this film: Rat Pack + Robin Hood set in 1920s Chicago, and I was pretty much sold. Even if it turned out to be not great, the pieces were already set to make for a great movie experience. The plot is much, much more loosely cribbed than I wa read more
Second Chorus (1940)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 3, 2013
In preparation for TCM’s absolutely apocalyptic rare musical schedule in the past few weeks, I had to start ticking through some of the features I’d taped earlier in the month to clear some space on my DVR. Getting low on DVR space is typically a great motivator for me to watch movies read more
Broadway Melody of 1936 (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jul 3, 2013
My first exposure to the Broadway Melody series was the fantastic Broadway Melody of 1940, starring Eleanor Powell alongside Fred Astaire, so I was thrilled to catch the 1936 edition on TCM this weekend–especially as it’s not available on Netflix, which has become my primary source for m read more
Funny Lady Blogathon: Carmen Miranda
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 30, 2013
Carmen Miranda cuts a curious figure in film history. You know those actors and characters you just can’t really picture smiling? The Buster Keatons, the James Bonds, and so on. Part of what I love about Carmen Miranda is that she’s completely the opposite–I have such a hard time p read more
Something for the Boys (1944)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 30, 2013
I think wartime musicals are quickly becoming my favorite subgenre within the movies I’ve been watching as part of my weekend morning musical project. Being raised in a Navy town I have to give slight preference to sailor stories, but I do love a good Army picture like Something for the Boys. read more
Catching Up on Rita, Eddy, and MacDonald
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 25, 2013
I’m slowly catching up on all my DVRed musicals that have been building up over the past month, and it’s been somewhat curious viewing them all en masse. Though there have certainly been some gems in there, it’s interesting to watch a span of movies that have all, for whatever reas read more
Rare Musicals on TCM – July 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 24, 2013
TCM celebrates Independence Day with a great collection of musicals, though mostly well-known and easily accessible classics, so make sure to check those out if you haven’t seen them. That leads to a lighter first-half of the month, but builds into a crescendo of not-on-Netflix/not-even-on-DVD read more
That’s Entertainment Review Archive
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 24, 2013
As I laid out in one of my early posts, I’ve been using That’s Entertainment as a guide for my musical education, trying to work through at least one every weekend morning. I started this project a few months before this blog, so in the coming weeks/months, I’m going to try to catc read more
Upcoming Blogathon Posts
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 19, 2013
Well, oops–radio silence over here because I was panicking to prepare for the Funny Lady Blogathon over at Movies, Silently… somehow I’d gotten it in my head that was it was June 20th (tomorrow). It’s actually June 29-30, so prepare an ample and thorough examination of the co read more
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jun 12, 2013
I get the majority of my musical rentals from Netflix nowadays, which means I have to make the decision on my weekend viewing earlier in the week… so by an eerie coincidence, by the time I found out Esther Williams had died, Million Dollar Mermaid was already on its way to me for weekend viewi read more