Howard Keel

“Aladdin,” “John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum,” and More Magical New Releases!

09.10.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 3-D movies, Adam Driver, Alfred Hitchcock, Beau Bridges, Bill Murray, Brooke Shields, Caleb Landry Jones, Carol Kane, Cecil B. DeMille, Chloë Sevigny, Christopher Lee, Cole Porter, Danny Glover, Donald Pleasence, Flower Shop Mystery, George Kennedy, George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Grace Kelly, Gregory Peck, Halle Berry, Hallmark Channel, Hammer Horror, Hanna-Barbera, Howard Keel, Ian McShane, Iggy Pop, Jim Jarmusch, John Wayne, Kathryn Grayson, Keanu Reeves, Kevin McCarthy, Laurence Fishburne, Marlene Dietrich, Mena Massoud, Patrick Troughton, Paul Sorvino, Ray Milland, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Rosie Perez, RZA, Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi, Susan Hayward, The Jetsons, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, Walter Matthau, Will Smith | no comments

Whoa. Some weeks there are so many new releases making their debut that it is mind-boggling. This is one of them. Whether you like contemporary stars like Will Smith and Keanu Reeves to classic Hollywood figures like John Wayne, there’s…

Doris Day: I’ll See You in My Dreams

05.13.19 | Jay Steinberg | Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Rose's Jumbo, Calamity Jane, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, David Niven, Doris Day, Ernie Kovacs, Frank Sinatra, George Seaton, Ginger Rogers, Gordon MacRae, Howard Keel, Jack Lemmon, James Cagney, James Garner, James Stewart, Jimmy Durante, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Les Brown, Lover Come Back, Martha Raye, obituaries, Pillow Talk, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Ray Bolger, Robert Cummings, Rock Hudson, Ruth Etting, Send Me No Flowers, That Touch of Mink, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Pajama Game | 1 comment

Doris Day and Rock Hudson

Doris Day, the sunny, shapely one-time big band singer, parlayed her powerful pipes and peppy personality into a position as one of the most prolific and popular screen presences of the ’50s and ’60s. She excelled in all facets of her career as song stylist, movie actress, TV star and animal activist.

Guest Review: Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

03.27.19 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: 1950s Movies, Adolphe Menjou, Alan Napier, Clark Gable, Howard Keel, J. Carrol Naish, James Whitmore, John Hodiak, Maria Elana Marques, Ricardo Montalban, Westerns, William Mellor, William Wellman | no comments

Bernard de Voto’s book Across the Wide Missouri became a surprise best-seller in 1947, earning the Pulitzer Prize for History. The brass at MGM quickly purchased the rights to the book in order to use the title and then pondered,…

Movie Trailer of the Day: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

02.23.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Johnny Mercer, Movie Trailer of the Day, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Warner Archive Collection | no comments

Now available on Blu-ray in a two-disc set from the Warner Archives Collection, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is MGM’s rollicking 1954 musical set against the backdrop of 1850’s Oregon. Expertly directed by Stanley Donen (who also directed Singin’ in…

Jane Powell and Howard Keel (But No Seven Brothers)

07.29.18 | Rick29 | Tags: Ann Miller, Callaway Went Thataway, Clark Gable, Debbie Reynolds, Dorothy McGuire, Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams, Fred MacMurray, Hit the Deck, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn | no comments

Big, splashy Broadway-style musicals had peaked in popularity when MGM released Hit the Deck in 1955. So, kudos to the studio for putting together an incredibly talented cast headlined by Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, and Ann Miller. Their male co-stars,…

Guest Post: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

06.27.18 | Rick29 | Tags: Gene de Paul, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Johnny Mercer, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | no comments

For today’s guest post, Rick29 looks back at a colorful collage of song and dance that is a musical favorite: The Oregon Territory in 1850 provides the setting for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, a high-energy, colorful musical based on…

There’s Gold In Them Thar Trains: Two John Wayne Western Favorites

05.21.18 | Jim Brymer | Tags: Ann-Margret, Ben Johnson, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot, Christopher George, Howard Keel, Jerry Gatlin, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Ricardo Montalban, Rod Taylor | no comments

In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on the John Wayne Westerns The Train Robbers and The War Wagon: John Wayne was the essence of the classic western. Of the 150 or so movies he made during his…

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