In the sleeper musical hit The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman delivers a fantastic performance as P.T. Barnum in this spectacularly colorful musical for the whole family. Motivated by a desire to provide a good life for his wife (Michelle Williams)…
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Great Movie Scenes: June is Bustin’ Out All Over in “Carousel”
Admittedly, today’s installment of Great Movie Scenes is a bit on the nose since today is June 1st. But can you blame us? Is there a more stirring movie musical salute to the beginning of the summer season than Rodgers…
Read more →Jane Powell’s Just a “Small Town Girl”
Yes, the movie’s in color, but we thought this photo was too adorable to resist. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the 1953 MGM musical Small Town Girl, starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger and Bobby Van.
Read more →Let Freedom Ring…and Nelson Eddy Sing
Nelson Eddy is a Harvard-educated lawyer who returns to his frontier hometown and helps free it from crooked railroad magnate Edward Arnold’s grip in Let Freedom Ring. Guest blogger Jessica Pickens reviews the 1939 MGM western/musical.
Read more →Clambake (1967) Is the Citizen Kane of Beach Party Movies
What does Elvis Presley’s 1967 beach film Clambake have in common with Orson Welles’ cinematic milestone Citizen Kane? More than you think, says guest writer Aurora, who contrasts and compares the two films.
Read more →How to Get Through Stormy Weather
How do we watch a great movie like “Stormy Weather” (1943) today? Can we enjoy the film without thinking about “race”? Should we? Read on, and then tell us what you think about this classic musical starring Lena Horne and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
Read more →Dick Haymes Asks Maureen O’Hara, “Do You Love Me” (1946)
A Hollywood-style makeover turns dowdy music school teacher Maureen O’Hara into a stylish beauty who is pursued by bandleader Harry James and singer Dick Haymes in Do You Love Me. We think you’ll love guest writer Jessica Pickens’ review of the 1946 musical.
Read more →Ten Things to Know About Bye Bye Birdie
To mark Ann-Margret’s 74th birthday today, we’re offering this classic look at 10 facts about one of the actress’s earliest and most popular films: the 1963 musical hit Bye Bye Birdie, also starring Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh.
Read more →Doris Day and John Raitt Play The Pajama Game
Hey there, you with classic movie musicals in your eyes…check out guest blogger The Lady Eve’s look at 1957’s The Pajama Game, with Doris Day and John Raitt as labor dispute rivals-turned-lovers, now back on DVD as part of a new Day collection.
Read more →What’s Your Favorite Stanley Donen-Directed Musical?
His resumé includes comedies (Indiscreet) and thrillers (Charade), but Stanley Donen, who turns 91 today, is best known as the director of some of Hollywood’s top musicals. Our poll asks which of these films–Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Face, Damn Yankees! and more–is your favorite.
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