For the First Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon, MovieFanFare reviews the stone-faced funnyman’s final screen performance in the 1966 musical/comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, co-starring Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford and Phil Silvers.
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A Hard Day’s Night: 50 Years on, You Know It Feels All Right
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania coming to America. To celebrate the occasion, guest writer Greg Altum reviews the Fab Four’s first starring film, the 1964 “day in the life” comedy/concert classic A Hard Day’s Night
Read more →Who’s Your Favorite Dancer in the Movies?
“Gotta dance” is the theme for this week’s poll, and we want to know who’s your favorite Hollywood hoofer. From Fred and Ginger to Gene Kelly to John Travolta, whose big-screen footwork tops your toe-tappin’ list?
Read more →June Haver and Gordon MacRae Look for the Silver Lining
June Haver played popular ’20s Broadway star Marilyn Miller in the 1949 Warner Bros. musical Look for the Silver Lining. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the biopic and how it compare to Miller’s trouble-filled real life.
Read more →Tuning in on Inside Llewyn Davis and Other Folk Tales
With the DVD and Blu-ray release of Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers’ love letter to the folk music scene of early ’60s Greenwich Village, we fiddled around and came up with more favorite folk-centric flicks.
Read more →Singin’ in the Rain (1952): Movie Review
MGM took a song-filled, nostalgic look back at the birth of talking films with its 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain. Guest blogger Marsha Collock talks about the timeless Gene Kelly/Debbie Reynolds/Jean Hagen classic, and “what a glorious feeling” watching it gives her.
Read more →Mary Poppins at 50: Still Practically Perfect in Every Way
This year marks the golden anniversary of Disney’s Academy Award-winning Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Guest writer Craig Pisani offers a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious look at the beloved film and its enduring, magical charm.
Read more →Musical Monday: Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Kick off your week with today’s guest post from Jessica Pickens that looks back at the classic MGM musical Seven Sweethearts.
Read more →Fred MacMurray and Alligators Can’t Save The Happiest Millionaire
Is “The Happiest Millionaire” a classic, or a dud? Find out in this overview of the Fred MacMurray favorite from guest blogger Rick29.
Read more →Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday from Beginning to End
Is Meet Me in St. Louis, the 1944 musical starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien one of the greatest portrayals of Americana to ever grace the screen? Guest Blogger The Lady Eve thinks so. See if you agree.
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