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My Blue Heaven lyrics – performed by Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong in The Five Pennies. Music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by George Whiting When whippoorwill call And evenin’ is nigh I’ll hurry to my blue heaven You turn to the right A little white light That leads you...
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October 29, 2017 admin
Musical
Holiday Inn (1942), starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale Editorial review of Holiday Inn courtesy of Amazon.com This perennial, Christmas-season favorite from 1942 teamed Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire as entertainers (and rival suitors of Marjorie Reynolds) running an inn that is only open on holidays. It’s a...
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July 2, 2017 admin
Musical
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) starring C.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall, Edward Everett Horton, Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie Synopsis of Thank Your Lucky Stars In Thank Your Lucky Stars, theater producers (Horton and Sakall) are staging a wartime charity program. However, the production is taken over by their egotistical star...
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June 21, 2017 admin
Comedy, Musical, Patriotic
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, starring Kevin Kline, Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler Synopsis of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Angels and sugarplums. Candy canes and ice. A magic prince, a dreamy young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows sky high. Enter the world...
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March 21, 2017 admin
Musical
The Magic Flute, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman Synopsis of The Magic Flute A prince rescues a princess from a sorcerer in this version of Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute. Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Product description of The Magic Flute Ingmar Bergman’s Magic Flute is a magical adaptation of...
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March 20, 2017 admin
Musical
The Band Wagon (1953) Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant, Jack Buchanan Synopsis of The Band Wagon When an aging Hollywood dancer comes to Broadway, a couple of his playwright pals put together a musical. They’re sure it will be a hit and cast him in the lead role....
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February 6, 2017 admin
Musical
Editorial review of High Society courtesy of Amazon.com MGM’s bold idea to remake George Cukor’s Oscar-winning upper-class romantic farce, The Philadelphia Story, into a star-studded, Technicolor musical with Cole Porter tunes somehow works splendidly and remains an underrated gem.
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October 7, 2016 admin
Musical
Cabaret (1972) starring Liza Minelli, Michael York. Joel Grey Cabaret will never be described as a feel-good movie. It’s doubtful that it can ever be described as family friendly, either. It is, however, a very powerful movie, with great performances, very moving. It deals with broken people in...
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July 3, 2016 admin
Musical
Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews, Dick van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Ed Wynn It’s reported that the author of Mary Poppins despised the movie version, but she’s in a very small minority. Thankfully, unlike some other classic children’s movies such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, adults can...
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March 7, 2016 admin
Musical
Editorial review of Anchors Aweigh (1945) courtesy of Amazon.com Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra teamed up for their first of three musical comedies in this frothy confection of sailors on leave in Hollywood, with gawky, shy young Sinatra tagging along with his worldly buddy Kelly, who promises to...
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March 5, 2016 admin
Musical
