Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 21, 2024

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Anything Goes...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on August 11, 2013

I haven’t seen Anything Goes performed on-stage, but I was aware of the differences between this film and its staged production (as well as the 1936 adaptation of the play).  In my research I discovered that the only similarities are the title, and its setting on a cruise ship.  The...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on December 20, 2011

Anything Goes (1956)      I have been wanting for some time to see any version of Anything Goes I can manage to because I am such a big Cole Porter fan. The version I found is one of three featuring Bing Crosby in a lead part. He starred in the...   read more