Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on October 16, 2017

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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Gold Diggers...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on July 27, 2013

Gold Diggers of 1935 is another pale imitation of Gold Diggers of 1933 and lightening still hasn’t struck twice.  Gold Diggers of 1935 is an entirely different entity than its prequeled namesake, and hinges on becoming a full-fledged screwball comedy; the movie is good, but you have to remind   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on June 4, 2013

Man, Busby Berkeley really is on another level, isn’t he?  He certainly had an eye for film, which I think really distinguishes him from other choreographers, both of his era and of any time. His most famous set pieces simply can’t be replicated in any other medium–not only are the   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 16, 2013

Gold Diggers of 1935 Directed by Busby Berkeley 1935/USA Warner Bros First viewing? I could have sworn I had seen this before but now I think it’s just that the “Lullaby of Broadway” sequence has been anthologized so often.  It is fairly entertaining but does not hold a candle to   read more