Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on April 2, 2021

Our April Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelApril Birthdays and Springtime Fun! Here we go… This month’s free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! That said, here are some of our Ap   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 10, 2019

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: Royal Wedding...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2016

The Wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip was a once in a lifetime experience. They’re still together to this day and yet when they got married she was not even queen yet. It’s hard to believe. It’s only fitting that a momentous occasion  like that would get a film,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2016

The Wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip was a once in a lifetime experience. They’re still together to this day and yet when they got married she was not even queen yet. It’s hard to believe. It’s only fitting that a momentous occasion like that would get a film,...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 16, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2942/Royal-Wedding/#tcmarcp-142284 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. No, not that royal wedding. And this movie isn’t really about a royal wedding at all, though then-Princess Elizabeth’s nuptials to Philip Mountbatten in 1947 form the bac   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 16, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2942/Royal-Wedding/#tcmarcp-142284 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. No, not that royal wedding. And this movie isn’t really about a royal wedding at all, though then-Princess Elizabeth’s nuptials to Philip Mountbatten in 1947 form the bac   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on August 26, 2015

Royal Wedding Directed by Stanley Donen Written by Alan Jay Lerner 1951/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This has a couple of Fred Astaire’s most famous dance numbers and a couple of good songs.  The story sort of lets the whole thing down. The brother and sister team   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on January 29, 2015

Royal Wedding has an astoundingly formidable pedigree within the world of classic musicals: it boasts two featured dance numbers in That’s Entertainment, a cast that includes Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford, and a director (Stanley Donen) who was smack dab between directing On the   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on March 13, 2013

Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the TCM Road to Hollywood event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, hosted by Leonard Maltin and featuring special guest Jane Powell, last night’s event was nothing short of spectacular. I have been excited ab   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on November 23, 2012

Don’t be misled by the title – though MGM probably hoped people would be. There is nothing very glitzy about this movie, not all that much pageantry, and the only “king” featured is Fred Astaire in a pasteboard crown for the opening musical number. For the most part, the royal...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on June 26, 2012

Tom (Fred Astaire) and Ellen Bowen (Jane Powell) are a singing, dancing brother-sister stage duo. When their show in New York City closes, their agent books them in London, where preparations are being made for Elizabeth II’s quickly approaching Royal Wedding. On the ship to England, Ellen mee   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the TCM Road to Hollywood event at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Presented by Turner Classic Movies, hosted by Leonard Maltin and featuring special guest Jane Powell, last night’s event was nothing short of spectacular. I have been excited ab   read more