Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 23, 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: “Something to...   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on February 14, 2015

Terry Rooney (James Cagney) is working as a band leader in New York. He puts on unique performances in which he not only leads the band, but shows off his stellar dancing skills as they play. Terry will be leaving the Big Apple behind to seek stardom in Hollywood. He...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 28, 2013

Something to Sing About Directed by Victor Schertzinger Written by Victor Schertzinger and Austin Parker 1937/USA Zion Meyers Productions First viewing It’s always fun to watch James Cagney dance, and that’s the highpoint of this otherwise unremarkable musical flop. Terry Rooney (Cagney)   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on February 3, 2012

Something to Sing About (1937) Something to Sing About had a number of things going against it when I sat down with it last weekend. The DVD was one of those cheap three-movies-in-one discs and the picture quality was choppy from the start. I certainly thought to myself at the beginning...   read more