4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 18, 2020

Some may recall the opening titles of Top Hat (1935). They play over a man’s hat only for the head under it to move as the names subside, and we find Fred Astaire under its brim in his coat and tails. Now, well nigh 20 years later, the same imagery...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 27, 2020

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (Du bei dao wang) Directed by Cheh Chang Written by Cheh Chang Hong Kong/1969 IMDb link First viewing/Amazon Prime Just a fun wuxia movie to distract nicely from Lockdown. This is a sequel to The One-Armed Swordsman (1967).  At the end of that film, our...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 1, 2015

The Band Wagon Directed by Vicente Minnelli Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green 1953/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/from my DVD collection #266 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have loved this movie for decades.  Yesterday’s viewing did nothing to change my opinio   read more

Classic Reel Girl Posted by BG Voita on January 18, 2015

When I signed up to write an anti-Band Wagon post, I was a little nervous. Images of angry dancing gods Down to Earth-style floated in my head. How dare I speak badly about the pairing of two dancing greats: Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire. I have revisited The Band Wagon...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 7, 2014

Going into this film I must admit that despite hearing good things, I had zero expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this Minnelli musical, because it was a deft and often beautiful production. Channeling the same vein as Singin’ in the Rain and The Red Shoes, this...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 7, 2014

Going into this film I must admit that despite hearing good things, I had zero expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this Minnelli musical because it was a deft and often beautiful production. Channeling the same vein as Singin’ in the Rain and The Red Shoes, this film...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on July 21, 2014

via: http://legs.free.fr/English/films01.html    Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own After venturing down the Primrose Path last week, it’s time for a big, bright musical by the people who did it best. So here is MGM’s Freed Unit and Vincente Minnelli putting on a show starring   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on July 21, 2014

via: http://legs.free.fr/English/films01.html    Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own After venturing down the Primrose Path last week, it’s time for a big, bright musical by the people who did it best. So here is MGM’s Freed Unit and Vincente Minnelli putting on a show starring   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on June 26, 2014

The MGM Blogathon  All Aboard The Band Wagon Nothing in this world fills me with more unadulterated joy than a well made musical. Every since I was a wee-little lady I wanted nothing more to live in a Technicolor world, where everyone’s problems could be confronted and resolved with a...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on March 16, 2013

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse There’s a Western musical number in one of Fred Astaire’s least-known films, Let’s Dance (1950), where a TV set is seen on the wall, showing a cowboy film. Astaire eyes it disbelievingly for a second – then whips out a gun and shoots the screen....   read more