Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 10, 2022

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: The Five...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on September 30, 2021

The Biopic Blogathon is hosted by Dr. Annette Bochenek's Hometowns to Hollywood. Begin your journey through interesting life stories by clicking HERE. Dena Productions, named for Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine's daughter, was formed in 1953 and saw the release of the movies Knock on Wood, 1954, The Five   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 6, 2016

The Five Pennies Directed by Melville Shavelson Written by Jack Rose and Melville Shavelson; story by Robert Smith 1959/USA Dena Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a solid little biopic.  The fabulous jazz takes it up a notch. It is the Roaring Twenties. Loring ‘Red’ Nic   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on January 16, 2014

The Five Pennies conjures up comparisons to similar musical biopics such as Night and Day or Young Man With a Horn; the latter, especially, due to its emphasis on horns.  I enjoyed this far more than the previous two entries, but The Five Pennies suffers from the same issues plaguing...   read more