Critica Retro Posted by Lê on May 18, 2018

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 O que era moda em 1929? E o que era novidade? Para responder a ambas as perguntas, você apenas tem de assistir a “Hollywood Revue”, de 1929, que foi de fato o primeiro grande musical da MGM. O filme traz todas as grandes estrelas que...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on February 21, 2014

"The Hollywood Revue of 1929," MGM's entry in the look-at-us-we're-talking sweepstakes, is a lot like Warner Bros.' "The Show of Shows," released later that year. It's a big-budget hodgepodge of skits and songs featuring almost every performer on the lot (a select few were exempt -- Al Jolson isn't   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on February 21, 2014

"The Hollywood Revue of 1929," MGM's entry in the look-at-us-we're-talking sweepstakes, is a lot like Warner Bros.' "The Show of Shows," released later that year. It's a big-budget hodgepodge of skits and songs featuring almost every performer on the lot (a select few were exempt -- Al Jolson isn't   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on January 5, 2014

MGM golden girl Joan Crawford is to thank for a number of uncommon treats airing on TCM this month, including, happily, a rare film featured in That’s Entertainment:The Hollywood Revue of 1929. This film is most notable for being the first onscreen depiction of the now-classic “Singing in the Rain,”   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on February 1, 2011

Before I saw The Hollywood Revue of 1929, I think the words I’d heard most often used to describe it were “historical curiosity.”  I’d also heard those words used to describe movies like The Broadway Melody, but they didn’t deter me from watching it and actually kind o   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 O que era moda em 1929? E o que era novidade? Para responder a ambas as perguntas, você apenas tem de assistir a “Hollywood Revue”, de 1929, que foi de fato o primeiro grande musical da MGM. O filme traz todas as grandes estrelas que...   read more