Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 18, 2014

This Is the Army Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon 1943/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Netflix rental Variety show movie musicals were all the rage in 1943.  This might be the most patriotic of them all, with its chorus of soldiers and tunes by Irving Berlin....   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 26, 2014

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: “This is...   read more