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Musical Monday: Mary Poppins (1964)
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Posted by on December 25, 2023
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: Mary Poppins...
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Pages to Screen: The Bishop’s Wife
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Posted by on December 21, 2023
When a novel is turned into a film, several things can happen: The novel source material is often better than the film, as the story on-screen misses nuances or thoughts portrayed in a book. Other times, the film and book are so similar that they complement each other. And occasionally,...
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Stories so nice, they told them twice: Christmas remakes
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Posted by on December 19, 2023
This article was originally written by me and published on the DVD Netflix blog, Inside the Envelop, in December 2019. DVD Netflix was shuttered in Sept. 2023, so I am republishing my work for DVD Netflix here: Sometimes a story is so good, Hollywood decides to tell it again. Since...
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Musical Monday: Tom Thumb (1958)
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Posted by on December 18, 2023
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: Tom Thumb...
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Musical Monday: Cole Porter’s Aladdin (1958)
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Posted by on December 11, 2023
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: Cole Porter’s...
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Christmas songs that originated in films
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Posted by on December 9, 2023
This was originally published on the Inside the Envelope DVD Netflix blog, which was shuttered after the service ended in Sept. 2023. The holiday season isn’t complete without listening to some Christmas tunes and watching a cozy film. But what about the times those two go hand-in-hand? There are h
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Musical Monday: Peau d’âne/Donkey Skin (1970)
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Posted by on December 4, 2023
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: Peau d’âne/Donkey...
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Musical Monday: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
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Posted by on November 27, 2023
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: Oh! What...
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Musical Monday: Johnny Doughboy (1942)
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Posted by on November 20, 2023
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: Johnny Doughboy...
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Musical Monday: A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944)
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Posted by on November 13, 2023
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: A Wave,...
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Musical Monday: Darling Lili (1970)
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Posted by on November 6, 2023
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: Darling Lili...
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Musical Monday: Remains to Be Seen (1953)
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Posted by on October 30, 2023
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: Remains to...
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Musical Monday: Murder at the Windmill (1949)
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Posted by on October 23, 2023
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: Murder at...
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Musical Monday: Kelly and Me (1956)
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Posted by on October 16, 2023
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: Kelly and...
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Musical Monday: Mystery in Swing (1940)
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Posted by on October 9, 2023
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: Mystery in...
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Musical Monday: Murder in the Music Hall (1946)
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Posted by on October 2, 2023
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: Murder in...
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Musical Monday: Sarge Goes to College (1947)
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Posted by on September 25, 2023
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: Sarge Goes...
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Musical Monday: Mad About Music (1938)
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Posted by on September 18, 2023
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: Mad About...
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Pages to Screen: Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
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Posted by on September 15, 2023
Which is worse: the book version of “Gidget Goes to Rome” or the feature film? Well, it’s tough to say. Let me provide some background and break it down. Similar to “Gidget Goes Hawaiian,” author and screenwriter Frederick Kohner wrote the novelization of the feature film “Gidget Goes to Rome”...
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Musical Monday: Let’s Go Collegiate (1941)
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Posted by on September 11, 2023
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: Let’s Go...
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