Tag Archives: musicals

3 things about Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang’s KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Posted on March 24, 2026 by robchristopher

KPop Demon Hunters [2025] 1. Straining buttons. 2. They chant in unison, “Couch, couch, couch, couch, couch.” 3. A heavy conversation atop a moving subway car.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON

Posted on March 22, 2026 by robchristopher

Blue Moon [2025] 1. Coatroom privacy. 2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.” 3. Pedantic Sondheim.

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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on February 4, 2026 by robchristopher

West Side Story [2021] 1. Parkour dancing around the holes in the pier. 2. “Somewhere” becomes a song she sings alone. 3. They sleep together?!

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3 things about Emile Ardolino’s DIRTY DANCING

Posted on January 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Dirty Dancing [1987] 1. Carrying a watermelon into a forbidden party. 2. The lake looks freezing. 3. Somehow, everyone’s dancing and all is forgiven.

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3 things about Roy Rowland’s THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T.

Posted on December 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. [1953] 1. Parachute shirttail. 2. He puts her away for the night in her “lock-me-tight.” 3. “I want my leg-of-mutton sleeves and in addition to those/I want my cutie chamois booties with the leopard … Continue reading →

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Posted on November 15, 2025 by robchristopher

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953] 1. “Laryngitis,” she says apologetically. 2. A glass of straight vodka. 3. Surrounded by a group of men shaking strands of diamonds in her face. 3 other things.

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3 things about Sidney Lumet’s THE WIZ

Posted on September 18, 2025 by robchristopher

The Wiz [1978] 1. Hungry trashcans. 2. Sweaty sweatshop sign. 3. Starbabies.

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3 things about Jean Renoir’s FRENCH CANCAN

Posted on July 18, 2025 by robchristopher

French Cancan [1955] 1. An afternoon tryst in the backroom of the boulangerie. 2. Taking turns showing off their newfound limberness. 3. Pepto-Bismol walls backstage.

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3 things about Busby Berkeley’s THE GANG’S ALL HERE

Posted on July 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The Gang’s All Here [1943] 1. “I know what I’d do if girl take my man away from me.” “What do you mean?” “I break her into little hunks. And then I break him into little hunks. And then I … Continue reading →

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3 things about H.C. Potter’s HELLZAPOPPIN’

Posted on March 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Hellzapoppin’ [1941] 1. Insane jitterbug number with Slim & Slam. 2. Adjusting the horizontal frame. “I’m starting to get seasick.” 3. Coat of arms.

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