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Tag Archives: musicals
3 things about Julie Taymor’s ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Across the Universe [2007] 1. “Do, do, do, do, do!” 2. Yes, she actually does come in through the bathroom window. Groan. 3. He sullenly leaves the room, cradling his bowl of fruit. Every generation gets the Bee Gees’ Sgt. … Continue reading
3 things about Busby Berkeley’s THE GANG’S ALL HERE
The Gang’s All Here [1943] 1. Bananas thrusting. Human pistils. Too abstract for the censors to catch. 2. “I’m a teetotaler–I never touch alcohol.” “You don’t touch it, you drink it!” 3. A magenta circle of water-jets. 3 other things.
3 things about Lloyd Bacon’s FOOTLIGHT PARADE
Footlight Parade [1933] 1. “Last time I saw you, your vocabulary was practically dese, dems, and doses.” 2. An enormous female zipper. 3. The flag briefly turns into an image of FDR.
3 things about Andrew Davis’ STONY ISLAND
Stony Island [1978] 1. Dennis Franz as a hustling exotic fish salesman (!) 2. A muddy hardwood floor. A refrigerator with its door ripped off. The kitchen door opens onto the back stairway. He stands there and surveys the empty … Continue reading
3 things about Robert Wise’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC
The Sound of Music [1965] 1. The steps become staff paper. 2. “Why am I always last?” “Because you’re the most important!” 3. He takes the wrong tack by saying, “You’ll never be one of them.”
3 things about Francis Ford Coppola’s ONE FROM THE HEART
One from the Heart [1982] 1. She keeps the model of the Empire State Building on the dining room table as a memento. 2. “Where are you going, in that dress?” “To hell and back.” “You’ll probably get there, in … Continue reading
3 things about Jim Sharman’s THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975] 1. The bones become visible through the bandages. 2. Dr. Frank-N-Furter runs his index finger down the treasure trail. 3. An uncanny replica of the RKO logo. Believe it or not, I’d never seen … Continue reading
3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 [1933] 1. For no discernable reason, the song switches to Pig Latin for a chorus. Dolly into an extreme closeup of Carol. 2. “Look what I got out of it already: gold, platinum, animals!” She fondles … Continue reading
3 things about Roy Rowland’s THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T.
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. [1953] 1. “Mrs. Collins! Why are you standing there with that null-and-void expression?” 2. The buses of the Terwilliker Institute are Fords. 3. Everyone is panicked: the Air-Fix is “atomic.” Wonderful, wonderful. The world … Continue reading
3 things about John Badham’s SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Saturday Night Fever [1977] 1. “No, Tony, you can’t fuck the future. The future fucks you.” 2. She begs him to kiss her. He complies. She shrieks, “I just kissed Al Pacino!” 3. He tells her all about the bridge. … Continue reading
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