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Movie Musical Challenge: The Band Wagon

Posted April 5, 2017 by Charlotte in Movie Musical Challenge! / 0 Comments
Movie Musical Challenge: The Band Wagon

For this Movie Musical Challenge I’m using the AFI’s 25 Best Musicals List to try and work my way through. The challenge is throughout the year and once watched I’ll put my thoughts up on the blog. So the  fourth  movie for the challenge is The Band Wagon (1953), starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. One of my favourite songs was ”That’s Entertainment!’ a song that is hugely and instantly recognisable.  And the creepy “Triplets” song which is performed on knees – this song is somehow entertaining but in a sinister way. Backstage shenanigans mix effortlessly with show tunes. And the dances seem to fit right in. For me this is a hidden gem. Despite being a classic it doesn’t seem to be on everyone’s to watch list. For this is was a good thing as I didn’t know what to expect so expectation were low. This is a great little musical to watch on a rainy weekend. This film show sometimes its not the best idea to jump on the Band Wagon and follow the crowd. Sometimes you have to be your own self […]

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Movie Musical Challenge: Guys and Dolls

Posted March 29, 2017 by Charlotte in Movie Musical Challenge! / 0 Comments
Movie Musical Challenge: Guys and Dolls

For this Movie Musical Challenge I’m using the AFI’s 25 Best Musicals List to try and work my way through. The challenge is throughout the year and once watched I’ll put my thoughts up on the blog. The third movie for the challenge is Guys and Dolls (1955), starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. Having watched this last year as  part of my 2016 Musical Challenge I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to watch this musical all over again. Yes I loved the music and the stylised dancing. All the songs in this show are pretty catchy, including ‘A Bushel and a Peck’, ‘ Luck Be a Lady’ and ‘Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat’. And I thought that the casting was pretty perfect,  Vivan Blain is perfect as Adelaide, and paired with Frank Sinatra as Nathan the duo are unstoppable. But it is  Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons, for me, as Sky and Sarah who steal the show. Theirs is a relationship I actually root for, and enjoyed more than Adelaide and Nathan, I wish there had been more of Sky and Sarah. I loved […]

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