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So with a rainy day for my lockdown birthday looks like my plan to have a musical(ish) marathon wasn’t such a bad idea after all. Now all I have to do is decide what to watch
Thank you for your best wishes & recommendations. Starting a bit later than planned (thanks to lovely chats with friends) with the classic Singin’ in the Rain.
My rewatch of High Society didn’t hit all the right notes. Kept critiquing Tracy Lord & her relationships with men inc. her horrid father. But, the music is still good & a Google search led me to this house museum in New York dedicated to Louis Armstrong https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org
Finished the day watching Casablanca with other half. Not a musical, but what would it be without ‘As Time Goes By’
Continuing the marathon and waking myself up with The Commitments
Love the audition scene for the flashbacks to the 80s covers.
The after-life of this film is fascinating: from the later careers of some of the band (some already established performers) to the tribute band, reunion shows, and this stage musical written by author of the original novel, Roddy Doyle.
Sticking with (partly) soul music can’t go past The Sapphires. And bookmarking this discussion following the #HATMAus viewing back in April to watch later. https://www.facebook.com/AustralianCentrePublicHistory/videos/movies-on-monday-discussion-of-the-sapphires-2012/2568444286743740/
Interested to know if The Commitments was any kind of influence on the Sapphires film, eg. Dave seems to be channeling Jimmy with his lecture to the group on what soul music is. Or is it just me watching one after the other noticing this?
Nope, not just me. Looks like the comparison was made in lots of reviews. Was this intentional in the creation of the film, Chris O’Dowd’s performance, or part of selling it to an international audience? Still enjoyed them both.
By special request, it’s time for Grease 2.
@rachcottle I may have seen this more than once, because the songs and dialogue are sounding very familiar...
Can report that Grease 2 had enough of the fun of the original to keep me entertained this afternoon & I did sing along to most of the songs. There was a bit of ‘why is that face familiar?’ Who knew Paulette was Lorna Luft, Judy Garland’s daughter!