Our February issue, focusing on music & movies, kicks off tomorrow with Ethan Warren on Gene Kelly & brand new artwork from @studiotstella! 😍
“I Like Myself” - Gene Kelly, tap dancing on freaking roller skates 😳

(It’s Always Fair Weather, 1955)
For those interested...this is only *part* of the scene. There’s two minutes before this, with Gene singing & gliding around and it’s pretty swell. Full clip here:
As is Ethan Warren’s essay on the magic of Gene Kelly, which went up on the site yesterday. There will never be another one like Gene ❀ https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/02/01/gene-kelly-who-could-ask-for-anything-more/
Who Could Ask For Anything More?: Watching Gene Kelly From a Child’s-Eye View

If anything unites Gene Kelly's classic musicals, it’s a belief that no past experience could be horrific enough to prevent you from letting loose that whole-human-race encompassing smile and falling...

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/02/01/gene-kelly-who-could-ask-for-anything-more/
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