42nd Street is the film that really made choreographer Busy Berkeley a star; and that, in itself, is telling. Although directed by Lloyd Bacon (a 1930′s version of a Ron Howard-type assembly line director), it was Berkeley who rightfully grabbed the honors. The musical, it seemed, had already run its course when Warner Brothers released . . . → Read More: 42ND STREET (1933)
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The Hollywood musical has pretty much gone the way of the dinosaur. Contemporary audiences, corn-fed on laser battles with green aliens and tights-wearing, invulnerable superheroes who defy gravity, somehow find the idea of a film in which actors suddenly burst into song as “intolerably unrealistic!” The genre’s peak era began at the dawn of sound, . . . → Read More: TOP HAT (1935) DIRECTED BY: Norman Jewison FEATURING: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman PLOT: The last days of Jesus Christ, including the Last Supper, his betrayal by Judas, and his crucifixion – sung to a propulsive rock score composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Though the very premise – a rock . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973) “I fear that in the speech which I am about to make, instead of others laughing with me, which is to the manner born of our muse and would be all the better, I shall only be laughed at by them… the original human nature was not like the present, but different. The sexes were . . . → Read More: 107. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2001) DIRECTED BY: Jim Sharman FEATURING: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Barry Humphries, Richard O’Brien, Charles Gray, Ruby Wax, Patricia Quinn PLOT: A young married couple end up in a town that’s actually a giant television network; Janet is groomed as a celebrity, while Brad becomes a mental patient in a hospital show. WHY IT WON’T . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: SHOCK TREATMENT (1981) Scott Sentinella’s writing has appeared in “The Carson News”, “The Gardena Valley News”, “Animato”, “Videomania Newspaper”, “Cashiers du Cinemart”, Dugpa.com and ALivingDog.com. DIRECTOR: Ken Russell FEATURING: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed , Eric Clapton, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner, Paul Nicholas, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, John Entwhistle PLOT: Captain Walker is missing and presumed . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: TOMMY (1975) “What is this, a freak out?”–Violet Beauregarde DIRECTED BY: Mel Stuart FEATURING: Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole PLOT: Charlie is a poor boy supporting his mother and four bedridden grandparents with the earnings from his paper route. When eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka announces he will be awarding a lifetime supply . . . → Read More: 104. WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) NOTE: By popular demand, The American Astronaut has been promoted onto the List of the 366 Best Weird Movies ever made! Please read the official Certified Weird entry. This initial review is left here for archival purposes. DIRECTED BY: Cory McAbee FEATURING: Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto, Gregory Russell Cook, Annie Golden, Tom Aldredge PLOT: A . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT (2001)  7 comments - (Comments are closed)  List Candidates  2001, Comedy, Cory McAbee, Independent film, Low budget, Musical, Nonsense, Science Fiction, Western “It is the gassiest, grooviest, swingingest, trippiest movie you’ve ever seen… Anybody that don’t like that, daddy, don’t like chicken on Sunday.”–Sammy Davis, Jr. recommending Skidoo to the younger generation in the film’s trailer DIRECTED BY: Otto Preminger FEATURING: Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Groucho Marx, Alexandra Hay, John Phillip Law, Austin Pendleton, Frankie Avalon, Arnold . . . → Read More: 101. SKIDOO (1968) “I’m actually trying for something a little bit different this time. I’ve always used, as a safety net, dreamlike delirium, confusion among the characters. On this I don’t really have a safety net. It feels good to remove the safety net… I really need to tell a story the way my idols had to tell . . . → Read More: 96. THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD (2003) |
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