Tag Archives: Musical

Finian’s Rainbow (1968) Rated G

Posted on January 18, 2016 by laurarachel4

A mysterious Irishman comes to a small southern town to bury a stolen pot of gold, hoping that it will grow. Unbeknownst to him, the leprechaun he stole it from follows him to get his gold back. Based on the … Continue reading →

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW) Rated TV-14

Posted on November 20, 2015 by laurarachel4

An ambitious young woman living in New York runs into her old boyfriend from summer camp, and on a whim, decides to follow him out to California in hopes of rekindling their relationship. Starring Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino … Continue reading →

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Joan Leslie (1925-2015)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by laurarachel4

(1925-2015)    Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Rated NR A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.  This Is the Army (1943) Rated NR In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an … Continue reading →

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4th of July Films 2015

Posted on July 4, 2015 by laurarachel4

   An American Tail (1986) Rated G While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.   1776 (1972) Rated PG A musical … Continue reading →

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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Rated NR

Posted on June 4, 2015 by laurarachel4

The biography of Jerome Kern, the writer of many Broadway musicals. Starring June Allyson, Lucille Bremer, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, Robert Walker As the lover of many of Kern’s musical scores- most notably Show Boat-I had … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Posted on May 31, 2015 by laurarachel4

  Albert Nobbs (2011) Rated R Having for decades disguised herself as a man while working as a butler in a posh 19th-century Dublin hotel, a woman calling herself Albert Nobbs reconsiders her charade when a handsome painter arrives on … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Films 2015

Posted on May 25, 2015 by laurarachel4

 Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Rated R Based on the book of the same name, this World War II drama reconstructs the events surrounding the six U.S. soldiers who were instantly immortalized when they were photographed raising the American flag … Continue reading →

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The Last Five Years (2014) Rated PG-13

Posted on May 24, 2015 by laurarachel4

A struggling actress and her novelist husband analyze the deconstruction of their marriage. Based on Jason Robert Brown’s musical by the same name. Starring Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Tamara Mintz Let me begin by saying that this is a musical film, … Continue reading →

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Louis Jourdan (1921-2015)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by laurarachel4

(1921-2015)  The Best of Everything (1959) Rated NR Rona Jaffe’s best-selling novel gets the high-gloss Hollywood treatment in this romantic drama about the travails of three single roommates employed at a Manhattan publishing company. Their troubles run the gamut — … Continue reading →

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The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band (1968) Rated G

Posted on January 14, 2015 by laurarachel4

The Bower Family Band petitions to sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention. Based on the book, The Family Band : from the Missouri to the Black Hills, 1881-1900 by Laura Bower Van Nuys. Starring Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, … Continue reading →

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