Posts Tagged ‘Musical’

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Mar05

Copacabana (1947) Blu-Ray

by movieworld on March 5th, 2021 at 17:53
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Musical, Romance

Copacabana 1947
Carmen Miranda plays eponymous Carmen, a singer-dancer from Brazil who has had the misfortune to hook up personally and professionally with one Lionel Q. Devereaux (Groucho Marx), a hustler without much talent who finally figures out he'd be better off representing Carmen as her manager rather than trying to book them as a duo act. Acting as Carmen's agent, Lionel gets an important audition for her at the Copacabana, owned by Steve Hunt (Steve Cochran). But Hunt is unimpressed, and says he's really looking for a French chanteuse. Thinking fast, Devereaux recostumes Carmen, puts a veil on her face and sends her out front as Mlle. Fifi. Things get problematic, however, when Devereaux gets greedy and insists that Hunt also book Carmen. This creates serious problems when Hunt schedules both women at the same time on separate stages, leading to a comedy of errors.

BD25 | 1080p AVC | 01:32:08 | 17.9 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: none

Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
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Mar02

Flying Down to Rio (1933) DVD9

by movieworld on March 2nd, 2021 at 16:12
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Musical, Romance

Flying Down to Rio 1933
Director Thornton Freeland's fun and sometimes still thrilling 1933 musical Flying Down to Rio is famous now, if at all, as the first teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, in what turned out to be the first of their 10 glorious movie teamings. But here, alas, they are show-stopping side issues as accordionist and assistant band leader Fred Ayres and orchestra vocalist Honey Hale.

And so the movie officially stars Gene Raymond, who gives a dull performance as the aviator, composer and band leader hero Roger Bond, who is swept off his feet by the fiery and exotic Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende (Dolores del Rio).

But it would be a forgotten film if Astaire and Rogers weren’t doing their exhilarating ‘Carioca’ dance number together, sung by Alice Gentle, Movita Castaneda and Etta Moten, and danced by Astaire and Rogers and the chorus. It is the team’s first dance together and they dance with their foreheads touching.

Director: Thornton Freeland
Cast: Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance

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Feb26

British Musicals of the 1930s: Volume 4: Dance Band (1935), Kathleen Mavourneen (1937), Hold My Hand (1938), Yes, Madam? (1939) 2 x DVD9

by movieworld on February 26th, 2021 at 13:18
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

British Musicals of the 1930s Volume 4
From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas, the pre-war British musical films offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war.

Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era’s composers, performers and band leaders, they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood’s most bankable stars.

This ongoing, multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies, many of which have remained unseen since their original release. Volume 4 features four rarely screened films from the decade, each of them presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 295 mins | 5.93 Gb + 6.26 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: none
Genre: Musical, Drama, Comedy, Romance

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Feb21

Stage Door Canteen (1943) DVD5

by movieworld on February 21st, 2021 at 16:23
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Musical, Romance, War

Stage Door Canteen 1943
In Delmer Daves's wartime story, a galaxy of stars pops in to New York City’s famed World War Two Stage Door Canteen restaurant and nightclub, where Dakota (William Terry), a young soldier on a pass, romances a pretty young volunteer hostess, Eileen (Cheryl Walker). They start a romance as they enjoy the many famous theatre and movie stars who host the wartime recreational centre for servicemen.

Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Lon McCallister, Marjorie Riordan, Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Sunset Carson, Margaret Early
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, War

Cameos:
Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker, Tallulah Bankhead, Ralph Bellamy, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, Ray Bolger, Helen Broderick, Ina Claire, Katharine Cornell, Lloyd Corrigan, Jane Darwell, William Demarest, Gracie Fields, Arlene Francis, Virginia Grey, Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn, Hugh Herbert, Jean Hersholt, Sam Jaffe, Allen Jenkins, George Jessel,Otto Kruger, Gertrude Lawrence, Gypsy Rose Lee, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Aline MacMahon, Ralph Morgan, Harpo Marx, Elsa Maxwell, Helen Menken, Ethel Merman, Peggy Moran, Alan Mowbray, Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Franklin Pangborn, George Raft, Selena Royle, Martha Scott, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Ned Sparks, Ethel Waters, Johnny Weissmuller, Dame May Whitty, Ed Wynn, Count Basie, Xavier Cugat, Lina Romay, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Kay Kyser, Guy Lombardo

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Dec11

9 Songs (2004) DVD9 Sony Pictures, Blu-Ray Optimum Releasing

by movieworld on December 11th, 2020 at 14:10
Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Musical, Romance

9 Songs 2004
What is a relationship, what is love between two people, and why isn’t it allowed to show to people in love having sex? Those were the questions which led Michael Winterbottom to '9 Songs', a love story told from a sexual point of view by two people making love.

In a flight over Antarctica, Matt (Kieran O'Brien), a member of the British Survey team, recalls his passionate sexual affair with Lisa (Margo Stilley). He says: "When I remember Lisa, I don't think about her clothes, or her work, where she was from, or even what she said. I think of her smell. Her taste. Her skin touching mine." They meet in a large music hall for a rock concert in London and go to bed in his apartment afterwards. Their relationship is not built on sharing intimate details of their lives or commenting on the state of the world. What they have in common is a love of loud and raucous music and sex in all its different permutations.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

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Oct01

Show Boat (1936) DVD9 and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on October 1st, 2020 at 12:50
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Show Boat 1936
Credited as the Broadway musical that shifted the form away from frivolous comedies to dramatic plays, Show Boat is based on Edna Ferber’s popular multi-generational novel about the fortunes of a river-going entertainment troupe.

Covering a time period from about the 1890s to the 1920s, the story follows the life of Magnolia Hawks-Ravenal (Irene Dunne), the daughter of a Show Boat captain. (A Show Boat was a paddle-wheeler that traveled the Mississippi River, putting on stage shows and advertising in each town with a parade like those of old-time circuses.) Her mother has always forbidden her from acting in the stage shows; but when the leading couple are forced out of the troupe by a local sheriff because the lady is a mixed-race person posing as white, Magnolia’s father lets her play the female lead and gives the male lead to an attractive riverboat gambler. Against mother's dictates, the new pair falls deeply in love...

Director: James Whale
Cast: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
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Sep19

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989-1994) 8 x DVD5 The Complete Series

by movieworld on September 19th, 2020 at 19:30
Posted In: .Other movies, Adventure, Comedy, History, Musical

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
The true story of Sherwood Forest is finally revealed: Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men. With her ruthless band of freedom fighters, Marian seeks to save the villagers of Worksop from the tyrany of King John and his cunning henchman, the Sheriff of Nottingham...

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men was consistently number 1 in the childrens TV ratings throughout its four series. It was popular with the critics too, winning a BAFTA, an RTS Award and the International Prix Jeunesse. This perfectly conceived historical farce is witty, warm and stylish. An excellent cast and faultless writing has drawn comparisons to Blackadder, Red Dwarf, and The Young Ones.

Gloriously stupid, wilfully over the top and great fun from start to finish, this is one of the gems of 1980s' children's TV. It's also got a great set of extras including the karaoke theme tune, a commentary by Robinson, a quiz, a comic written by Robinson and an except from the German dubbed version of the show. So do yourself a favour and revisit Sherwood Forest with this great series. Just be warned, you'll be humming that theme tune for ages.

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Jun24

Topsy-Turvy (1999) 2 x DVD and Blu-Ray Criterion Collection

by movieworld on June 24th, 2020 at 14:19
Posted In: .Other movies, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Musical

Topsy-Turvy 1999
Mike Leigh's "Topsy-Turvy" is the work of a man helplessly in love with the theater. In a gloriously entertaining period piece, he tells the story of the genesis, preparation and presentation of a comic opera -- Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" -- celebrating all the dreaming and hard work, personality conflict and team spirit, inspiration and mundane detail, of every theatrical presentation, however inspired or inept. Every production is completely different, and they are all exactly like this.

Topsy-turvy is not a strictly biographical film. In it facts and fantasy continuously overlap and it is next to impossible to tell where the former end and the latter begin. But it does not matter because Leigh's objective was to reconstruct the atmosphere that preceded the staging of The Mikado, not chronicle the exact events that inspired it. The film succeeds in doing precisely that - it gives one the opportunity to experience the ruthless, chaotic and often bizarre world Gilbert and Sullivan shared.

Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher
Country: UK, USA
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Musical

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May11

Die lustige Witwe / The Merry Widow (2005) DVD9

by movieworld on May 11th, 2020 at 12:45
Posted In: .Other movies, Comedy, Musical, Romance

Die lustige Witwe 2005
Zurich Opera House production of Franz Lehar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attache, Danilo. What the baron cannot have known is that Danilo and Hanna already had a relationship in the past…

Helmut Lohner really excels in presenting this amusing love story on stage. The gorgeous set (mainly designed in red and gold), the elegant costumes (with an accomplished mix of traditional costumes and Parisian evening attire, which perfectly reflects the mix in Lehar's composition), and the presentation of the characters (with a shrewd eye-twinkling) add up to a formidable whole.

DVD9 | NTSC 16:9 | 02:05:17 | 7.68 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Deutsch
Subtitles: English, Deutsch, Espanol, Francais, Japanese
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance, Opera

Director: Helmut Lohner, Anton Reitzenstein
Cast: Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, Ute Gfrerer
Country: Germany, Switzerland
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Apr25

Comedian Harmonists / The Harmonists (1997) Blu-Ray

by movieworld on April 25th, 2020 at 12:55
Posted In: .Other movies, Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance

Comedian Harmonists 1997
"The Harmonists" tells the story of the rise and fall of a vocal group that was wildly popular in Germany before it was disbanded in 1934 as part of the mounting persecution of Jews. The Comedian Harmonists, who did comic and romantic songs in intricate harmony, were popular and beloved. Even members of the Nazi hierarchy were among their fans. But eventually they were forbidden to sing songs by Jewish composers--and finally, because three of their members were Jewish, they were banned from performing in public.

This German film, based on the true story of this legendary vocal ensemble, shows how politics colors everything: no creative soul can ever be apolitical. Joseph Vilsmaier, director of the excellent 'Stalingrad', has crafted a very entertaining film in this at times funny, joyous and very moving picture.
All the songs performed in the film are digitally remastered original recordings of the Comedian Harmonists.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
Cast: Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Max Tidof
Country: Germany, Austria
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music

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