Posts Tagged ‘Fred Astaire’
Blue Skies Blu-ray Review: Holiday Inn Revisited
Crosby and Astaire are delights performing solo and together.
Read MoreZiegfeld Follies Blu-ray Review: Two Hours of Follies, Half Hour of Jollies
While it’s not consistently enjoyable, the overwhelming caliber of talent and the many high-quality production numbers make it a worthwhile curiosity.
Read MoreBroadway Melody of 1940 Blu-ray Review: De-Lovely
The obvious draws are the star turn by Fred Astaire and the songs by Cole Porter, but co-star Eleanor Powell nearly steals the show.
Read MoreSwing Time Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Fine Film
A charming film that gets so many things right it’s easy to overlook its flaws and just enjoy it.
Read More2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Four
My eighth year of the festival was my favorite, yet I probably think that at the end every festival.
Read More2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Review: Day Four
My eighth year of the festival was my favorite, yet I probably think that at the end every festival.
Read MoreTwilight Time Presents: Riches, Fortunes, Millions, and Women
Four classics ranging from comedic capers to World War II musicals to soul-stirring Woody Allen dramas make their HD home video debut.
Read MoreFinian’s Rainbow (1968) Blu-ray Review: Dance with the Times
The Warner Archive raises the curtains on a movie that would be both Francis Ford Coppola’s first studio film and Fred Astaire’s last complete musical.
Read MoreAFI Fest 2015 Review: Flying Down to Rio
You’ll never think of airplanes the same way again.
Read MoreBook Review: In the Company of Legends by Joan Kramer and David Heeley
Classic-film fans are very fortunate the authors took the time to create this book.
Read MoreIt Takes a Thief (1968) The Complete Series Review: Fans Will Find This Set Terrific
They don’t want you to steal; they want you to buy it.
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