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You sure about Fossee not getting a film credit Citizen? Swore I saw his name in the opening credits.
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You sure about Fossee not getting a film credit Citizen? Swore I saw his name in the opening credits.
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You sure about Fossee not getting a film credit Citizen? Swore I saw his name in the opening credits.
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The one cool thing about the Seahawks game was that I kept trying to start the 'wave' which had originated in Seattle. I tried several times and the 'wave' would only go about dozen people down and then die out. So I figured I needed to try it at an exciting moment in the game. So when the Seahawks scored a touchdown I did that standing up sitting down thing that made a 'wave'. It worked for about 50 people in the area, then it died down...But a couple of seconds later it continued again and this time went all around the stadium...and I started that! Which I thought was the highlight of the game
No not totally sure, I believe I read that in the IMDB's trivia for the movie. I'll check it out after the work day is over. Make that a long, hot work day. I'm hoping to be in the shade.
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Choreography is what I was thinking of for sure
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I just finished Damn Yankees and I thought it was alright. Filming many of the musical numbers with static shots (often with close ups) wasn't the best idea and I felt the middle section dragged quite a lot. However, I did fine Applegate and Lola decently memorable and felt the final act was fairly strong. It won't make my ballot, but I'm glad it was nominated.
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Damn Yankees (1958)
That's three Bob Fosse choreographed films we've had so far, Fosse is the man! This time we not only get his choreographed numbers, we get his second wife Gwen Verdon and Fosse himself dances in the number Who's Got the Pain? Fosse didn't get a film credit so it's pretty cool that Tab Hunter says after the number is done, "Great work, Fosse!"
I liked the story and characters too, I was always engaged. It helps that I'm a big Ray Walston fan, having watched him on My Favorite Martian and on Star Trek The Next Generation and ST Voyager along with other movies. Walston makes a good, impish devil and it was his character that drove the story and made it fun for me to watch. Tab Hunter was good too but who really impressed was the team's coach, the old guy with the big dent in his forehead, Russ Brown. I almost thought he might have been a real baseball coach. I also was impressed with Joe's wife Shannon Bolin, she had this heart felt performance that I found quite touching.
I read that the director George Abbott filmed the movie fairly statically having the numbers framed like we the audience are in a theater and the performers sing into the camera lens. Not every number, but the getting a stage show on film holds the film back as does lead Gwyn Verdon. She can dance but was too old and well sorry to say, too plain to vamp Tab Hunter in the would be show stopper 'Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets'. I did love her singing and dance style in 'A Little Brains, A Little Talent.'
Glad to have watched it I did like seeing the old baseball stadiums!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the movie. I disagree about Gwen Verdon being too old and plain to play Lola, but other than that, I agree with your review.
With the exception of Tab Hunter, I think most of the main cast were also in the Broadway play prior to being in the movie.
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I just finished Damn Yankees and I thought it was alright. Filming many of the musical numbers with static shots (often with close ups) wasn't the best idea and I felt the middle section dragged quite a lot. However, I did fine Applegate and Lola decently memorable and felt the final act was fairly strong. It won't make my ballot, but I'm glad it was nominated.
I'm glad you enjoyed the movie.
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I think he gets an onscreen credit as choreographer but not for "Who's Got the Pain?"
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I already nominated Sweet Charity, what do I do now?
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Nomination #12
Hair (1979, Miloš Forman)
Deadline to Watch It: July 14
Hair (1979, Miloš Forman)
Deadline to Watch It: July 14
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I knew it! I knew Hair would be chose next...I must be psychic I just watched it three nights ago and still have some of those songs stuck in my head. It's a good musical, unique, great songs and I might have chose it myself. Good choice! I think people will find it interesting and different. I'll write up my thoughts after the long work day.
I just watched it three nights ago and still have some of those songs stuck in my head. It's a good musical, unique, great songs and I might have chose it myself. Good choice! I think people will find it interesting and different. I'll write up my thoughts after the long work day.
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I watched Hair a couple months ago. It's a groovy musical with good performances and enjoyable songs.
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I might give this one a try. But it won't be until sometime this weekend.
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Hair: this one was pretty good. I enjoyed a fair amount of the songs. For how silly it is in moments that I was surprised how effective the ending was on me. Glad I got to see it.
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Hair (1979)
I've been interested in watching Hair ever since it first came out, so I watched it three days ago. Let me say this, my reaction was a positive one and I enjoyed it. I watch a lot of movies, one every night and most of them I forget by the next day. But with Hair I've been thinking about it ever since and that says alot...not to mention I got that Hair song stuck in my head! I love it, but it's playing non stop
The music is tops, some of the best songs I've heard in a musical and the less familiar ones also have something deep to say. When I watched the movie and it opened with Aquarius I had goose bumps, it was that good. But I did start to lose some interest in the first part but then I was hooked into the story and like Sean just wrote the ending makes the movie! That and the music. So yeah I enjoyed this and think mostly well of it.
Why only 'mostly well' because as I was watching it I had this feeling it wasn't set in the 1960s but in 1979. It's not just the people and cars in the background that looked 1979ish...it was the attitude of the film towards the hippies. The hippies were cast as roguish bullies, leaching off of society. I thought that was weird as the songs tell a completely different story than the one the director Milos Forman gave us. When I was done watching the movie I read about the original stage play and learned it was not a period piece but had been actually written and performed in 1967 off Broadway. I also learned the movie radical changes the theme of the story. In the play the hippies were more like the flower children we seen in the part in Sweet Charity..and flipping the peace movement of the late 60s to the viewpoint of the 1970s seems sacrilegious to me. I wish they would remake this.
The music is tops, some of the best songs I've heard in a musical and the less familiar ones also have something deep to say. When I watched the movie and it opened with Aquarius I had goose bumps, it was that good. But I did start to lose some interest in the first part but then I was hooked into the story and like Sean just wrote the ending makes the movie! That and the music. So yeah I enjoyed this and think mostly well of it.
Why only 'mostly well' because as I was watching it I had this feeling it wasn't set in the 1960s but in 1979. It's not just the people and cars in the background that looked 1979ish...it was the attitude of the film towards the hippies. The hippies were cast as roguish bullies, leaching off of society. I thought that was weird as the songs tell a completely different story than the one the director Milos Forman gave us. When I was done watching the movie I read about the original stage play and learned it was not a period piece but had been actually written and performed in 1967 off Broadway. I also learned the movie radical changes the theme of the story. In the play the hippies were more like the flower children we seen in the part in Sweet Charity..and flipping the peace movement of the late 60s to the viewpoint of the 1970s seems sacrilegious to me. I wish they would remake this.
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