A post at http://www.hometheaterforum.com reports that "Three Little Words" and "Ziegfeld Follies" will be released on DVD in the first half of 2006. Other...
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grace_remembers
Dec 1, 2005 2:22 pm
Five of my favorites! Thanks, David. ... Words" ... 2006....
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chrisbamberger
Dec 1, 2005 3:41 pm
"Bouncin' the Blues" from "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949) Written by Harry Warren Performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 1. How do you like the music? ...
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Jenny McClintock
jennymcc3636
Dec 1, 2005 6:01 pm
Has anyone heard anything about Yolanda and Thief being released to DVD? If it isn't scheduled to be released in the near future, I may be tempted to ask for a...
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Jenny McClintock
jennymcc3636
Dec 1, 2005 6:05 pm
Okay, I haven't played this game yet, but since this may be one of my favorite Fred/Ginger numbers, here goes: 1. The music is so much FUN, matches perfectly...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 1, 2005 7:50 pm
I haven't heard anything about it being released on DVD but I do have actually 2 copies of it on VHS. The brilliant colors definitely come through. I know what...
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chrisbamberger
Dec 1, 2005 8:21 pm
Love it for that harp dance. Aww, that knocks me out!...
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belldick30
Dec 1, 2005 9:02 pm
_Click here: AMCTV.com SHOW - Holiday Inn_ (http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=1525-1-EST) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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astaire@yahoogroups.com
Dec 1, 2005 9:49 pm
Astaire Mailing List Rules most recent update: 13 September 2005 Dear listee, These list rules are automatically sent out upon subscription and on the first of...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Dec 1, 2005 9:50 pm
I don't love this movie, but as I've posted before, the first time I saw it was on the big screen and it knocked me out, at least visually. There's no way to...
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Amanda
tbear6000
Dec 2, 2005 12:55 am
I was glad to see that this film is coming on "mainstream" TV [i.e. not a specifically classic films channel.] That way it can reach out to others that might...
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Amanda
tbear6000
Dec 2, 2005 1:42 am
I was doing a Google image search and happened across these pictures. This is completely real, and it has got to be one of the weirdest things. There is an...
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Gloria Campbell
swell108@...
Dec 2, 2005 6:04 am
I agree with the comments about HOLIDAY INN but it will also play an important role in my heart because it is the film that made me an Astaire fan when I was...
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Pat
wardicus2002
Dec 2, 2005 1:55 pm
I like the musical numbers in HOLIDAY INN and BLUE SKIES very much, but the films as a whole not so much. The characters Mr. Crosby and Mr. Astaire play are...
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SmileyToo
Dec 2, 2005 2:04 pm
I love the dancing in this number, but I've always been troubled by the soundtrack that accompanies it. The taps are dubbed in too loud, and they often seem...
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SmileyToo
Dec 2, 2005 2:05 pm
I love Holiday Inn. It is one of my favorite Christmas movies, although with so many other holidays covered in the film, I've found other people often don't...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 2, 2005 2:59 pm
On the White Christmas DVD Rosemary Clooney talks about the making of the movie. She said Fred couldn't the movie because he was ill. If he was indeed asked to...
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chrisbamberger
Dec 2, 2005 3:10 pm
What a great discussion! I know many of us enjoy Astaire roles of more emotional depth (and less villainy) than that of Ted Hanover, but the whole movie is so ...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 2, 2005 4:04 pm
I love Holiday Inn enough that I watch it on holidays. I watch Meet Me in St. Louis and others, that has Christmas in it. Like Little Women (any version), ...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 2, 2005 6:02 pm
I love Bing's "dancing" too. I read that Bing and Fred were able to pull the 2 movies off that they did because they each were comfortable with the fact that ...
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grace_remembers
Dec 2, 2005 6:56 pm
HOLIDAY INN notes from Irving Berlin's files: "I was in Washington one day and accidentally ran into Mark Sandrich. Mark had directed most of the...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Dec 2, 2005 7:00 pm
Well, this answers Maureen's concern about HI not being included in TCM's monthlong Bing tribute - as I suspected, someone else had bought the rights to show...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 2, 2005 7:00 pm
I love that dance too. I think upon closer watching I find that Ginger's dancing shows just a little that she hasn't really danced in a while. I find most ...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Dec 2, 2005 7:20 pm
It's a towel....
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Dec 2, 2005 8:10 pm
That's even worse! Why, when they hadn't even started rehearsing yet. ... __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home...
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Gillian Mann
mondayphoenix
Dec 2, 2005 9:13 pm
... scene ... love ... line.) ... 1 ... a ... I agree about Bing's comedy talent and about the general decency of his character in this film (apart from the...
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Gillian Mann
mondayphoenix
Dec 2, 2005 9:22 pm
... Fred was certainly scheduled to do White Christmas. He mentioned it as a definite project in an interview just after the making of The Band Wagon. It seems...
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markwpetty
Dec 3, 2005 12:19 am
There's no announced release of YOLANDA on DVD. During my search I found this interesting (and legally questionable) release: Yolanda And The Thief (1945 Film)...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Dec 3, 2005 3:10 pm
From today's Boston Globe. Susan and I met Dr. Gotlieb once breifly, on our second visit to the Astaire papers. He seemed like a charming fellow who was...
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chrisbamberger
Dec 3, 2005 5:45 pm
A great loss. We can only hope that he has inspired many with the focus of what he has collected, and that the resulting collections will be as well-cared-for ...
