This review was worth a full page in the International Herald Tribune so I was able to read it in a cafe in Vienna today.. Bernd...
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judith williams
judithleew
Jun 4, 2012 4:06 pm
Hi, Bernd!  Maybe you can find a copy of the June ATLANTIC MONTHLY at that cafe.  Mag has a great, sorta longish, piece on P J Wodehouse with an...
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tmwctd
Jun 4, 2012 5:07 pm
Thanks a lot for the heads-up, but the cafe is not that international unfortunaely. Will look for a web presence though......
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tmwctd
Jun 5, 2012 5:59 am
And I´ve found it already, very interesting article! Thanks again!...
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mb.belle
Jun 13, 2012 12:44 am
Oh, WOW. I finally had a chance to read the review. Toni sounds like she's part of our group, with the way she tosses around those adjectives an similies. I...
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Preston Neal
pnealjones
Jun 19, 2012 3:01 am
Yesterday at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, the Art Directors Guild sponsored a special screening of ZIEGFELD FOLLIES, with discussion and Q & A....
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Preston Neal
pnealjones
Jun 19, 2012 4:33 am
Right after posting the FOLLIES piece, I caught up on my unread Sunday New York Times Arts & Leisure section, only to find a headline: "LOVES DeBARGE. AND FRED...
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tmwctd
Jun 19, 2012 5:56 am
due in August. I watched the show again on Saturday, nearly full house and everybody had a good time. As we have an Irving Berlin expert here - I posted this...
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mb.belle
Jun 19, 2012 8:52 pm
Any specific reason why they screened it? Are there more? Is it a series, perhaps? I'm glad everyone enjoyed it. The color must have great- I love the way it...
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mb.belle
Jun 19, 2012 8:57 pm
I don't dig the lingo, but I get the drift. It's always fun to read these comments and to realize that the qualities we love in FA's moves are still...
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Ben Sears
berlioz53
Jun 19, 2012 9:04 pm
Not strictly Astaire, but there are a LOT of Astaire classics on this new CD Ben We continue our Berlin CD series with Marching Along With Time, songs from...
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Preston Neal
pnealjones
Jun 20, 2012 4:22 am
The Art Directors Guild has been showing these retrospectives every month for many years now, as a way of honoring the great designers of the past and...
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tmwctd
Jun 20, 2012 8:29 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqOh0Dr03u8&feature=related I have never seen this before. I guess it was one of the last interviews Fred ever gave. And...
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tmwctd
Jun 25, 2012 6:21 am
at the California Heritage Museum, Fred is featured heavily of course: http://web.mac.com/calmuseum/Site/GottaDance.html...
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Chris B
chrisbamberger
Jun 26, 2012 6:48 pm
A happy summer to everyone. Just wanted to remind you that I'll be giving a presentation on Fred Astaire as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Resident...
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Ben Sears
berlioz53
Jun 26, 2012 7:05 pm
Hurray for you!! Ben Joining the book is our new CD release Marching Along With Time - Irving Berlin Songs 1935-1945 Performed by "The Smart Set" - Valerie...
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Arlene K. Witt
arleneatinx
Jun 27, 2012 11:57 am
Wish I could be there. Hope it will be taped and posted. Do let us know. Arlene...
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mb.belle
Jun 28, 2012 2:20 am
Sounds like such a fabulous program. I wish I could be there. Congratulations on scoring a bigger venue at fairly decent seat prices. Maybe you are on your...
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dbs11218@...
dbs11218
Jun 29, 2012 7:21 pm
Interesting article comparing Astaire and Savion Glover: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/jun/27/movetube-savion-glover-fred-astaire Sent from my iPad...
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mb.belle
Jul 4, 2012 1:53 pm
There was a brief review (more of an impression) by Ben Brantley in the NY Times on July 4. ...
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tmwctd
Jul 5, 2012 4:54 am
Interesting take, can`t say that I necessarily agree but interesting nonetheless. Chambers' singing is a tad adenoidal, yes. But Strallen sounding like Mae...
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mb.belle
Jul 6, 2012 12:41 am
Thanks for your comments, especially since you have seen both shows. I was also curious about Brantley's statement that the stage show copies move-for-move the...
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mb.belle
Jul 6, 2012 1:01 am
I get so tired of these tedious comparisons. I really don't know what people expect to get from them except to stir up feelings of resentment. Come to think...
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mb.belle
Jul 6, 2012 1:09 am
Isaac Mizrahi at showing "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn July 2 Paul Kraaijeveld's photo Paul Kraaijeveld New York High School Theater Examiner + Subscribe ...
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mb.belle
Jul 6, 2012 1:20 am
There were several articles about the showing of the film-a newly restored version. Here is a long one: http://cinespect.com/?p=3683...
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Jim T
jimnesie
Jul 6, 2012 4:18 am
Hello all, I was watching "Stars & Stripes Forever" yesterday and directly after the movie, Robert Osborne said this, or something very close to it! He said...
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tmwctd
Jul 6, 2012 7:52 am
You will recognize most of the scenes and the dialogue from the movie although some clever lines were added. Also, the cheoreography is based on the film but...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Jul 6, 2012 9:59 am
I recorded the movie and once I watch it (very soon) I will let you know unless someone else heard what Robert Osborne said? ________________________________ ...
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cnb@...
chrisbamberger
Jul 6, 2012 10:42 am
I could not recall whether I'd ever even seen any footage of Clifton Webb dancing (which might tell you something right there), but I do know that his image...
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Zawalich, Susan
j8gab8in
Jul 6, 2012 4:32 pm
My mother once told me that she had seen Clifton Webb dancing on stage and that he was a fabulous ballroom dancer. She had also seen Fred and Adele on stage...
