It’s probably a testament to their incredible individual success that the comedy duo of Crosby and Hope–that is, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope–isn’t as well-known among casual moviegoers as say, an Abbott and Costello or Laurel and Hardy. But for seven films spanning an astounding 22 years, Crosby and Hope took to the high seas, …
Because I do this for myself already anyway: below is a list of the rare-ish musicals playing on TCM in June. My definition of rare is “Not available from Netflix,” though you may be able to find some of them in your local video store, if you’re lucky and it still exists. Most of these …
In case it’s not obvious, I’m sort of cheating on my That’s Entertainment watchlist, because I’m starting with all the movies that have multiple entries first, so it’s more satisfying to check off. This will catch up to me later, but for now it works.
The Barkleys on Broadway was kind of a delightful surprise, as I’d mistakenly assumed it was related to Babes on Broadway (because… words, I guess), so I was expecting a pleasant, frothy comedy with a few dances in it. But I was wrong! It’s actually a heady, emotional dramatic piece with some great character moments. Not that there’s anything wrong with either of these options–it was just a pleasant surprise.
Meet Me in St. Louis is part of the rare club in That’s Entertainment that has THREE numbers included, which means it must be good.
“The Trolley Song” is one of those great movie moments where, after growing up inherently knowing the song, you realize… so that’s where that comes from. Unless, of course, you watched Meet Me in St. Louis a lot as a kid, in which case you were probably the one spreading it around on the playground and teaching it to kids like me who would have a late-in-life epiphany moment like this. So, really, we’re all a part of the cycle.
As a young film fan, I’d always considered myself “a person who likes musicals,” but it wasn’t until somewhat recently that I realized I’d been basing this conception more on having watched and enjoyed That’s Entertainment a few times in my formative years, rather than having watched and explored the actual musicals themselves. And so began …