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It's The Prowler.
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8 hours ago, MilesArcher said:
It's "Let's Go Fly A Kite" from "Mary Poppins".
Miles, that's the song a movie.
Just identify the lyricist and composer to complete the challenge.
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Here are my thoughts on Episode 1 of the Fosse/Verdon series.
SPOLIER ALERT
The episode (titled “Life Is A Cabaret”) opens with a weathered-looking Bob Fosse responding to a knock on the door ( “It’s too early,” he says) and then cuts to the making of the movie adaptation of Sweet Charity with a younger-looking Fosse after titles on the screen announce “Hollywood 19 Years Left.”
I love that the series uses a non-linear narrative structure and rewards viewers who go into it with knowledge of Fosse and Verdon and musical theater history in general. I especially liked the reference during a party scene to “Steve’s new show” about a single man and his married friends without identifying it as Stephen Sondheim’s Company.
As the title implies, the bulk of the episode is about the making of the movie Cabaret. At first Kelli Barrett’s Liza Minnelli came off as a bit of a caricature (I was reminded of Kristen Wiig’s hilarious “Liza Minnelli Tries To Turn Off A Lamp” sketch from Saturday Night Live.) But the real Liza does indeed have a wonderfully effusive personality as anyone who’s seen her Private Screenings conversation with TCM’s Robert Osborne can attest to. And Kelli Barrett’s rendition of “Mein Herr” was really, really good though not as good as Liza’s.
None of the previews for the series prepared me for Michelle Williams’s nuanced performance as Gwen Verdon. She captures Verdon’s speech pattern and mannerisms while presenting a real human being, not an impersonation. I loved the part where Williams as Verdon gave her own direction to the performers in the “Big Spender” number in Sweet Charity after Fosse left the set. (“It’s not a seduction, it’s a con.”)
Likewise, Sam Rockwell was amazingly alive in the role of Bob Fosse, capturing both the confidence and insecurity of the legend, who was also a damaged and flawed human being. He nailed Fosse’s unique speech pattern. (Fosse was born and raised in Chicago but had a noticeably East Coast quality to his speech.) And Rockwell never seemed to be acting, but rather speaking and moving spontaneously as Fosse.
Another stand-out performance for me was Aya Cash as Joan Simon, the first wife of playwright Neil Simon and friend of Gwen Verdon. I don’t know how accurately Cash captures the real-life Joan Simon, but in the context of the series she creates a wonderful character. I loved her banter with Williams’s Verdon especially when she tells Verdon that Fosse should have insisted that she (Verdon) re-create her acclaimed stage role from Sweet Charity in the movie adaptation. “Shirley MacLaine?” she balks.
Throughout the episode there are flashbacks/fantasies of a boyhood Fosse dancing and being grilled by an unidentified director/choreographer, who tells the boy at one point that he can easily be replaced. The older Fosse is often seen observing these scenes of his younger self. This is a nice touch and has the feel of something that you’d see in a stage play. During a scene where Fosse is trying to convince producer Cy Feuer (played by Paul Reiser) to let him direct the film Cabaret, both Feuer and Fosse seem to look on as Fosse’s description of his dancing for the troops during World War II comes to life.
At the end of the episode we cut back to the older Fosse and the knocking on the door that we saw at the episode’s beginning. This scene is intercut with one of Verdon knocking outside Fosse’s Munich apartment during the making of Cabaret. She has returned from New York after retrieving a gorilla suit for the movie’s “If You Could See Her” number; Fosse is in bed with the production’s German translator and goes to open the door. The scene then cuts back to the older Fosse who opens the door to an older-looking Gwen Verdon. The on-screen titles then ominously announce: “Washington DC 8 Minutes Left.” Viewers familiar with the lives of Fosse and Verdon will know the significance.
Episode 2 titled “Who’s Got The Pain?” (a reference to the number from Damn Yankees) is scheduled to air on April 16 and will present the first meeting and early collaboration of Fosse and Verdon while continuing the story of the production of Cabaret.
Here’s a preview:
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5 hours ago, lavenderblue19 said:
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A very popular tv show in the 60's-70's time frame, used a funny line that became somewhat iconic. The idea for the line came from a popular hit song at that time. TV show, the famous line that was used in the show and that hit song that inspired that funny line ???
TV Show: Laugh-In
Famous line: "Sock It To Me"
Hit Song: Aretha Franklin's version "Respect"
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"On The Good Ship Lollipop" from Bright Eyes
next: song from Elvis Presley movie not sung by Elvis
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On 4/3/2019 at 7:12 PM, BagelOnAPlateOfOnionRolls said:
"You can dance on the breeze . . ."
On 4/6/2019 at 6:47 PM, BagelOnAPlateOfOnionRolls said:Here's a hint:
Another song from the same movie won a Best Original Song Oscar.
Another hint:
The movie is set in London.
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Wayne Newton had a hit with "Danke Schoen" and appeared in 80 Steps To Jonah
Andy Williams had a hit with "Moon River" and appeared in I'd Rather Be Rich
Bobby Rydell had a hit with "Volare" and appeared in Bye Bye Birdie
Ricky Nelson had a hit with "Travelin' Man" and appeared in Rio Bravo
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On 4/6/2019 at 10:25 AM, LawrenceA said:
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Raising Arizona
- Dr. Strangelove
- This is Spinal Tap
- Airplane!
- Young Frankenstein
- The Jerk
- Duck Soup
- Caddyshack
- Life of Brian
Lawrence, which of these movies did you think was the funniest? Is it the one in the Number 1 position on your list?
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FX's recently posted "First Look" video provides extended scenes from the network's upcoming Fosse/Verdon series as well as comments by actors Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, director Thomas Kail and writers Steven Levenson and Joel Fields (all of whom are also executive producers of the series).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ltOGHeRk4
The first episode of the series --- titled "Life Is A Cabaret" ---- is scheduled to air on April 9 and focuses on the making of Sweet Charity and Cabaret, which Bob Fosse directed with Gwen Verdon's uncredited collaboration. Episode 2 ("Who's Got The Pain?") will detail the first meeting of Fosse and Verdon.
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Here's a hint:
Another song from the same movie won a Best Original Song Oscar.
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Excellent, Miles!
The 4 examples you gave were not ones that I had in mind. It's nice to learn things from this forum.
I won't reveal the ones I'm aware of so I can use them for a later question.
It's your turn.
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Here's the most recent preview from FX for the Fosse/Verdon series, which premieres in less than a week - on Tuesday April 9.
This preview focuses on Gwen Verdon, who's portrayed by Michelle Williams in the series.
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"You can dance on the breeze . . ."
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"Got A Pair Of New Shoes" from Thoroughbreds Don't Cry with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown (the same team that wrote "Singin' In The Rain"). The song was sung by Judy Garland.
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While recasting a role on daytime television is common, it is not done very often on American nighttime TV series.
Probably the most famous example of recasting on a nighttime show was when Dick Sargent took over the role of Darrin Stephens from Dick York in the sixth season of Bewitched. There was no explanation as to why Darrin suddenly looked and sounded different. The audience was expected to accept that Samantha was married to the same man that she was married to during the previous five years.
Name 4 other examples of recasts on American nighttime series (the two performers, the role that both played and the show they appeared on). The different "angels"on Charlie's Angels or the different roommates on Three's Company don't count because the new performers were playing different characters from the ones they replaced. Also, the recasting of Steven Carrington on Dynasty wouldn't count because an explanation was given as to why Steven looked different.
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On 3/28/2019 at 7:22 AM, lavenderblue19 said:
Good work Bagels, your thread ( please tell us what shortened version of your moniker name to use since typing out your moniker is just too much to type, thanks)
You can call me Bagel or Bagels. Either is fine.
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"My Man" by Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl
P.S. Ann Blyth's singing in The Helen Morgan Story was actually dubbed by Gogi Grant.
On that note:
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Dubbed song in a movie (other than The Helen Morgan Story)
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I think you're referring to trading stamps, which were the focus of an episode from the first season of The Brady Bunch called "54-40 And Fight." (You can tell it's from the first season because Mrs. Brady is still wearing that wig!)
Trading stamps were given for purchases at places like grocery stores and were collected in books with the end purpose for them to be redeemed for merchandise. In The Brady Bunch episode the stamps are called Checker Trading Stamps. The boys have 54 books and the girls have 40. They decide to combine their books to get something really nice, but before they can decide on something they all want they learn that Checker Trading Stamps is going out of business. Oh no! So . . . they decide to have a house building contest with cards (boys against girls) wth the winner getting to pick what item will be traded for the stamps. The boys want a row boat and the girls want a sewing machine.
The card house building contest was re-created in the movie A Very Brady sequel from 1996, but in the movie, it was just Greg against Marcia, with the winner getting to have the attic as his or her bedroom.
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On 3/25/2019 at 9:54 AM, lavenderblue19 said:
Lucy and Desi- I Love Lucy
Elizabeth Montgomery and William Asher ( directed and produced the show)- Bewitched
Linda Kaye and Mike Minor- Petticoat Junction ???
Yes!
Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz and Elizabeth Mongomery/Wiliam Asher were the two couples that I had in mind.
I don't know about the couple involved with Petticoat Junction; I'm not very familiar with that series.
Good job, lavenderblue. It's your turn.
PS. Carol Burnett and Joe Hamilton divorced a few years after the end of their series as did Mary Tyler Moore and Grant Tinker, whereas Ball and Arnaz and Montgomery and Asher divorced within a year after their series ended.
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29 minutes ago, Princess of Tap said:
Yves Montand singing "Come Back To Me" from "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" directed by Vincente Minnelli, lyriecs by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane.
Yes, I see you updated your response.
Alan Jay Lerner wrote additional lyrics for the version of "Come Back To Me" sung by Yves Montand in the movie, including some lyrics in French.
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3 minutes ago, Princess of Tap said:
Yeah I already did above. I didn't get it at first because these lyrics are just in the movie and they're not from the original show. That was a good question because we don't hear much about that movie anymore.
And talking about New York, ironically I saw that movie at Lowe's New York. LOL
You identified the singer and the movie's director but not the lyricist and composer of the song.
Here are the rules from the original post of the thread:
See if you can identify a famous movie song with 6 words are less from the lyrics.
When you identify the song, please, also identify The Lyricist and The Composer, along with the name of the movie it comes from.
PS. It's cool that you saw the movie in New York City!
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Just now, Princess of Tap said:
Yves Montand singing "Come Back To Me" from on a clear day you can see forever directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Yes, Princess of Tap. Just identify the lyricist and composer to complete the challenge.
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Another hint:
The movie in which the song was sung was the penultimate film of an Oscar-winning director whose daughter would later win an Oscar.
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On 3/22/2019 at 9:55 PM, lavenderblue19 said:
Thoroughly Modern Millie ?
Yes!
Thoroughly Modern Millie was the movie I had in mind.
Good job, lavenderblue. It's your turn.
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Thanks, lavenderblue. I'll be back with a new question.