johnm001
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She was around a long time, and worked a lot. Watching her in CJ, she was reminding me of Anne Hathaway.
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I enjoyed seeing this again, after so much time. I was surprised at how familiar and enjoyable the music was to me. Not just the big hit song; but all the tunes. Doris Day was robbed of two major musical film roles, Nellie Forbush in SOUTH PACIFIC and Annie Oakley in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. This film just drives home how great she would have been in the latter. The whole thing is preposterous, but the wonderful cast keeps things interesting and fun. The DVD looks wonderful, too!
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The girl playing Snow White is Eileen Bowman, who used to do stuff in Vegas and Reno. Not sure what she's up to these days.
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I think I understand what you mean. I never thought about it, before.
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You didn't give me your opinion of "Someday I'll Find You". Do you know it? A beautiful, simple song, by the great Noel Coward, nor what you mean by the comparison of DL-V/V to S.O.B.
http://media.putfile.com/11---Various-Artists---Someday-Ill-Find-You
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Odd that you bring up this film. I haven't seen it, in about 40 years, and I just realized that it's part of the Doris box set of DVDs that I have! I'm going to watch it, tomorrow! I'll get back to you. I'm not such a fan of Keel's; but he's great in a couple of things (KISMET and SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS). So, I'll keep an open mind!
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Well, musically, they're written by the same composer, Henry Mancini. I love all the songs, in both scores. I think Blake films "Whistling Away the Dark", from DL and "Crazy World", from V/V, in the same manner. Don't see S.O.B. (my favorite of Blake's comedies) in either of those two, though. Explain what you mean in more detail, if you can. Thanks.
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I saw the show on Broadway, and Lee was my favorite person in it. Her numbers were so impressive. I was saddened to see them all missing, in the film.
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That Snow White thing was about a million times worse than I remembered it; and I remembered it being really lousy. And you just can't beat the tackiness of introducing Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, immediately after Martin's ex-wife, Alice Faye.
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Well, I'm not such a tremendous fan of Fosse's. He's kind of once you seen one of his numbers, you've seen them all, to me. Plus, I find he wastes a lot of really great dance music, with nothing choreography (take a look at "Once A Year Day", from THE PAJAMA GAME). But, you're right, lots of the songs are cut (Happy to Keep His Diner Warn, Company Way reprise, Coffee Break, Paris Original, Love From a Heart of Gold and more), all of the gems; and, they made changes to the script, which had nothing to do with screenplay; but with actual dialog. The changes are nowhere near as witty as the original (which won the Pulitzer Prize). I've done the show (both been in and directed), many times.
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I wish I could help. I'd love to see THE PRIEST'S WIFE, again. Love that film!
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Loesser, is one of my favorites. HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING is, along with MY FAIR LADY, my favorite stage musical. I'm not such a fan of the film, though.
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I rarely ever read a film or any other type of critique, unless someone specifically points out one of them to me. So, the answer would be no. I've never gone to see a film or stayed away from a film (or anything else), because of a review or critique. The idea of it stikes me as utterly bizarre.
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I saw Tozzi in "The Most Happy Fella," and he was terrific.
jdb1, that production was shown on PBS, on March 5th, 1980. It was excellent; and, while I believe it was performed live, it was definitely recorded, because I recall the PBS station showing it, again, that very same week. I have particular reason to remember the date so well. It would be wonderful for it to be re-discovered and released on DVD.
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I can remember watching films on TV as a kid, and noticing that if the film was in Technicolor it was vibrant and clear, while if it was Metrocolor or some other process they were almost completly washed out and colorless.
Technicolor is, indeed, a wonderful process, considered the best. However, it may be that what you recall from television was also the result of widescreen films being cropped and blown-up to fill your television picture screen. That always made these films look washed-out. Processess like Color by DeLuxe or Metrocolor or WarnerColor, etc., were much more prominent, during the widescreen era; while Technicolor was used long before the widescreen explosion, and after, as well.
HIT THE DECK and KISMET (1955) - 4/07
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I never have to decide between any of them, because I think Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen are the best screen dancers.