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When best friends Tommy Albright (Gene Kelly) and Jeff Douglas (Van Johnson) get lost on a hunting trip in Scotland, they discover a mysterious and seemingly timeless village called Brigadoon, where Tommy falls for the wistful Fiona Campbell (Cyd Charisse). The catch: for its own protection, the village exists only one day out of every one hundred years. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Year of the Rat promises economic prosperity Feb 6, 2008
However, there will be more pressure and problems in the second half of the year," she said. People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be compatible with those born under the ox, dragon and monkey, and are not compatible with those born in a horse year. The western counterpart of the Rat horoscope is Sagittarius. Famous Rats include William Shakespeare, Prince Charles, Al Gore, George Washington, T.S. Eliot, Mozart, Claude Monet, the Queen Mother, Marlon Brando, George Bush, Jimmy Carter,... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Movie musicals rule again Jan 24, 2008
Other movie musicals (although not necessarily based on or adapted from stage musicals) had also left legacies Gene Kelly splashing in the rain; Fred whirling Ginger around a silvery ballroom; the Jets and the Sharks coolly making menace through a mambo routine; and Catherine Deneuves whispery crooning at a little umbrella shop in Cherbourg. Unfortunately, audiences eventually became jaded of the ever present sing-and-dance routines, and the movie musical lost its appeal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'American Idol' Executive Producer's Secret Flop: 'The Apple' Jan 17, 2008
"Can't Stop the Music" featured Steve Guttenberg in short shorts and the Village People, and "Xanadu" shoved cinema legend Gene Kelly into a pair of roller skates, but many critics agree that "The Apple" takes the cake when it comes to pure schlocky incoherence. The sci-fi allegory which essentially boils down to a music competition not unlike "American Idol" (except that it involves God and the devil) confounded audiences when it hit theaters in November 1980. (VHI.com -- Music News)
La Jolla Playhouse unveils two more shows for '08 season Jan 17, 2008
The film starred Olivia Newton-John as a mystical roller-mama and Gene Kelly (in his final film role) as mentor to a young skating enthusiast. Ashley's version preserves much of the Electric Light Orchestra's score, by far the best part of the movie. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Musical star Depp makes the cut Jan 15, 2008
But she had done little dancing and was intimidated at the prospect of partnering Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor in dance routines. Under Kelly's demanding tutelage, she found a way to channel her natural agility and buoyancy into stylish dance steps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chris Brown heats up arena Jan 8, 2008
He danced with an umbrella in a way that has not been done since Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. During a costume change, and presumably a breather, his two child backup dancers, one 9, one 11, came out and soloed. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Michael Kidd; won 5 Tonys for choreography Dec 25, 2007
Mr. Kidd also choreographed and directed "Merry Andrew," starring Kaye, and appeared on-screen dancing with Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey in "It's Always Fair Weather.". The great New York City Ballet dancer Jacques d'Amboise, who was in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," said at the time that Mr. Kidd was "willing to do anything himself that he expects of his dancers. And he's a great dancer himself - we respect that.". (Boston Globe)
Michael Kidd, 92; inventive choreographer for Broadway, Hollywood Dec 25, 2007
In 1955, Kidd made his screen debut in Donen's "It's Always Fair Weather," which starred Charisse, Gene Kelly and Dan Dailey. His performance pleased critics, including the New York Times' Bosley Crowther, who described Kidd's acting as "somewhat in the style of Frank Sinatra.". (Los Angeles Times)
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Clink whisky sours and hope that the resident pianist will dance on the grand piano, as Gene Kelly did one night long ago. Stein Ericksen LodgeDon your Dale of Norway sweater and settle into a cozy chair near the fireplace at Deer Valley, Utah's Troll Hallen Lounge, the bastion of all things Nordic. (MSNBC -- Travel)
12/7: Usher salutes movie classics Dec 7, 2007
Yes, it's imposing to do a number that Gene Kelly mastered 55 years ago. "All of the greats get copied," Usher says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
EMI Music Publishing Signs Usher's Brother, Hitmaking Producer JLack, to a Worldwide Publishing Deal Dec 7, 2007
Recently, JLack produced a remake of the Gene Kelly classic "Singin' In The Rain" for Usher's performance on MOVIES ROCK, the two-hour CBS special celebrating the role that music has played in films, airing on December 7th at 9 pm et/pt. "JLack is an incredibly talented songwriter and producer. He has a true musical sensitivity and this, coupled with his incredible drive, is the combination for a bright future. He has emerged gracefully as a true songwriter," says Big Jon Platt, Executive Vice... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Movies Rock' brings major star power as celebs from music and film mix it up Dec 4, 2007
LL Cool J complimented Usher on his modern Gene Kelly moves, telling him, "I loved it." Legend, who sang "As Time Goes By" with Mary J. Blige, was glued to a screen in the green room while Fergie performed. Other highlights included Jennifer Hudson singing "Somewhere" from "West Side Story," Queen Latifah's performance of "Big Spender" and Carrie Underwood's rendition of "The Sound of Music.". (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Indy champ finishes first in 'Dancing With the Stars' Nov 29, 2007
It was a charming moment - Gene Kelly couldn't have pulled it off better - and it encapsulates what audiences want from their 8 p.m.-hour TV. In an era of snark and cynicism, this show has met an untapped need. No wonder movie musicals have made a comeback, too. (Boston Globe)
LIBRARY CORNER / Great Decisions Group meets Sunday Nov 16, 2007
Movie Matinee Come to the library for a free showing of the film Singing in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O Connor at 11 a.m., on Friday, Dec. 7. Light refreshments provided by Friends of the Library. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Golden oldies at the golden archesAn array of performers makes Monday nights at McDonalds the 'in' spot Nov 16, 2007
Pikesville resident Wilbur Baron was tutored by Gene Kelly and was a professional dancer, performing on Broadway and television and in touring shows with his twin brother, William. Now, Wilbur sways like a feather across the McDonald's floor with his sweetheart, Irene Abarbanel. (Owings Mills Times, MD)
The urban jungle Nov 16, 2007
On the left bank, with Notre-Dame in the background, Goldie Hawn, propped up by special effects, dances above and around a stiff Woody Allen: poor stand-ins for Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly, or Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Agn;s Poirier. (Guardian Unlimited)
Kerouac took love of baseball to Denver Oct 27, 2007
" Kerouac wrote in a 1959 magazine piece. Though his literary voice is often characterized as hitting the page without precedent in American letters, the voices he heard off the radio calling his beloved baseball games were an undeniable antecedent to his stream-of-consciousness prose, making play-by-play out the pitches life threw him. His long friendship with Denver's Cassady -- the model for "On the Road's" Dean Moriarty and a fellow athlete and sports enthusiast -- gave him ample opportunity... (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
The week's best films Oct 20, 2007
On The Town (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1949) 10am, C4 ... Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin are sailors on leave in New York and searching for the delectable Ivy (Vera-Ellen). (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Playhouse's new chief not wasting time settling in Oct 15, 2007 Michael Evans, 87, star of stage, TV soap Oct 1, 2007 Britney's crime against choreography tops poll Oct 1, 2007 Kermit the Frog on TCM Sep 29, 2007 A full, if incomplete, look at life of Pete Seeger Sep 28, 2007 Alex Romero, 94; choreographer for Elvis Presley Sep 18, 2007 Miyoshi Umeki Sep 17, 2007 TV Countdown: Who'll get the hook? Sep 12, 2007 Read on... Sep 12, 2007 The kids are back on Disney Channel with 'High School Musical 2' Aug 17, 2007 Paris Not for Lovers Aug 11, 2007 'Xanadu' stars rock but don't roll Aug 11, 2007 Bad Traffic, Good Movie Aug 8, 2007 Pittsburgh's 'everyman' attributes make it popular for TV shows Jul 28, 2007 New on DVD: 'Zodiac' has supreme stars Jul 27, 2007 The stage's rainmaker Jul 26, 2007 New on DVD: Zodiac, The Number 23 Jul 24, 2007 New on DVD: Miller pops in 'Factory Girl' Jul 20, 2007 'Xanadu' on stage Jul 13, 2007 'Xanadu': A flop on screen, a waste on stage Jul 13, 2007 Broadway review: 'Xanadu' is fun, lively Jul 12, 2007 Broadway's summer camp Jul 11, 2007 Dying woman young again in memory Jul 2, 2007 The Next Page: Pittsburgh -- we can make it here Jun 25, 2007 There's never a dry eye when umbrellas are thrown away Jun 20, 2007 Why Britannia still rules the stage Jun 10, 2007 Dead celebrities are hot Jun 7, 2007 Actress Shirley Jones honored for contribution to musical theater Jun 6, 2007 Venus thunders in the rain May 31, 2007 Remarkable talents displayed at Kelly awards May 29, 2007 Gene Kelly awards May 29, 2007 The lucrative business of speedwriting May 21, 2007 Singin' in the Rain May 18, 2007 What Makes a Movie Musical Sing? May 18, 2007 Splash Dance May 8, 2007 Barbra Streisand May 6, 2007 Life of the party May 2, 2007 Winchester Thurston musical May 2, 2007 Keira's new scriptwriter is... her mum Apr 29, 2007 50: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALGolden movie, gilded party kick off festival's 50th year Apr 29, 2007 50th San Francisco Intl. Film Festival Apr 27, 2007 Fright of fancy Apr 26, 2007 Gore lauds Canadian director at US film fest Apr 25, 2007 Rewind: You Want 'Old Skool'? Try Sly Vs. Mr. T, Tom Cruise In Ray-Bans Apr 24, 2007 Singing and dancing in the rain at MAC Apr 23, 2007 Jean-Pierre Cassel, 74, French actor Apr 21, 2007 Inherit the Wind Apr 13, 2007 50SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Apr 13, 2007 Catherine the great Apr 6, 2007 Hitting A B Note Mar 29, 2007 As graceful as ever Mar 23, 2007 Carol Richards, 84; sang 'Silver Bells' Mar 23, 2007 Made in Maryland Mar 23, 2007 How Computers Make Movie Miracles Cheap Mar 19, 2007 New DVDs: Borat, Peter Pan Mar 7, 2007 `Xanadu' gliding to B'way Mar 3, 2007 Mission from God | Feb 19, 2007 Broadcaster Sheridan Morley dies Feb 17, 2007 Radio presenter Morley dies aged 65 Feb 17, 2007 Billboard Bits: Springsteen Tribute, Grammys, 'Xanadu'... Feb 3, 2007 Krakowski takes off skates Feb 3, 2007 Turner Classic shows past Oscar winners Feb 1, 2007 Gay or not? 'Ugly Betty' doesn't care PHOTOS Jan 31, 2007 The Lord is my linebacker Jan 29, 2007 FAMOUS FOOTWORK See Joey Lawrence, Lisa Rinna, Drew Lachey and others strut their stuff WANT TO GO? Jan 25, 2007
In April, soon after Ashley accepted the Playhouse offer, he resumed rehearsals for this new Broadway musical, backed by indie producers and based on the flop 1980 movie with Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, though with a new book by impish funnyman Douglas Carter Beane. Featuring a frustrated painter and the muse sent to Earth to help him open a roller disco, the show includes original hits from the multi-platinum movie soundtrack by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, and John... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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The play was turned into a musical starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. In the late 1950s Mr. Evans played Henry Higgins in a touring production of "My Fair Lady," performing in the United States and abroad, including in Russia at the height of the Cold War. (Boston Globe)
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers took fourth place for their classic celluloid dance routines in the 1930s while Gene Kelly landed sixth place for the 1952 classic Singin in the Rain. . (MSNBC -- News)
" What are Kermit the Frog's Fave Flicks? Apparently the Green Guy digs such family-friendly fare as 1952's Gene Kelly musical Singin' in the Rain (screening at 8pm), Fred Astaire/Cyd Charisse musical The Band Wagon (10pm), Cyrano de Bergerac (possibly the 1990 version with G;rard Depardieu) (12am) and Lassie Come Home (2am). Not bad for a frog. I can take or leave the Lassie flick, but Singin' in the Rain is an acknowledged classic, The Band Wagon has its fans, and Depardieu totally rocked the... (Suite101.com)
In the archival footage he looks like a hayseed Gene Kelly. Seeger found commercial success with the Almanac Singers and the Weavers in the 1940s before the blacklist knocked him off the airwaves for the better part of two decades. (Boston Globe)
He was a featured dancer in "On the Town," a 1949 film that starred Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. He also performed in the 1951 film "An American in Paris," which also starred Kelly. (Los Angeles Times)
Flower Drum Song, directed by Gene Kelly and featuring a mostly Asian cast, had the Japanese Umeki playing an illegal Chinese immigrant just arrived in San Francisco for an arranged marriage - Broadway and Hollywood seldom bothered to make ethnic distinctions. Her two solo numbers, A Hundred Million Miracles and I'm Going To Like It Here, were sweetly sung both on stage and in the 1961 film version, but the character was not much of an advance from the days of Anna May Wong. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
There's no spark or fire to Owen, and his dancing won't exactly make anyone think Gene Kelly - or even Hugh Jackman, who steals the show. And, it's petty theft at best. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Three films that mean a lot to me: ST: Singin in the Rain, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly ... Annie Hall, directed by Woody AllenTootsie, directed by Sydney PollackSingin in the Rain, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. (Variety)
Despite the fact that Chad's been dancing like a mop-headed Gene Kelly (Again, ask your grandparents) ever since the film started, he says he won't dance in the kids' number unless Ryan can prove his prowess on the ball field. Of course it makes no sense, but what matters is that the number is hot. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Maybe we still want the Seine to sparkle in the sunlight as it always has, Maybe we hope Gene Kelly will still come tapping down the Montmartre sidewalks as once he did. If that's the case then 2 Days in Paris will not be your dish of Pernod. (Time.com)
Hoffman and Testa seem the most unrestrained among the cast, which includes Kerry Butler as the head muse and Tony Roberts in the only other non-skating role, one originally filled by Gene Kelly on screen. "We were allowed more than anybody else in the cast to go more cartoony," says Hoffman. (CNN -- Showbiz)
He's still the Gene Kelly of martial arts. Tucker and Ratner can't even begin to match Chan's grace, but to their credit, they seem to know it. (City Pages)
Carl Kurlander, a writer and TV producer who also penned the 1985 film, t. Elmo's Fire, calls it n everyman philosophy, an attractive character attribute, which many Pittsburgh-born actors, including Gene Kelly, Michael Keaton and Jeff Goldblum, have possessed, he said. Having several Pittsburgh-area expatriates in show business doesn't hurt, either, Kurlander said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
But time has been kind to the film with Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Cole Porter, the Nicholas Brothers and d ... Highlights: Blue Moon (Mel Torme); Where or When (Lena Horne); Johnny One Note (Judy Garland); and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Gene Kelly and Vera-Ellen dance in a waterfront dive). (USA Today -- Life)
Puddles form and the title scene that made Gene Kelly a Hollywood legend springs forth like an April shower. Bielich says, "It's a lot of fun actually.". (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
Seven musicals from the MGM vaults arrive in a seven-disc set and in a series of single-DVD and two-disc releases, led by the 1948 swashbuckler The Pirate, starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly and directed by Garlands husband at the time, Vincente Minnelli. Garland also stars with Mickey Rooney in 1948s Words and Music, a tale about songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, while Kelly is host of the 1985 retrospective Thats Dancing. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Due Tuesday: David Fincher's spectacularly good Zodiac; Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Vincente Minnelli's The Pirate; a Woody Woodpecker box set. Share this story. (USA Today -- Life)
Part of the story involves a regretful older businessman, played here by Tony Roberts (Gene Kelly in the movie), who owns the building Sonny wants to use as the disco. When young, he didn't follow his muse and ended up rich - but alone. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Best of all, Tony Roberts turns up in a role played on-screen by Gene Kelly and engages the musical's winking retro references with truly old-school grace. It would have been nice if Xanadu had been designed with more of Roberts' wit and affection or if the muses had inspired the show's creators to come up with some new ideas, rather than just deriding old ones. (USA Today -- Life)
Jackie Hoffman and Mary Testa, two of the theater's prime scenery-stealing comics, are let loose to do their best damage as weird-sister sirens - think Cinderella's evil stepsisters in goddess polyester (wittily ridiculous costumes by David Zinn) singing "Evil Woman." Tony Roberts doesn't have the easy charm of Gene Kelly in the movie, but Roberts plays both the greedy grown-up and Zeus with a game sense of let's-put-on-a-show spirit. You see, it was greed that, years earlier, turned the man... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
By that measure Xanadu, the 1980 musical film starring Olivia Newton-John, should be a generous wellspring: It was so earnestly awful it may have forever soured its storied supporting man, Gene Kelly, on film acting; he never appeared in another movie again ... Butler is surrounded by an A-list of goofy co-conspirators, from Tony Roberts in the straight-man Gene Kelly role to the giddy Jackie Hoffman as one of Kira's cackling evil sisters. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Whenever something like this happens -- as when Fred Astaire danced with Gene Kelly -- it's almost spoiled by our expectations, but the spectacle of the two greatest English-speaking actresses sharing a frame together is something to be savored. Ultimately, "Evening" achieves a kind of wisdom, though it's a strange and bitter wisdom. (San Francisco Chronicle)
What other city has produced the likes of Andy Warhol, Gene Kelly, August Wilson and literally hundreds more who have gone on to make a name and fortunes for themselves and those who have invested in their talent elsewhere ... The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High Musical Theater have been around for almost two decades. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Sure, these weapons are romanticised - geishas gliding with delicate parasols, Gene Kelly twirling away with manic cheer - but so are cigarettes, and we know they're terrible. All it takes is one soggy-brollied bimbo to flounce onto a bus and dampen those who weren't already, or to shake their umbrella with the enthusiasm of a wet dog outside your doorstep. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Also in this section. British theatre has never had it so good. (Guardian Unlimited)
From Einstein to Elvis and Gene Kelly to Orville Redenbacher, they keep popping up as posthumous pitchmen for everything from cars to cola ... The actor Gene Kelly appeared in a recent British ad for Volkswagen; a digitally generated likeness of Orville Redenbacher starred in U.S. ads for the eponymous popcorn brand. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Jones won an Academy Award playing a prostitute in the 1960 film, "Elmer Gantry." She also has appeared in several other films, including "Carousel," "The Music Man," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "Cheyenne Social Club," which was directed by Pittsburgh native Gene Kelly. She was nominated for an Emmy last year for Hallmark's "Hidden Places.". (NEPA News, PA)
PARIS -- Singin' in the rain is OK if you're an American in Paris named Gene Kelly. (Or do I have Mr. Kelly's movies mixed up. (Boston Globe)
At Saturday's 17th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musicals, the awards for best musical at the three budget levels were won by South Park's "Jesus Christ Superstar," Winchester Thurston's "Urinetown" and Pine-Richland's "Cats." The latter two led all schools with four and six awards, respectively ... Lake Fong, Post-Gazette Pine-Richland students perform "Cats" in the 17th Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater at the Benedum Center on... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The evening began with the traditional video review of high points from Gene Kelly's career, ending with the famous number from "Singin' in the Rain.". Bob Donaldson, Post-GazetteIn Winchester Thurston's "Urinetown," Officer Lockstock (with bullhorn) and Caldwell Cladwell confront Bobby Strong, Little Sally and other rebels. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Though none of her connections were strong enough to help her out with the film deal she ultimately got, she did go on group dates with Kevin Costner (she was friends with his girlfriend's brother's girlfriend), and her first cocktail was mixed for her by Gene Kelly at a party. B.A.. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Choreography by Rick Conant, based on dances from the film by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ... The savvy Broadway hoofer dances like a dream, but one that stars Gene Kelly. (Variety)
What Makes a Modern Movie Musical Sing. " Think Oprah's Live Your Best Life tour, with a beat and bigger hair. 3) CAMERAS ARE PRETTY FANCY TOOLS. USE 'EM The 2005 movie version of The Producers looked almost exactly like the hugely successful Broadway show. Which was exactly the problem. Timid Matthew Broderick and loutish Nathan Lane are funny from $100 theater seats, but from $9 movie seats, they're assaultive. Audiences want more subtlety and more cinematic images, like the press conference... (Time.com)
" After the big number, the costume crew dries out the shoes and suit with fans until the next performance as Elder slips into his less-threatened outfits for the second act. But more than the rain, it's a role - and iconic dance number - he's always dreamed of playing. The dance moves are a re-enactment of the choreography created by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen for the film. Of course, doing the role causes trepidation. "The most important part is capturing Kelly's essence," says Elder. "It's... (CTNow.com)
I found the voice a bit thin,' he says, which to her fans is akin to a declaration that Gene Kelly didn't have much rhythm. It's all a bit too super-emotional for me. (The Observer)
After briefly addressing the crowd, she dived right into three songs from her movie Xanadu, which she confessed was her favourite movie because she got to dance with Gene Kelly. She sang the title track, Magic and Suddenly, all the requisite songs fans longed for. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
No, the chip on my shoulder was because of Winchester Thurston, the Shadyside school that has won best musical in its Gene Kelly Awards category five straight years. But I'd never been to one of its shows, and I knew that "Urinetown" is no cupcake if you're trying to keep your streak alive. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Reynolds burst into the limelight before turning 20 opposite Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. Her first marriage, to the singer Eddie Fisher, produced Carrie, whose stardom came with Star Wars in 1977. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
In a nice bit of synergy, the opening-night film, "Golden Door,'' is set at the turn of the past century, around the same period that San Francisco's civic masterpiece was built. This is the first time the festival has celebrated at City Hall, and a more accommodating venue is hard to envision. An abundance of space meant you never felt claustrophobic and could actually hear what friends were saying -- even in the room where the Toledo Show, a band imported from Los Angeles, played its smoky mix... (San Francisco Chronicle)
On the one hand, Gene Kelly, Lillian Gish, Edward G. Robinson, Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby and John Huston held court as guests, along with burgeoning "Funny Girl" superstar Barbra Streisand. Even executive director Claude Jarman, the Oscar-winning former child star of "The Yearling," hailed from showbiz royalty. (Variety)
Back in the ol days, circa 1951, there was Gene Kelly gallivanting around overseas as An American in Paris ... As far as I can recall, Gene Kelly did not get his ankles sliced apart, fingers cut off or head chopped off. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
French actor, dancer and singer Jean-Pierre Cassel, who idolized Fred Astaire and rose to fame after being cast by Gene Kelly, has died at the age of 74. Canadian actress Sarah Polley will join Nobel Prize-winner Orhan Pamuk, British director Stephen Frears and other international filmmakers on the main competition jury at Cannes this year. (CBC Ottawa)
The Olivia Newton-John/ Gene Kelly pop fairy tale "Xanadu" hasn't aged as well, primarily due to some elements that were dated even then (and the fact that few people can spell "Terpsichore"). And yet a Broadway adaptation is scheduled to open next month, proving that there are fans of everything. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Do it securely online. Jessica Murdick has a couple of challenging tasks on stage at Mineral Area College next week. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
An accomplished tap dancer, Cassel was befriended by Gene Kelly who cast him as an extra in 1957's "The Happy Road." Cassel made his name in light comedy, working on many occasions with director Philippe De Broca, whose "The Lovers" (1960) put the insouciant young man on the map. Cassel also excelled in more serious fare with wry touches, including Jean Renoir's "The Elusive Corporal" (1962) in the title role, Luis Bunuel's "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972) and Claude Chabrol's "A... (Variety)
Plummer and Dennehy are given colorful backup by O'Hare, who brings an enjoyable hint of Bert Lahr and even Groucho Marx to jaded quipster Hornbeck, a showy role originated by Tony Randall on Broadway in 1955 and played by Gene Kelly in the Kramer film. Jennings seems a little low-key at first as the fervent preacher but fires up during his prayer meeting. (Variety)
" The series has become famous for cast members exposing their derrieres. "I work out, but I'm not doing it specifically so I can show my butt on TV," says Smits, who has done so twice -- so far. Before receiving the Akira Kurosawa Award for lifetime achievement, director Stanley Donen reminisces about reinventing the American movie musical with his old pal Gene Kelly. Co-directing with Kelly was "difficult, very difficult. We had differences of opinion. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Not many people have acted alongside Gene Kelly, Jack Lemmon, Johnny Hallyday, Yves Montand, Burt Reynolds and Bjork ... In Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, Deneuve, as a natural brunette, plays alongside Francoise and Gene Kelly in a sweet musical about innocent, twin French sisters in search of love and a good tune. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Most of the singing is done by football coach George Murphy - MGM's second-string Gene Kelly - who, in real life, was eventually elected to the U.S. Senate from California. But the comic honors belong to the undeservedly forgotten Joan Davis as the team's star place-kicker. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
She danced with Gene Kelly in Xanadu. Newton-John was bestowed an Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth in 1979. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Two highlights of her career were performing for Cyd Charisse with Gene Kelly in "Brigadoon" (1954) and Fred Astaire in "Silk Stockings" (1957), said Jean Laughlin, one of her daughters. In the 1950s, Richards was a regular on "The Bob Crosby Show," a daytime television program that starred Bing's younger brother. (Los Angeles Times)
Granted, only in a Navy movie with Sinatra and Gene Kelly would the skills prove terribly necessary ... Directed by George Sidney II. Starring Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
You miss, well, Hollywood greats like Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain.". That's when I look at the screen and say, "Ah: The magic of movies." MMVII, CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News)
Also in the set: the 1948 take on Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers, starring Gene Kelly as the dashing DArtagnan; 1962s Billy Budd, with Robert Ryan and Peter Ustinov in an adaptation of Herman Melvilles shipboard saga; Gregory Peck in the title role of C.S. Foresters naval adventure Captain Horatio Hornblower; and a double-feature disc containing the 1937 and 1952 versions of Anthony Hopes The Prisoner of Zenda. Terence Stamp, who plays the title role... (MSNBC -- Movies)
The film also featured Michael Beck and the legendary Gene Kelly. No other casting for the musical was announced but the show has a book by Douglas Carter Beane, author of this season's "The Little Dog Laughed." It will feature songs from the movie by John Farrar and Jeff Lynne. (Newsday -- New York City)
In most musical films, the actors lip-synch to pre-recorded songs (their own, if theyre Gene Kelly; someone elses if theyre Audrey Hepburn). But while this is routine for the rehearsed, sweet and romantic but slightly bloodless Classic Hollywood types, not so for your great blues singer who never does a song the same way twice. (iAfrica.com)
He also wrote biographies of Dirk Bogarde, Gene Kelly, Sir John Gielgud and his own memoirs Asking For Trouble. His varied career also included writing his own musicals which included Noel and Gertie and Spread A Little Happiness. (BBC News -- UK)
His publications include A Talent To Amuse - The Life of Noel Coward, The Stephen Sondheim Songbook and The Noel Coward Diaries, plus biographies of Dirk Bogarde, Gene Kelly and Sir John Gielgud. He presented BBC Radio 4's Kaleidoscope, Radio 2's Arts Programme and later, Melodies for You. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The not-much-of-a-hit 1980 flick "Xanadu," which starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, and featured a double-platinum soundtrack with music from John, ELO, Cliff Richard and the Tubes, is scheduled to move to Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theater. Previews are to begin in May. (Billboard.com)
Based on the camp classic flop that starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, "Xanadu" follows a frustrated artist and a has-been big band leader inspired by a mysterious woman to build a flashy roller disco. Taken from the film, tunes includes chart-topper "Magic.". (Variety)
"For five films, Gene Kelly hadn't caused any great impact, but he has one scene in this movie where he dances with his own alter ego - a scene that was so sensational it totally changed the course of his career.". Osborne is the first to say that when it comes to best picture, the academy is not always right, ignoring such greats as "2001: A Space Odyssey" and honoring others, like "West Side Story," that went on to feel dated. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
la Gene Kelly in "On the Town," and when a cheating boyfriend breaks his aunt's heart, Justin's antidote is to offer her chamomile tea. Is there a subtext there. (Los Angeles Times)
" Over the past 40 years, I've been to Super Bowls as a newspaper reporter, a columnist and a TV correspondent; I've watched the game on TV alone and in a group. In the late 1970s, I even attended anti-Super Bowl parties at which we ostentatiously ignored the game, jogged, ate healthful snacks, and screened Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly films, dividing ourselves into Fred-ites or Gene-ists to compare the two, a sorry substitute for judging the finesse vs. power of, say, O.J. Simpson vs. Jim Brown.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
" The live stage show, starring cast members from seasons one, two and three, makes stops Sunday night at Washington's Verizon Center and Tuesday night at the Richmond Coliseum. The two-hour program, produced by BBC Worldwide, includes an oversized re-creation of the TV show's stage. Fans are seated at intimate nightclub-style tables close to the action, and the dancers perform to a live orchestra. Carrie Ann Inaba, a judge on the TV show, is the tour's creative director. In addition to dancing... (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
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