tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post219318478361890116..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: Hooray for (Hating) Hollywood: Singin' in the Rain (MOVIES ABOUT MOVIES BLOG-A-THON)Joel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-77669917453698292132010-09-11T10:50:19.244-04:002010-09-11T10:50:19.244-04:00I heard that too - that they were given a set of s...I heard that too - that they were given a set of songs, and the story just followed from there. What's great about this film is that it isn't just (possibly) the greatest musical of all time - even if there were no songs or dances, it would be one of the most charming and amusing comedies of the era, and one of the most fun films about films.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-52290843043610566812010-09-11T07:13:06.372-04:002010-09-11T07:13:06.372-04:00I read that Comden and Green originally tried to w...I read that Comden and Green originally tried to write a SINGIN' IN THE RAIN set in the (50's) present, but Freed's 20's era songs didn't work in that context. That's what inspired them to create something set in the times in which the tunes were new.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-50413608099527532942008-08-26T19:52:00.000-04:002008-08-26T19:52:00.000-04:00Ha - I know how you feel, completely.Ha - I know how you feel, completely.Michael Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973966399885176589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-84185630839510469102008-08-26T07:43:00.000-04:002008-08-26T07:43:00.000-04:00"Perhaps she fell through the cracks, retreating i..."Perhaps she fell through the cracks, retreating into her hidden mansion, marrying ruined movie director Roscoe Dexter, and falling deeper into her delusions until one day a young screenwriter's car breaks down nearby..."<BR/><BR/>I love that. I'm always going to think of that now when I see the film.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-65135785205837663192008-08-25T13:38:00.000-04:002008-08-25T13:38:00.000-04:00Thanks - the pinnacles essay will be forthcoming, ...Thanks - the pinnacles essay will be forthcoming, along with the rest of Hooray for (Hating) Hollywood, the Auteurs series, the Twin Peaks recaps, the week I'll set aside for favorite classics...damn, this blogging thing was supposed to be fun...maybe I need a secretary.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-27986500230179969002008-08-25T13:18:00.000-04:002008-08-25T13:18:00.000-04:00Well done, sir!I loved the bit about pinnacles alm...Well done, sir!<BR/><BR/>I loved the bit about pinnacles almost always being aberrations, actually. That's worthy of its own essay.<BR/><BR/>You know, it's been ages since I saw this film. You've convinced me to go back and see it again.Michael Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973966399885176589noreply@blogger.com