Posts by Constance Cherise
When I finally watched the classic movie, Top Hat, I immediately recognized the set as being the same one I recalled on Sesame Street, and instantly understood why the child in me was enraptured.
You have not seen glamour until you’ve seen 1932’s multi-Oscar winning, The Great Ziegfeld.
Homegrown talent Jodi Katz, on finding her place in the spotlight, touring with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and what the next chapter of her professional career looks like.
As an all-black musical production during a time where black performances where scripted to be cut out of movies in order to be shown to white Southern audiences (in fact Cabin In The Sky was banned in Memphis)Â it was a massive gamble for director Vincente Minnelli,
“All right Mr. Demille … I’m ready for my close-up …”
The story of Carlos Martinez is one of conquest over circumstance. Born in Chicago and raised in Texas by Spanish and Mexican parents, childhood proved to be dire.
Set during the turn of the century, this 1948 Oscar-winning musical smash hit backed by an Irving Berlin score, grossed six million dollars. Although, six million seems petty by today’s standards, consider in 1948 the average movie ticket was 37 cents.
Red River Theatre’s recent Oscar Party got me thinking: Are we just looking for a reason to dress up, or has Hollywood’s retro-underground taken a turn for the mainstream?
When I got the thumbs-up to launch this column, my heart nearly exploded from my chest. There was no question as to which movie would be the first I would review, the movie that rightfully began my love affair with classic film, ‘Singin’ in the Rain.’