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Curtain Call - 'Singin' in the Rain' delivers
For the next few weeks, the forecast calls for intermittent nostalgia, melodic refrains, spirited dance routines and perfectly timed downpours - all on stage at the Tonne Playhouse in Largo Cultural Center.
By the late 1950's, Cinerama was a household word. The popular three panel filming process had been selling out theaters with travel log features for the past decade.
IT wasn't God, but the male voice that floated over the P.A. system managed to convey all the solemnity and importance of a sacred occasion.
Top 10 Halloween Movies for Kids
The first holiday of autumn. Leaves begin to turn red, orange and brown. The air begins to turn cooler.
HALLOWEENTOWN II: KALABAR'S REVENGE - Debbie Reynolds and Kimberly J. Brown return in their roles from the first fantasy film in this 2001 sequel.
Gift of Life to sponsor evening with Debbie Reynolds
From Gift of Life Due to unforeseen circumstances, Rue McClanahan will not be appearing at Putting On The Pink, the "Gift of Life" Program's Breast Cancer Awareness Dinner , which was scheduled for Thursday, October 22.
He Read, She Read: Turning Tragedy Into Comedy Probably Saved Carrie Fisher's Life
The title of Carrie Fisher's latest book is a wry comment on her less-than-conventional childhood, unusual career, failed relationships and fondness for drugs and alcohol.
With a star-studded cast of pure talent, this one wasn't desined for any Oscars, but it is sure as hell funny.
Classic movies return to the big screen
Sept. 21-22: Singin' in the Rain starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds Sept. 28-29: The Guns of Navarone starring Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn Oct.
Debbie Reynolds had the big heart in 'My Six Loves'
Q.: I was watching a movie on TV several years ago and missed the end. It was set initially in the hustle of the city with a woman, maybe an actress or producer's wife, moving to the country.
Incredible Inman: Orphans in the woods
Dear David: I was watching a movie on TV several years ago and missed the end. I have searched and searched with no luck at all.
Roseanne 3:00AM - 3:30AM Dan's mom arrives in Lanford after she's released from the hospital.
Beckham fined for losing his cool
Roseanne 3:00AM - 3:30AM Dan's mom arrives in Lanford after she's released from the hospital.
New Batman film to begin shooting in 2010
Roseanne 3:00AM - 3:30AM Dan's mom arrives in Lanford after she's released from the hospital.
Debbie Reynolds: Among her film memories, a tough shoot with Gene Kelly. Twenty minutes.
A gangling song-and-dance man with extensive TV and stage credits, Carpenter also made his brief mark in a handful of MGM musicals which embodied the small-town vision of the USA so prevalent in the 1950s.
Classic Movie Review: "Singin' in the Rain"
I just finished doing a classic movie review of "The Gay Divorcee" with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Hollywood memorabilia in a legal mess
Here's a poser for you movie buffs: What do the white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch" and the fur coat, muff and hat worn by Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane" have in common? Beyond their obvious status as movie artifacts, they're both part of a lawsuit filed in Johnson County by a 40-year-old Olathe, Kan., businessman, Gregory ...
With a downpour of familiar production numbers, 'Singin' in the Rain' sure is 'swell'
Turning movies into stage shows is done all the time, as evidenced recently by "9 to 5 the Musical," "Shrek the Musical" and, of course, "The Producers," which was first a movie, then a smash Broadway musical and then a less-than-successful movie musical.
Otherwise known as 'Attack of the Killer Vaudevillian.' She may have been nave Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain 57 years ago, but she's not so innocent now that she's been around the block and the H'wood studios a few times.
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