So in no particular order - we offer you up a few fave scenes that had us dancing around the living room at a very tender age.....
On the Town
A gem of a movie, starring the beautiful Gene Kelly and swoonsome Frank Sinatra - it's a timeless tale of sailors on leave searching for
West Side Story
Oh what to choose from this sublime movie?? In the end the choreography wins, and although it may be an obvious choice, we give you America. Show-stopping. And Rita Moreno....defines fabulous.
Oh God... we see a pattern forming!! Could it be that every musical made pre-1970 is not one for the bra-burners? Do we care? Not with choreography like this. They don`t make 'em like this any more....can we have the one in the orange please??
And we couldn`t include SBFSB without this classic from the fantabulous Howard Keel inciting his intellectually challenged brothers into abducting their ladyfriends.
Calamity Jane
While we are on a Howard roll, how about this gem of denial?
Oh, how we would have loved to dress in deerskin, looking as good as Doris, and be flung around bodily by a 6 ft 5 cowboy....<sigh>
The King & I
An unusual choice of video, but simply couldn`t choose. This movie has EVERYTHING and the ending leaves us in pieces. It almost seems sacrilegious to post a montage, but somehow it captures the beauty of the relationship between Anna and the King. So, sit back, enjoy the dulcet tones of Kate Winslet (yes, really) and soak up the sexual tension......
Singing in the Rain
Oh Gene. Simply the best. Words not needed. You just don't look at Donald sadly.
A tap lesson
Oklahoma
OK, so its not the movie version, but the 1998 National Theatre production - Tamsin went to see this & has very fond memories. And how cute is Hugh Jackman??????????????????????
Yum.
Meet Me at St Louis
This one is one of the very first musicals Karina ever saw. It's colourful, bright, beautifully filmed and appeals to everyone because of it's infectiousness. And yes, it has Judy Garland. The late, great Judy. You either love her or hate her, but can't ignore her. And this particular scene and song had Karina crying big blobby tears as a little 3 year old. And it's seasonal...
But, keeping with the ethos of this particular post, something slightly more up-beat might be necessary. And this one is a classic...The Trolley Song. A special mention also goes to The Boy Next Door. Do you get the impression this film is much loved by us...?
A Star is Born
Best The Garland thing is sorted out in one fell swoop so here goes nothing. She was gorgeous and tragic. But this film, the story, the music, is very difficult to ever replicate in it's amazingness. A particular Karina favourite. And yes, maybe Karina is a gay man in a straight womans body. This element, in our humble opinion exemplifies exquisite taste!!!!! behold 'The man who got away'...
Gigi
Both of us agree this post could run for a very long time. No sooner have we thought of a musical when another pops in our head, which means a second and possibly third list will be in the offing soon! So on that note this installment will end with the lovely Leslie Caron and the gorgeously french Maurice Chevalier in Gigi. Ooh la la. Just the name of the film makes you smile. Though looking at the vid now, it does look ever so slightly pervy. But what the hell. It's nostalgia! And we're not pushing the pc button tonight so...Thank heaven for little girls. Like us!! Joking...
Mais oui!
Mais oui!
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