herbiehancock

No 277 - On The Town Directors - Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly Well thank you Channel 4, I was just wondering what to do with my afternoon and then this cropped up.... This film follows three of the campest sailors in the world as they run around New York, excited with their 24 hours of shore leave. They're planning a fun filled day seeing all the sights and a fun filled night macking all the hunnies . I don't know much - if anything - about Jules Munshin , but the other sailors are Swing God Frank Sinatra and song, dance and falling over hero Gene Kelly . So we're in good musical hands. Within one tiny musical montage, Gene Kelly's Gabey has fallen in love. With a girl on a poster. Bless the poor old sap. Vera Ellen plays Ivy Smith, the star of Miss Turnstiles, though we don't know quite what that title means. But we do get to see inside Gabey's campy imagination as he ponders the information on the poster. I love how it starts quite mundane and gradually ge...

It was a lovely day today. I took a few pictures of the remaining yellow leaves on the maple trees in the front yard. The sunlight was shining just so behind them, making them almost seem to glow. Traced by the complementary color of the blue sky background, the yellow leaves appeared to be shimmering in a light all of their own. The heavy, black silhouetted branches provided a stark contrast to the light, airy feel of the leaves and sky. It was just lovely. Speaking of lovely---Have you ever met a handsome gentleman in a department store who then began singing to you and dancing just because he was so thrilled to have met you? No? You haven't?... Me, neither. Well, perhaps you will enjoy watching it happen to Vera Ellen when she meets Donald O'Connor. All the best old songs seem to be from musicals. Here's another question for you. Have you ever been wearing a diamond tiara on your head and a gorgeous, fluffy, cotton-candy-pink dress with a sparkly, sequined to...