by Nathaniel R
Next year is Judy Garland's Centennial and if The Film Experience is still running next summer *crosses fingers -- hey why not subscribe to the sidebar on your right ✒︎ * you can bet that we'll do it up big like we did for Bergman and Clift and Winters on their centennials.
In the meantime have you seen any of Judy's pictures outside the holy trinity -- The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, and A Star is Born?
The Pirate (1949)
Of her post Oz, pre St Louis pictures my personal favourite is the little seen Presenting Lily Mars (1943). Of the post St. Louis pre A Star is Born pictures Easter Parade is easily the most beloved but The Pirate (1948) is a must-see in its own very peculiar way. Though her Star is Born comeback in 1954 also proved to be her unintentional farewell from regular movie stardom, her actual big screen farewell I Could Go On Singing (1963) is completely riveting for its Judy-meta qualities, whatever one thinks of the movie itself. Challenge yourself to watch a few you haven't seen before next year's epic anniversary of The World's Greatest Entertainer; she more than earned that frequent title.