Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 9:00AM 10 random things that happened on this day, February 7th, in showbiz history
1914 Charlie Chaplin's world famous film character "The Tramp" debuts in Kid Auto Races at Venice
1940 Pinnocchio, Walt Disney's second full length animated feature premieres...
Friday, December 25, 2020 at 7:00PM ;)
As someone who loves Christmas and the musical genre, I'm ashamed to say I'd never seen 1954's White Christmas until this year. Irving Berlin's classic is beloved by many, and it has become one of those immortal holiday movies that seem to have everlasting popularity. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, the picture's a jolly affair full of merry dance breaks and one of those ridiculous "let's put on a show" stories that were so common in musicals of this particular era.
It's with great sadness that I admit I wasn't won over by White Christmas, not completely. That being said, there's plenty to love about this Yuletide affair. Because now's a time for merriment and celebration, let's sprint through the negatives to get to the positives…
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 12:00PM by Chris Feil
White Christmas is a classic “let’s put on a show to save the barn” musical, except its traveling entertainers are saving... a resort hotel in Vermont. What it isn’t is a Christmas staple that has all that much to do with Christmas. Despite the title, the film is closer to a winter-set cousin to the likes of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or Summer Stock, and still we watch it every holiday season. Perhaps that’s partial carryover from Bing Crosby’s White Christmas album (more of a staple in my household than the film was) and Crosby’s other holiday films (ditto, strangely) - his presence alone is enough to make him some baritone duke of the holiday season in the eyes of audiences.
Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 1:12PM Members of Team Experience have been asked to share their favorite Christmas movie. Here's new contributor Eurocheese...
25 Reasons to Watch White Christmas (Again)
01 Eye popping color (the first VistaVision film!) at every opportunity
02 The “Sisters” number! A surprise drag number where the actors can’t stop giggling in the 1950s? Yes please.
03 The way the movie teases snow until we almost demand it...
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 7:30AM by Nathaniel R
We got a little carried away with our "on this day" posts these past few months. They were meant just to be fun and festive quickies and not take over so REDUCE REDUCE. Moving forward we'll give you 5 reasons to celebrate any given day because a) we're trying to stay positive b) it's good to be alive and c) who knows how much longer we'll be able to do that with nut-job man-babies running the world's most weaponized countries? So put on your party hats every day, is the point.
Five Showbiz-Related Anniversaries (May 3rd)
2002 Sam Raimi's pop and playful superhero picture Spider-Man opens in theaters to massive then record-breaking returns. We were all so innocent back then. There was really only Batman and Spider-Man (Superman still on his long hiatus) and no "universes" to obsess over. If only even 1/10ths of the superhero pictures that came after it these past 15 years were shot as inventively (but they can't all be Raimis)
In its honor today: Look at yourself in the mirror the appreciative way Tobey Maguire does when he wakes up after that spider-bite, improved. You're awesome. Maybe you just didn't notice it before?
