208 Weeks of Madness: Bill’s Cinema 52...
Jan 14th | Cinemanaut Bill
Jan 14th | Cinemanaut Bill
Viewing Tag "1930s"
Musical 52: Footlight Parade
November 11, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill watches another Busby Berkeley classic, Footlight Parade. How amazing are the musical sequences, and is the plot just as interesting?
Musical 52: 42nd Street
September 15, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill heads back to the Depression era with another round of Busby Berkeley choreography in 42nd Street.
Musical 52: Show Boat (1936)
January 30, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill checks out the 1936 film adaptation of Show Boat. One song blew him away, and the rest confused him. Was too much cut out of the stage version for time?
Musical 52: The Great Ziegfeld
January 24, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill checks out The Great Ziegfeld, a musical biopic about the man behind the famed Ziegfeld Follies. Is combining film genres a smart move, especially when it adds up to three hours?
Musical 52: Top Hat
January 12, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill watches Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers tap dance their way through Top Hat, another tale of a Broadway performer overcoming complications to find true love. Again.
Musical 52: Gold Diggers of 1933
January 4, 2015 | Viewing
Cinemanaut Bill watches his first Busby Berkeley film of the year, Gold Diggers of 1933, and is blown away by its beautifully cinematic choreography. Still, do the plot and pacing bog it down?
What's This?
We conducted year-long experiments that subject two Cinemanauts to a particular category of movie once a week for an entire year. Click here to learn more about our experiment!
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