Musicals for the holiday
“God bless America, my home, sweet home!”
Irving Berlin
July 4th weekend, like most joyous weekends, is an opportunity for family and friends to get together. A ritual at most such gatherings is to stream uplifting musical films.
Here are nine I highly recommend:
Hamilton
The film is a live recording of Miranda’s 2015 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography, Alexander Hamilton… READ MORE
1776
While the Revolutionary War against England rages, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia is still debating the question of American… READ MORE
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George and his sister join the Cohan family act as soon as they can learn to dance and act. Soon the Four Cohans are performing successfully on stages around the country… READ MORE
She Loves Me
The musical play takes place in a fancy perfumery in Budapest operated by Zoltan Maraczek, a very strict… READ MORE
Umbrellas at Cherbourg
Madame Emery and her beautiful 17-year old daughter Genevieve own a struggling umbrella boutique in the French coastal town of Cherbourg… READ MORE
Central Park
CENTRAL PARK is an animated musical comedy about the quirky Tillerman family who lives in a rundown castle in New York’s most famous park. Owen, the father, manages the park… READ MORE
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Film critic Peter Travers wrote in his review of Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, that the film was an exhilarating, expansive warts-and-all look into… READ MORE
If you’re inclined to the great classic American musicals, stream these two:
The Band Wagon
Tony Hunter is an aging star of musical shows who is no longer sought after by the big producers. His good friends, writers Lester and Lily Marton, convince Tony… READ MORE
Singin’ In the Rain
This musical depicts the painful change in the motion pictures business when silent films converted to sound. Most in Hollywood, including actor Don Lockwood and his sidekick… READ MORE
Coming Soon, Can’t Wait
News & Commentary
For the holiday weekend, ten groovy quotes from the movies:
Mother of mercy. Is this the end of Rico?
– Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar
Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
– Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz
Well, it’s not the men in your life that counts, it’s the life in your men
– Mae West in I’m No Angel
There ain’t much meat on her, but what’s there is choice
– Spencer Tracy about Katharine Hepburn in Pat and Mike
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
– Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
There’s no crying in baseball
– Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above
– Katharine Hepburn to Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen
It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me
– Christian Bale in Batman Begins
I don’t want to survive. I want to live
– Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist
– Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects
Happy and safe July 4th weekend!
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