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Singin' In The Rain (2 Disc Special Edition) [1952]

starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

Release Date July 01, 2006
Gene Kelly's famous song and dance sequence from the title has become a household name.Added to this a young Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor and you have a film that connects both musically and with dance sequences that are colourful and imaginative even today....Donald O'Connor's rendition of "Make em laugh" shows how superfit and talented he was...In the background of the silent movies the competition into talkies made the big studios have to pull out all the stops..This is a talented if not tongue n cheek look at those times....Kelly is masterful with the Broadway Melody sequence with Cid Charise dancing charisma to enhance the mood...."You are my lucky star" is one of many heart stopping hits to top the romance love tale that intertwines ... Read More:

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Brigadoon [1954]

starring: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
directed by: Vincente Minnelli

Release Date May 16, 2005
Not the greatest movie in the world, not the greatest musical either, but anything with Gene Kelly is worth having as he's a true major star in anything he does. I love the music and the fanciful story. Yes, the Americans trying - or not trying - to produce Scots accents, that's cringe-making nowadays, but this movie was made a long time ago when the Americans didn't see anything strange in Scots sounding like strangled Americans. Nowadays it wouldn't be accepted but if what you want is a modern film with modern standards, you won't be watching this fairy story anyway.

Perfect nostalgia!

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Meet Joe Black [1999]

starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden
directed by: Martin Brest

Release Date May 29, 2006
For someone who doesn't usually like romantic films, i was pleasantly suprised with this one.
All the actors were on top form, as well as Brad Pitt, who gave a performance of many faces.
The gorgeous Claire Forlani gave, what i see to be, her best performance so far.
The story has the detail, but the almost 3 hours of film actually fly by. It has humour, love and class, which keeps you glued to your seat.
I hope you enjoy it as much as i did!!

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Singin' In The Rain [1952]

starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds
directed by: Gene Kelly

Release Date October 06, 2008
This has not dated! The story is great, the song and dance routines are brilliant, the comedy is first class; and the story has an anchor in cinematic history (the change from silent movies to talkies). I'm not surprised it hasn't been re-done by anyone else; how can you improve on Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen and Cyd Charisse?

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The Essential Musical Collection : My Fair Lady / Singin' In The Rain / Wizard Of Oz / High Society (9 Disc Box Set)

starring: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly

Release Date October 09, 2006
An excellent introduction set to classic musicals
There are 9 discs in 9 separate slim cases with an outer sleeve.
As the details for this set are pretty thin here is a more thorough listing.

My Fair Lady (1964)
Runtime: 166 mins
Audio: 5.1 Dolby
Aspect: 2.21:1 Widescreen
Special Features:-
Commentary by Art Director Gene Allen and the restoration team.
Original featurette:The Fairest lady
Scenes that include Audrey Hepburn's vocals for:-
Wouldn't it be Loverly
Show me
Theatrical Trailer

Singin' In The Rain
Runtime: 98 mins
Audio: Mono
Aspect: 1.33 Full Frame
Special Features:-
None

Wizard Of Oz
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Inherit The Wind [1960]

starring: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson
directed by: Stanley Kramer

Release Date May 03, 2004
This is a really good film in all aspects. If you watch it simply as a very well produced film version of a fictional book, it is great to sit back and admire the quality of the work.

Some reviewers however do appear to have been misled into believing that the plot in some way matches the facts of the actual events of the famous Stopes trial. This is the fault of the book and misleading information over the years rather than the film per se, although there is no more attempt to inform the viewer of the film of this than there is the reader of the original play. if you have any doubt about the disparity between this fiction and the facts, watch the film, research the details of the actual people involved and read the genuine trial transcripts ... Read More:

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Hollywood Musicals Collection, The [2004]

starring: Judy Garland;Fred Astaire;Gene Kelly;Howard Keel;Julie Andrews;Audrey Hepburn

Release Date September 20, 2004
This is a really good film in all aspects. If you watch it simply as a very well produced film version of a fictional book, it is great to sit back and admire the quality of the work.

Some reviewers however do appear to have been misled into believing that the plot in some way matches the facts of the actual events of the famous Stopes trial. This is the fault of the book and misleading information over the years rather than the film per se, although there is no more attempt to inform the viewer of the film of this than there is the reader of the original play. if you have any doubt about the disparity between this fiction and the facts, watch the film, research the details of the actual people involved and read the genuine trial transcripts ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Singin' In The Rain [1952]

starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen

Release Date April 09, 2001
Gene Kelly's famous song and dance sequence from the title has become a household name.Added to this a young Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor and you have a film that connects both musically and with dance sequences that are colourful and imaginative even today....Donald O'Connor's rendition of "Make em laugh" shows how superfit and talented he was...In the background of the silent movies the competition into talkies made the big studios have to pull out all the stops..This is a talented if not tongue n cheek look at those times....Kelly is masterful with the Broadway Melody sequence with Cid Charise dancing charisma to enhance the mood...."You are my lucky star" is one of many heart stopping hits to top the romance love tale that intertwines between Kelly and Reynolds.......a ... Read More:

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That's Entertainment Box Set

starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Kelly

Release Date October 17, 2006
I bought this as a gift for someone.
The extra disc is missing only on the US Version.
DO NOT buy this.

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An American In Paris - Special Edition [1951]

starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
directed by: Vincente Minnelli

Release Date October 06, 2008
I've heard that this set will include the documentary Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer which has only been available on DVD in America. Excellent! I'm happy that this set is coming out!