Funny Girl (1968) Film Society of Lincoln Center: Hollywood’s Jew Wave November 13, 2011 [2nd of two showings during the FSLC series] Francesca BealeTheater, Elinor Bunim Film Center, 144 West 65th Street event web site I attended a screening of Funny Girl for the first time during its first national release in 1968, armed with thorough knowledge … Continue reading
Several years ago on a Garland discussion board I mused about lessons in style and substance contained in the many films of Judy Garland’s career. I adapted those ideas into multiple entries on another blog in late 2009. This musing continued during the summer of 2011 inspired by the Paley Center for Media and Film … Continue reading
A Star is Born, I Could Go On Singing, Judgment at Nuremberg Film Events at the Walter Reade Theatre Judy Garland: All Singin’, All Dancin’, All Judy! August 9, 2011 [festival July 26-August 9, 2011] 165 West 65th Street event web site: http://tinyurl.com/3f4yz2q The back. Acting with the back. Drawing our emotional focus into a … Continue reading
“Either you are or you aren’t — a Judy Garland fan that is. And if you aren’t, forget about her new movie, I Could Go On Singing, and leave the discussion to us devotees…. You’ll see her in close up … in beautiful, glowing Technicolor and striking staging in a vibrant, vital performance that gets … Continue reading
