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
Love Finds Andy Hardy, Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Film Events at the Walter Reade Theatre Judy Garland: All Singin’, All Dancin’, All Judy! July 31 & August 2, 2011 [festival runs July 26-August 9, 2011] 165 West 65th Street event web site: http://tinyurl.com/3f4yz2q The Andy Hardy movies are soft soap, soft sell, Middle America comfort … Continue reading
Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Strike Up the Band Film Events at the Walter Reade Theatre Judy Garland: All Singin’, All Dancin’, All Judy! July 28 & 29, 2011 [festival runs July 26-August 9, 2011] 165 West 65th Street event web site: http://tinyurl.com/3f4yz2q Three of the four Garland-Rooney “put on a show” musicals that … Continue reading
Screenings from the Paley Center for Media Collection Judy Garland: The Television Years July 27, 2011 [festival runs July 20-August 18, 2011] 25 West 52nd Street event web site: http://www.paleycenter.org/judy-garland-the-television-years [Today I spend the late morning into and through the first 45 minutes or so of the screening traveling to and from the Bronx to … Continue reading
