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Victor / Victoria
January 3, 2014

Friday Film Review: Victor / Victoria

JayneFilm Reviews20th century / Friday Film Review / LGBTQ / musical / Paris17 Comments

Victor/Victoria (1982) Genre: Romantic Comedy/Musical Grade: B+ Victor/Victoria has long been a favorite of mine for many reasons. It’s got a cast crammed with fantastic actors who inhabit their roles like a second skin, it’s funny, it’s poignant and it’s got Julie Andrews’ voice and Henry Mancini’s music all through ... more >

September 16, 2011

Friday Film Review: A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum

JayneFilm Reviewsancient-Rome / Comedy / Friday Film Review / musical / Rome14 Comments

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) Genre: musical, slapstick comedy Grade: B- “Forum,” yet another old favorite of mine, hasn’t weathered the years quite as well as others but is still good for some laughs once it gets going. It’s based on a Broadway production ... more >

May 27, 2011

Friday Film Review: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort

JayneFilm Reviews20th century / France / Friday Film Review / musical12 Comments

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort) (1967) Genre: Musical/Romance Grade: B- Cate mentioned this one in comments on the review of “Moliere” and described the plot as “barking.” Oh, yeah, I agree with that. Another way to phrase it might be wondrous European WTFery. Singing and dancing ... more >

May 20, 2011

Friday Film Review: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

JayneFilm ReviewsFriday Film Review / musical / SF28 Comments

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008) Genre: Comedy/Musical/SF Grade: B+ Cheer for the villain? Hate the “hero?” Listen to people sing catchy songs? Have Joss Whedon turn superhero/villain tropes on their heads? You’ll do all this and and more when you watch “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” For those who’ve never seen ... more >

December 3, 2010

Friday Film Review: The Slipper and the Rose

JayneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Film Reviewscinderella / Fairy-Tales / Friday Film Review / musical21 Comments

The Slipper and the Rose (1976) Genre: Fairy Tale/Musical/Romance Grade: B The first time I saw this musical version of Cinderella was a few years ago on the Disney Channel. I thought I’d watch it and laugh at Richard Chamberlain singing but ended up pleasantly surprised by how much I ... more >

September 24, 2010

Friday Film Review: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

JayneFilm Reviewscinderella / Friday Film Review / musical31 Comments

Cinderella (1957, 1965, 1997) Genre: Musical Fairy Tale Grades: B If, like me, you are of a certain age and watched US TV, you probably grew up watching the 1965 version of Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” Before VHS tapes or DVDs the only way to see it was the annual ... more >

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