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A 70-year-old musical gets a deep look at why it still feels like it was made yesterday.
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In this episode
- Why the film's meta storytelling holds up better than most modern movies
- What made the cinematography and choreography technically groundbreaking
- Old Hollywood context that changes how you watch the film
- A case for who the modern equivalent of Don Lockwood might be
About this episode
Mark welcomes his friend and coworker from Ogunquit Playhouse Michael Stailey to nerd out over a movie musical that stands the test of time: Singin' in the Rain! The iconic Gene Kelly film is now 70 years old after being released on April 11, 1952, but its meta storytelling and commentary on Hollywood and filmmaking, plus its perfect cinematography, editing, and choreography, make it still feel fresh. Michael shares lots of old Hollywood knowledge and Mark wonders if Tom Cruise is/was the modern day Don Lockwood?
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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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