Lions, Towers & Shields 115: Gene Kelly's Guns

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Greatest musical of all time, you say? Plenty of people would agree. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-direct Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds through a delightful Comden and Gteen score, not to mention dance numbers that have achieved legendary status. For anyone who admires clever, energetic film choreography, it’s a joy to watch. For a fan of classic film, there’s an homage to the transition between silent and talking movie. That happened barely 20 years before this film was made, which is kind of bonkers to think about.

The episode title is a callback. It’s what we do!

Singin' in the Rain

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David Almeida, David J. Loehr and Micheline Maynard

Referenced Works

Singin' in the Rain

[Amazon]

Show Notes & Links

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The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film

• Singin’ in the Rain trailer

  • Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
  • On disc: Blu-ray

The Self-Referential LTS

• 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need
• 82 Diva With A Monkey
• 69 The Billionaire’s Vaudeville
• 100 The Smell Of Murder
• 109 More Beer!
• 23 A Perfect Spherical Cow
• 9 A Numerical Scale Of Trash Men
• 67 Gene Kelly’s Butt
• 31 The Patriarchy: You’re Swimming In It

Next time, we’ll watch

• Born to Kill trailer