Just watched Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dancing together

[WCGreen]

and Judy Garland rapping to the beat of 25 boy tap dancers....

Yea, baby...

And there wasn't any cut cut cut cut cut cut, snarl at the camera cut cut cut cut cut....

All in one shot.....

They use to know how to make a movie......

[progmom]

1. yeah, baby!

:hi:

[WCGreen]

4. It was lovely to watch people actually dancing instead of

strutting around looking like they were practicing aerobic moves....

Not that there is anything wrong with that...

[AuntieM1957]

2. men dancing with each other?

sounds like a liberal, anti-family, godless conspiracy to me.

[WCGreen]

6. You got that right......

Hollywood at it's best

[ltfranklin]

10. Sounds like a Mel Brooks movie!

Throw out your hands
Stick out your tush
Hands on your hips
Give 'em a push
You'll be surprised
You're doing the French Mistake!
Voila!

Buddy: Cut! Wrong!!
Just watch me. It's so simple, you sissy Marys!
Give me the playback!
And watch me, faggots.
Dancers: Yessssssssssssssssss!
Buddy: Sounds like steam escaping.

[Spinzonner]

3. Attention spans are so passe'

[lavenderdiva]

5. What movie were you watching, and was it on cable?

I'm watching TCM 'Words and Music', the story of Richad Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, starring Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, June Allyson, Gene Kelly, Lena Horne... Cyd Charisse makes an appearance and I can't wait to see those loooonnnnnggggg gorgeous legs dance! What an amazing woman!

[WCGreen]

7. It was the movie right before that one

I wanted to finish watching it before I came back into the office....

It was some kind of wierd tribute to Ziegfield

[ltfranklin]

8. Speaking of Gene...

Have you seen the VW commercial that has Gene Kelly dancing to an more "current" version of "Singing in the Rain"? Simply amazing.

I assume they're using a modern, similarly-built dancer and superimposing Gene's face, but it's really seamless!

Ah, here it is:
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-video/Media/video/2005/01/27/golfgti.mov

Oh, and here's another version:
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/gecorp/wms/singingintherain_300k.wvx

[madrchsod]

9. the whole body was always in the frame

fred astaire had the floors polished after every take.that is why the floor very rarely has any visible marks..
i watched all of "singing in the rain" for the first time..dam what a movie..

[WCGreen]

11. The second DVD I bought

Westside story was the first