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I received my copy of the "Kismet" Blu-ray today, and almost immediately watched it. First, it's gorgeous, and the audio sounded quite good with my elaborate surround system. But I found myself getting impatient with the movie, and did feel that it hasn't aged well (despite looking gorgeous). Once I finished watching it, I felt a need to see a more contemporary musical, so I put on my Blu-ray of Alan Parker's "Fame," which has hardly aged at all in the 24 years since it was released, and what fun it was! I remember seeing the movie at the Picwood Theater on the west side of L.A. and being so thrilled by it that I returned a few days later with some of my best friends, who also loved it. Watching it today, I was reminded how wonderful it was, and during the big ("I Sing The Body Electric") musical number at the end, was bawling my eyes out.
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Re: Yes, KISMET is one of those musicals that stubbornly refuses to come to life. At least I have the Rhino expanded CD of the soundtrack.
erik: Not like "Fame" comes to life!!!
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Re: Irene Cara
She was soooooooooooooooo wonderful in "Fame," and didn't she have some connection to writing the Oscar-winning title song (beside singing it)? We would see her often over the next decade or 2, but at IMDb I show the last entry "Beyond Awareness to Action: Ending Abuse of Women" (Video short) in which she was the program host is from 1995. Will have to Google her!
Follow-Up: I went to her website and it lists some of her awards, like the Grammy, of course, but it also lists her winning the Oscar, so I guess she WAS included as one of the writers of that title song for the movie. And let's not forget "What A Feeling" from "Flashdance." I only stayed there for a few minutes, but the site looks interesting. I noticed a mention of the album "Irene Cara Presents Hot Caramel" from a few years ago and went to the iTunes Store and sampled some of it -- there are some interesting songs included and you might want to check it out.
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Just loved Dolores Gray, and if you've not heard her singing in the original (1959) Broadway cast recording of "Destry Rides Again" with Andy Griffith you're probably in for a treat!
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CH-CD: Thanks! And there are several other videos of her at YouTube!!!! Just put on "Destry Rides Again"!!!
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erik:
I just put "It's Always Fair Weather" near the top of my Netflix queue, so will give it a gander in the weeks ahead. Thanks.
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