Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers in Top Hat. Picture: BFI
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Tired of the
same old Hollywood stars appearing in predictable blockbusters?
The Nottingham Broadway and 成人论坛 Radio Nottingham have teamed up
to present a series of special film screenings to take you back
to the golden days.
During April
2002 four musicals will be presented as they were intended -
on the big screen.
April 4th
Top Hat U
dir Mark Sandrich
US 1935 (1hr 41mins)
with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton
Top Hat is the quintessential Astaire-Rogers musical complete with
endearing romance, wonderful music and lyrics composed by Irving
Berlin, witty one-liners, beautiful sets and costumes and the cinema's
best dancing duo.
Set in London,
this romantic tale of mistaken identity concerns American song-and-dance
man Jerry Travers and his love affair with the gorgeous Dale Tremont
as she is of him. An effervescent musical that offers the most famous
Astaire-Rogers duet, "Cheek to Cheek".
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| Seeking
inspiration. Topsy Turvy. Picture: Pathé |
April 11th
Topsy Turvy 12
dir Mike Leigh UK 1999 (2hrs 40mins)
with Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Allan Corduner
1884 and the most successful partnership on the English stage is
in trouble. An unkind review of Princess Ida has dubbed librettist
WS Gilbert 鈥渢he king of topsyturvydom鈥, while composer Sir Arthur
Sullivan has decided to devote himself to more serious classical
pieces rather than fulfil his contract with impresario D鈥橭yly Carte.
This insightful
look into the creation of 鈥楾he Mikado鈥 gives us a fascinating glimpse
into the lives of two very gifted men.
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| Mickey
and Judy sing another number. Picture: BFI |
April 18th &
20th
Words & Music U
dir Norman Taurog US 1948 (2hrs 1min)
with Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, Judy Garland, Lena Horne
A musical biography
of song and show composers Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
The film features
numerous musical and choreographic interludes, performed by some
of MGM's best-known stars.
Highlights of
the nineteen musical numbers include Garland and Rooney鈥檚 鈥業 Wish
I Were in Love Again鈥, Horne鈥檚 鈥楾he Lady is a Tramp鈥 and the electrifying
eight minute ballet 鈥楽laughter on Tenth Avenue鈥.
April 25th
Funny Girl U
dir William Wyler US 1968 (2hrs 27mins)
with Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Walter Pidgeon
Funny Girl is
the fictionalised biography of Fanny Brice, the ugly duckling who
became a glamorous Ziegfield star and achieved fame as a comedian.
Painstakingly
restored over a three-year period, this new print of William Wyler's
1968 musical boasts some freshly enhanced colours and a digitally
remastered soundtrack that lets Barbra Streisand belt out her show-stopping
numbers with ear-drum-bursting clarity.
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| 成人论坛 Radio
Nottingham's film expert Dennis Howells with wife Beryl |
Dennis Howells
Each of the films will be introduced by 成人论坛 Radio Nottingham's
film expert Dennis Howells.
Winner of the
first 成人论坛2 "Film Buff Of The Year" competition, his interest in
the minutiae of movie making make him their first point of call
whenever people talk about the cinema.
Dennis will
talk for 10-15 minutes before each screening - setting the film
in context and talking about the background to the making of the
movie.
If you miss
the Thursday screening there will be another chance to see the film
on Saturdays - but without Dennis's pre-film chat.
Ticket prices
range from £2 for children to £4.60 full price.
More information
from the Broadway Cinema on 0115 952 6600.
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