“I’m allergic to fabric softener. I majored in comparative literature at Brown. I hate anchovies. And I think I’d miss you even if we never met.” – Nick Mercer (played by Dermot Mulroney)
Oh. My. God.
I think that’s one of the most romantic things I’ve heard in the longest time. In fact, this movie has a lot of great lines in it.
Mr. Nathan Detroit. Whatta guy!
Featuring the song “Luck Be A Lady” (sung in the film by Marlon Brando – NOT Sinatra, as he had done in his stage performances ever afterward). Apparantly, Ol’ Blue Eyes wanted this song/character from the get-go… Wonder why!?
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Alright, if you haven’t seen this movie yet, get thee to Netflix or your local video store and rent it. Kevin Spacey is an absolutely amazing actor, and proves himself as such in “Beyond The Sea: The Bobby Darin Story”.
You know, I’m always wary when a movie comes out with a modern-day actor playing the part of a legendary musician. I don’t know why, but I guess I fear that the story won’t be told in truth, or that they’ll butcher their character or something like that. I was floored when Jamie Foxx came out with “Ray” and even floored …read more
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Okay, so I’m starting Bing Crosby week a day early today. (From now on, Crooner Weeks will start on Mondays.)
Bing sings “Moonlight Becomes You” in the film “Road To Morocco“, featuring Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Anthony Quinn.
One reviewer says:
“Road to Morocco, number three in the series of breezy comedies teaming Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, may be the funniest of the bunch. Bing and Bob find themselves Morocco-bound (“like Webster’s dictionary”), caught in an elaborately faked-up world of harems, palm trees, and other Arabian Nights bric-a-brac. Naturally, Dorothy Lamour is also there, as she was the customary target of …read more
This song reminds me of two movies, both kind of related in a “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” sort of way…The movie The Green Mile (if you haven’t seen it, just click that link go buy it now, because you’re going to love this flick) when John Coffey gets his last request before execution and they take him to see Top Hat with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. His face lights up during the movie, he says “Why, they’s angels. Angels… jus’ like up in heaven,” and then at the execution, he’s crying and singing “Heaven, I’m in heaven. Heaven, …read more
From the movie “Holiday Inn” with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Virginia Dale
Lyrics (less the buh-bu-bo-bom’s and scatting)
“I’ll Capture Your Heart”
[FRED:] Here she comes, down the street
[BING:] My, oh my, ain’t she sweet?
[FRED:] Why, here comes my hot toddy
[BING:] Over my dead body
[BING:] I’ll capture her heart singing
[FRED:] Just wait until she gets a load of my dancing
[BING:] Just wait till I start singing
[FRED:] I’ll take her strolling down the road with my dancing
[BING:]
I can’t go wrong, a tender song and she’ll discover my charms
[FRED:]
Some fancy taps and she’ll collapse and fall right into my arms
[BING:] I’ll capture her heart …read more
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I know, the title of the film is “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” but dammit Jane Russell’s a knockout and makes all us brunette babies envious in this clip from the film. She wasn’t “sweet” looking like Marilyn, and her voice is deeper as well. I’m loving her outfit though, and the hair and makeup are quite beautiful as far as I’m concerned.
What do you think?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
It’s a Marilyn Monroe Movie Marathon tonight on AMC!
8:00 PM Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
10:00 PM The Seven Year Itch (1955) (One of my all time favorites!)
12:15 AM Bus Stop (1956)
If for some reason you either can’t watch, or can’t get enough, you can buy a nice collection of Marilyn Monroe films, including those above, plus “How To Marry A Millionaire”, “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, and “The Final Days” as part of The Diamond Collection.
Oh, and in case anyone’s interested, AMC’s featuring Robert DeNiro tomorrow night! Looks like I’m gonna need a LOT of popcorn! …read more
Okay, so it’s finally here. I’ve heard different people with different opinions on this sort of thing, but I’m sorry, I’m so mad for Dino that I just had to pre-order this from DeanMartin.Com! Of course, the one I bought has a bonus DVD in it, with home videos and interviews with the others on the album, so I didn’t get the free shipping, but if you want just the CD, go get it now!
This new album features 14 classic Dean Martin songs newly recorded instrumentals and collaborations with Kevin Spacey, Joss Stone, Martina McBride, Robbie Williams and many more.
1 …read more
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Bing Crosby’s given name was Harry Lillis Crosby.
His voice is currently the most electronically recorded voice in history. This includes voiceovers, radio programs, movies, music, and television.
For more than 20 years, Bing Crosby was part owner (15%) of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bing, his second wife and younger children did TV commercials for Minute Maid orange juice, because he owned the company.
“He was an average guy who could carry a tune.” – His own epitaph
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