Personal Lists featuring...

Hairspray 1988

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I can't call myself a film major without having seen these, apparently

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Movies I've seen this year

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Some of my favorites, when we need something to watch

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Personal NetFlix Recommendations

  • Norwegian / American version
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All the comedies mentioned in the filmography of the book "Film Comedy" by Geoff King, published in 2002.

"From slapstick to satire and subtle innuendo. From the grotesque to the carefully mannered. From madcap anarchy to the darkly deadpan. Film comedy comes in a wide range of forms. For as long as film has existed as an entertainment medium, so has film comedy. ... Comedy was one of the most popular formats in the early years of cinema and has remained so ever since." (from the introduction to the book)

Missing: Edward Penishands (1991)

Source: https://www.amazon.com/Film-Comedy-Geoff-King/dp/1903364353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402285691&sr=8-1&keywords=film+comedy

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Shit I've seen that's older than I am.

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Bring out your best jazz hands, because we’ve got a list that’s all-singing, all-dancing, and mostly fun (thanks Les Mis)! Every expression of the musical movie is present in this cavalcade of the 100 best-reviewed: the classics (Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris), the mostly moderns (La La Land, Hairspray), the MGMs (Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris), the Astaire & Rogers (Top Hat, Swing Time), intimate indies (Once, Dancer in the Dark), and stuff for the kids (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang). We kept this countdown to live-action musicals, so nothing animated except for the partially so, like Mary Poppins. And though we included the grand Judy Garland version of A Star Is Born, we kept the new one off because, well, Lady Gaga told us to. Even she doesn’t think it’s a musical. Other than that, if the film was Fresh with some light feet and golden voices whose songs are key drivers of the plot, it was up for inclusion. After that, we ranked them all by Adjusted Tomatometer.

So with Mary Poppins Return hitting theaters, we’re bringing in the big showstopper: the 100 Best Musical Movies of All Time!
Link: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-musical-movies-of-all-time/

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See what made the honor roll in Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the 50 best American high school movies, ranked by adjusted Tomatometer with at least 20 reviews each!
Link: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-high-school-movies/

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