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In Reply to: Best movie musical....it's probably this... as the direction was... posted by TWB on September 19, 2006 at 00:20:20:

Pretty damned swell movie musical - original to the screen too.
Yes, I like a lot of things in Cabaret but my favorite Fosse is All That Jazz. Should be plenty decadent enough for anyone.
Also superb:
West Side Story (I still carry a flame for George Chakiris)
Oklahoma
Meet Me In St. Louis
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Silk Stockings
Top Hat
Swing Time
ahhhh...Fred & Ginger - now THAT was divine...let's face the music and dance!

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I like your list....since you're obviously a fan of Fred's.... - TWB 23:33:17 09/19/06 (4)
have you ever seen Daddy Long Legs? It is my absolute favorite Fred Astaire film!!! He and Leslie Caron were great dancing partners....
- Daddy Long Legs (Open in New Window)
- Seen 'em all... - Harmonia 19:24:40 09/20/06 (3)
  Daddy Long Legs, Funny Face, Barclay's of Broadway, The Band Wagon, all the Fred & Gingers...
  The man was a freakin' genius. I even have several of his albums - he had a way with COle Porter.
  - Re: Seen 'em all... - JimL 14:09:47 09/26/06 (0)
    I still remember when Michail Barishnikov spoke at a tribute to Fred Astaire. It started off, "All of us dancers feel the same way about Fred Astaire - we hate him. Because he makes it all look so easy."
  - "the man was a freakin' genius"....couldn't agree more - TWB 21:47:39 09/20/06 (1)
    I too have several of his albums... as far as male singers go NO ONE has had a more natural singing style with the possible exception of Nat King Cole. There is always the Astaire vs. Kelly camps but for me it's always Fred....The guy just ooozed class...and was a nice guy to boot!
    - Astaire and Kelly... - Harmonia 03:44:54 09/21/06 (0)
      ...are polar opposites. I love them both, of course, and would never put a "vs" between their names.
      And yet...Fred was the more special artist to me. What a double whammy he packed - one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century *and* one of the greatest pop song stylists. His genius was that he made it all seem so natural, elegant, organic and (especially)effortless...when of course it was anything but effortless. Fred was a rehearsing maniac so it looked that way.
      I think Fred displayed in his dancing the same thing that genius choreographer George Balanchine achieved in his ballets - absolute clarity. When you look at Fred dancing or at Mr. B's ballets, you see the unity of the dancer, the music and the emotion all at the same time. Nothing extraneous, nothing wasted - everything is right, and the dance tells you everything you need to know.
      Kelly OTOH was all about energy, attack and athleticism, projected with a rakish charm. There was always something boyish about his persona, as well as something of the street smart.
      Oh...and Fred also loved horses - as do I.

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