Showing posts with label An American in Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An American in Paris. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Have We Been Playing Gershwin Wrong for 70 Years?

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(The following is a piece from the New York Times which caught my eye, then dragged me right in. It's pretty long, but I had to r...
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron - An American In Paris

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Going with Gershwin, going wherever this Gershwin thing is gonna take me, I'm reminded of one of my fave movie bits: the sensuo...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Oscar Levant: one-man band

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  Oscar, reclining and reflective, begins to dream. He dreams he is in a vast concert hall. . .  . . . playing Gershwin'...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Oscar Levant: one-man band

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Oscar, reclining and reflective, begins to dream. He dreams he is in a vast concert hall. . .  . . . playing Gershwin's ...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Oscar Levant: one-man band

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Oscar, reclining and reflective, begins to dream. He dreams he is in a vast concert hall. . .  . . . playing Gershwin's ...
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Oscar Levant Follies: he sings! He dances! He plays the piano!

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SO. Oscar Levant again. I don't know what it is. But I do. He was a famous genius, a famous crazy man, a crazy ce...
Monday, October 1, 2012

An American in Paris - Tra La La

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I was surprised to note that Gene Kelly grabs his crotch at 3:30.

Why Leslie Caron and Oscar Levant are not not NOT the same person

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(from A Talent for Genius: The Life and Times of Oscar Levant by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenenberger): "It was Gene Kelly w...
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