When I want a piece of music, I will search high and low for it. Tapes, albums, whatever I can find. Several years back, I saw a movie called Strangers When We Meet. It was made in 1960 and I don’t believe it was a favorite of either star, Kim Novak and Kirk Douglas. Today it would be called a ... Read More »
Category Archives: Movies
Movie Extravaganza Part Three
When I was very young I saw the movie, Tom Jones, which introduced the world to a young Albert Finney. I was too young to understand all of the movie’s nuances but I sure developed a crush on Albert Finney and I absolutely loved the music. As an adult I searched for the soundtrack. At some point I was made ... Read More »
Movie Extravaganza Part Two
Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is issuing you an Invitation to join us on another Star Trek with the First Knight. We will be traveling with the Raiders of The Lost Ark on The Sugarland Express and The Balloon ride borrowed from The Witches of Eastwick. On our journey we’ll try to avoid Jaws and The Swarm. But we will ... Read More »
Movie Extravaganza
Lately I have been listening to a lot of movie soundtracks, so I decided to share these with you. On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time and 9:00 am Pacific Time, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond is going Back to the Future to Space Camp. On our way, we’ll meet The Beastmaster, Batman, and Superman. We will ... Read More »
Soundtracks, Movie Music, Movies, and Movie Posters
I love movie soundtracks and we play a lot of them on our radio station, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond. I also love classic movies and have been collecting movie memorabilia since childhood. In 2007, my husband and I opened an art museum, Femmes Fatales and Fantasies, in Scottsdale, AZ which displays original vintage movie posters. Now I am pleased ... Read More »
Xavier Cugat, Desi Arnaz, and Linda Ronstadt: Let’s Rhumba!
We all know how one thing leads to another. About a month ago, I saw a wonderful movie called Neptune’s Daughter with Esther Williams. All of Esther Williams’ movies had a feel good atmosphere about them. You knew you were in for gorgeous scenery, beautiful music and some hot bathing suits. . . for the time! This particular movie also ... Read More »
Bonanza, Adventures in Paradise and Route 66
They say that 1939 was the golden age of movies. In that year, ten movies were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. These included Stagecoach (which introduced us to John Wayne), The Wizard of Oz, Good Bye, Mr. Chips and Gone with the Wind. I believe 1959 and 1960 were the golden age for television. At least for ... Read More »
Oh Baia!
Many of you know my passion for the song, Baia, by Johnny Mathis. I personally listen to it all the time. One of my favorite stories is that when I first heard this song I fell in love, and was determined to find out where the music came from. It turns out it came from a Disney film from the ... Read More »
Movie Overtures
I love movie soundtracks. For those of you who share my passion please tune in on Monday, June 8th, at 1 pm Eastern / 10 am Pacific time when Movies Broadway Singers & Beyond plays some of my favorite soundtracks. Some of these you may recognize but there will be many new ones for you to appreciate. It has fascinated ... Read More »
Fred Astaire… A Triple Threat
”Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.” This inauspicious quote about Fred Astaire’s early foray into Hollywood has been talked about for years. Fred, himself, said the quote was “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Also dances.” This obviously was not a good beginning for this extraordinarily talented man who helped lift the spirits and rescue the world from the ... Read More »