It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Bye Bye Birdie (1963) – read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 27, 2018
Bye Bye Birdie has sunshiny singalong written all over it even before we know the premise. The fact that it’s about the frenzy following the draft notice of a beloved hunky teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie (a knowing amalgamation of Conway Twitty and Elvis) doesn’t help its case much. I read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 27, 2018
Bye Bye Birdie has sunshiny singalong written all over it even before we know the premise. The fact that it’s about the frenzy following the draft notice of a beloved hunky teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie (a knowing amalgamation of Conway Twitty and Elvis) doesn’t help its case much. I read more
Bye Bye Birdie
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Irving Brecher from a book by Michael Stewart
1963/USA
Columbia Pictures Corporation/Kohlmar-Sidney Productions
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant This blast from the past is enjoyable, if for no other reason, watching Ann-Margret take off! Albert F Pet read more
Despite a few days of non-stop rain, it was a good trip. The highlight of the birding portion was this gorgeous creature. Not my photo, but it could have been if my camera battery had not died, dammit! Altamira Oriole I managed to watch quite a few B movies and documentaries from 1944 on my iPad read more
When rock star Conrad Birdie (a very thinly veiled Elvis-type) is drafted by the U.S. Army, the news isn’t just devastating to his legion of teenage fans. It’s also bad news for songwriter Albert Peterson (Dick Van Dyke), who was supposed to write a song for Birdie’s next movie. read more
