Betty Grable and Don Ameche head south of the border in one of the most delightful Fox musicals of the 1940s - Down Argentine Way. Sparkling Technicolor, musical melodies to tickle your fancy, an amusing script, and Carmen Miranda chica-chica-booming in her tutti-frutti way are just a few of the ple read more
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: “Down Argentine Way” read more
Down Argentine Way Directed by Irving Cummings Written by Darrell Ware, Karl Tunberg et al 1940/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/YouTube This is strictly for old-time musical comedy lovers but I’m one and I liked it a lot in spite of, or maybe because of, all its read more
Hello readers, I have had a very full day at Cinecon and am back with the latest returns! I have decided that this year I will do things a bit differently. Normally when I cover festivals, I give a brief rundown of the experience and a bit about each movie I watched. This year, since I am seeing c read more
