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: “Honolulu” (1939)– read more
Brooks Mason (Robert Young) is one of Hollywood’s most popular film stars. He’s got the type of fame that makes it impossible for him to leave his home without being mobbed by fans.
George Smith (also played by Robert Young) is the owner of a Hawaiian pineapple plantation, who has come t read more
When you settle in to watch a film called “Honolulu,” you might expect to see a lush, expansive musical with plenty of opulent sets and numbers, perhaps a sequence or two in Technicolor to highlight the natural beauty of the island and to wow the viewer’s imagination. But, lest you read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 29, 2013
Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 29, 2013
Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 29, 2013
Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more
