This is a really good movie / documentary, that celebrates the craft and art of dancing as it has been presented on the screen in so many great motion pictures and short subjects.
Hosts Ray Bolger, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minelli, Gene Kelly and Sammy Davis Jr., cover everything from the beining on up to breakdancing in 1984.
The Berkeley years, various stylists, ballet, the many wonderful years of the movie musicals, Broadway, and as mentioned, modern (1980s) dance.
This film, the final chapter in the "That's Entertainment" series, fills in all the phases which preceded the dancing in Saturday Night Fever, Fame, Flashdance, and Michael Jackson's ground breaking music videos.
There are six performances by the incredible Fred Astaire, the Berkeley Dancers in "Lullaby of Broadway" and Gold Diggers of 1935.
Wonderful to see Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in "The Little Rebel", Gene Kelley and Donald O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain", James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and Cyd Charisse in the underappreciated "Silk Stockings". A lot more to see here as well.
Having grown up seeing the full set of "That's Entertainment" movies and television's, "That's Hollywood" (narrated by Tom Bosley) , there was no way in the Spring of 1985 that I was going to miss this at my local theater. I was 16 then.
In terms of our resident hosts, I knew all of these names from seeing their films on TV and they do a great job of informing us and introducing each segment. WHen I saw this, of course, all were still with us. (As of this review, Liza Minelli is still present).
Who better than they to be the presenters here?
As the final piece of the "That's Entertainment" movie ensemble, it's essentrial for anyone who loves the golden ers of Hollywood (1928 to 1964 or may be curious of the era after, that being late 1960s, the 1970's to 1984.
It was great to see on the big screen but just as great on the small screen too. It's an easy call - 10 Stars for covering the best of the best. (END)
Hosts Ray Bolger, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minelli, Gene Kelly and Sammy Davis Jr., cover everything from the beining on up to breakdancing in 1984.
The Berkeley years, various stylists, ballet, the many wonderful years of the movie musicals, Broadway, and as mentioned, modern (1980s) dance.
This film, the final chapter in the "That's Entertainment" series, fills in all the phases which preceded the dancing in Saturday Night Fever, Fame, Flashdance, and Michael Jackson's ground breaking music videos.
There are six performances by the incredible Fred Astaire, the Berkeley Dancers in "Lullaby of Broadway" and Gold Diggers of 1935.
Wonderful to see Shirley Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in "The Little Rebel", Gene Kelley and Donald O'Connor in "Singin' in the Rain", James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and Cyd Charisse in the underappreciated "Silk Stockings". A lot more to see here as well.
Having grown up seeing the full set of "That's Entertainment" movies and television's, "That's Hollywood" (narrated by Tom Bosley) , there was no way in the Spring of 1985 that I was going to miss this at my local theater. I was 16 then.
In terms of our resident hosts, I knew all of these names from seeing their films on TV and they do a great job of informing us and introducing each segment. WHen I saw this, of course, all were still with us. (As of this review, Liza Minelli is still present).
Who better than they to be the presenters here?
As the final piece of the "That's Entertainment" movie ensemble, it's essentrial for anyone who loves the golden ers of Hollywood (1928 to 1964 or may be curious of the era after, that being late 1960s, the 1970's to 1984.
It was great to see on the big screen but just as great on the small screen too. It's an easy call - 10 Stars for covering the best of the best. (END)