Oh I was not dissing The Artist. I am dying to see it. It is just that there is no better film on the subject than Singin in the Rain. I like Oksana's suggestion of Showgirl in Hollywood but Singin is still the best. Comden, Green & Kelly were not of course involved but in fact all of them remembered it vividly as kids who witnessed it happen and each went to a lot of silent films. Producer Arthur Freed was of course around and involved in early sound films.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Anthony Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Jessica! I hope you are not judging *The Artist *without having seeing it > first. ;-) The buzz for the film > has been extremely positive, garnering a 94 rating on Rotten Tomatoes. > That said, *Singin' in the Rain *is > is a terrific film, practically perfect in every way. I have lost track of > how many times I have seen it. But > I do need to point out that writers of the film's brilliant screenplay, > Adolph Green and Betty Comden were > born in 1914 and 1917 respectively, thus they were not...um... exactly > around in Hollywood during the time > of the switch to sound films. And the film's co-directors, Gene Kelly and > Stanley Donen, were born in > 1912 and 1924 respectively-same thing. > > Cheers! > Anthony > > > ******************************* > Anthony E. Anderson > Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian > Von KleinSmid Library > University of Southern California > Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 > (213) 740-1190 [email protected] > "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, > Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." > ********************************* > > > Jessica Rosner wrote: > > I suspect Singin in the Rain is far better than The Artist for the > subject. It is by far the fiction film which covers the subject as its > main plot and in some detail and was made by people who actually remember > when it happened even if they were not directly involved. Also one the > greatest movies ever made. I can actually recite most of the dialogue and > lyrics by heart. > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Karsten, Eileen < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear CW, >> >> >> >> I have a patron who wanted to use the new film The Artist as the basis >> for a paper. The paper was about the transition in Hollywood from silent >> film to talkies. >> >> Of course, the film is not opening in the US until Nov. 23rd as a >> limited run. I suggested Singin in the Rain as an alternative. Does >> anybody have any suggestions for other films? >> >> >> >> >> >> Eileen Karsten >> >> Head of Technical Services >> >> Donnelley & Lee Library >> >> Lake Forest College >> >> 555 N. Sheridan Road >> >> Lake Forest, IL 60045 >> >> [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> 847-735-5066 >> >> >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> >> > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
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