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Category Archives: Theater Ballroom
Lisztomania (1975)
“Ooh, sparkly!” So spoke my wife at the opening image of Lisztomania (1975), a metronome bedecked in glitter, ticking away on a table in a silvery bedchamber. How could she have doubted me? A moment earlier, she’d said, “This film … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, biopic, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Frankenstein, Ken Russell, Nietzsche, Oliver Reed, Psychedelic, Ringo Starr, Rock Musical, Roger Daltrey, slapstick, Vampire, Wagner
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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
Monty Python’s Flying Circus ended its run in 1974 with something of a whimper: John Cleese had left the show by its final season, the title had been shortened to just Monty Python, and despite some moments of inspiration, the … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV, Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, Beatles, Bill Murray, Comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Eric Idle, John Belushi, Michael Palin, Mick Jagger, Monty Python, Saturday Night Live
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Yellow Submarine (1968)
Now we can look back and see that Yellow Submarine (1968) is as much an iconic work of 1960’s pop art as Andy Warhol’s soup cans. (Not that it can be so easily categorized; not that there’s been anything else … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom, Theater Inkwell
Tagged 60's, Animation, Beatles, Pop Art, Psychedelic, Rock Musical, Surreal
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