Category Archives: Theater Ballroom

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Posted on October 24, 2011 at 5:38 am by Jeff Kuykendall

I saw a snippet of Phantom of the Paradise (1974) on television as a child; I remember Paul Williams talking to the masked Phantom, and thinking, “Who is this little man with the giant glasses and the shaggy blond hair, … Continue reading →

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The Song Remains the Same (1976)

Posted on August 9, 2011 at 6:53 am by Jeff Kuykendall

By the time Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same was finally released, the band hardly cared anymore.  They needed to put something out; the car accident which had left Robert Plant and his family with severe injuries had placed … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)

Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:51 am by Jeff Kuykendall

There is a single brief shot in Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) which qualifies it as one of the greatest rock movies ever made.  A happy accident, as it turns out.  The camera was running at the … Continue reading →

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