tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post1189877330304215001..comments2023-04-29T07:14:31.133-07:00Comments on this trinket: Maria Callas at Covent Garden April 11, 1962 shandra berihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263769438873496062noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-36156988735023843362014-11-20T18:45:54.038-08:002014-11-20T18:45:54.038-08:00Well, hey, ya never know. :-) Looked it up, not ...Well, hey, ya never know. :-) Looked it up, not feeling comfortable, it's "The Anthem Sprinters", which somehow was also made into TV; which I wouldn't watch on a bet; can't imagine it translating.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-51662783233950504512014-11-20T18:43:27.701-08:002014-11-20T18:43:27.701-08:00Ah. Whew. :-) She did indeed make a bunch of lo...Ah. Whew. :-) She did indeed make a bunch of lousy movies, including some with lousy singing, when she was working with an idiot voice coach. But there are also a number which are exceptional; and a number which are fun though flawed. I've seen only a few. My favorite; "It Started With Eve", with Charles Laughton having a blast. Both "Lady On a Train" and "Something in the Wind" (Jan Peerce duet; fabulous) have some delightful numbers, and some absolute stinkers, but are watchable.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-24572050891110791392014-11-20T13:50:59.446-08:002014-11-20T13:50:59.446-08:00Ray Bradbury? That's a rhetorical question, ri...Ray Bradbury? That's a rhetorical question, right? ;pshandra berihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263769438873496062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-84125718479014163662014-11-20T13:49:57.706-08:002014-11-20T13:49:57.706-08:00No, not unfamiliar- the films she did just never c...No, not unfamiliar- the films she did just never captivated me so I didn't delve. When I checked out her performance in "Spring Parade", I realized I'd been mistakenly dismissive!<br /><br />:)shandra berihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263769438873496062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-4195171230912615672014-11-20T13:32:14.273-08:002014-11-20T13:32:14.273-08:00Wait- are you telling me you were unfamiliar with ...Wait- are you telling me you were unfamiliar with Deanna Durbin?? 8-) True- she's an enormous Hollywood story that people didn't much like to talk about- but- Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-45391035977061905292014-11-20T13:22:51.078-08:002014-11-20T13:22:51.078-08:00Do you like Ray Bradbury? If so, find the short s...Do you like Ray Bradbury? If so, find the short story "The Anthem Racers" (pretty sure.) Yeah, there's a link.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-57492879922860281802014-11-19T22:01:58.176-08:002014-11-19T22:01:58.176-08:00This link was great so I watched Deanna Durbin in ...This link was great so I watched Deanna Durbin in "Spring Parade". What a doll! The film was so-so, but she was so genuine and sassy, that I enjoyed it nonetheless! Thx!<br /><br />shandra berihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263769438873496062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8234080188619303136.post-91289117396712880082014-11-19T18:15:56.010-08:002014-11-19T18:15:56.010-08:00I tried hard to find any clip of Deanna Durbin sin...I tried hard to find any clip of Deanna Durbin singing a duet with Jan Peerce- and can't. This will have to do. When her voice coaches weren't messing her up- her voice was spectacular.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpznBQv53QGreenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.com