Gotta dance! Just because I grew up on a steady diet of kung-fu and horror movies doesn’t mean that I can’t still absolutely adore this delirious combination of music and jaw-dropping physicality. Staged around the transition from silent films to talkies, Gene Kelly stars as Don Lockwood who nearly finds himself a laughing stock when his current co-star’s voice threatens to sink his first talking picture. With the help of his friend Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Connor) and new gal Kathy Selden, they conspire to turn the film into a musical. much to the chagrin of the squawky Lina Lamot (Jean
Read More
