Band Wagon (2-DVD)

Band Wagon (2-DVD)
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Format:  DVD  (2 Discs)
item number:  GXHC
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 52 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 15, 2005
  • Originally Released: 1953
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Entertainment Reviews:

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Total Count: 18

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,680
Rating: 3/5 -- It has its moments and the stars are good, but it's really overrated.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Feb 20, 2003
Rating: 4/4 -- Sorry, the beloved "Singin' in the Rain" isn't the finest of the legendary MGM musicals. "The Band Wagon'' has better music, better dances, better direction, more lavish sets and costumes and a wittier script (by the same writers). Full Review
New York Post
Apr 11, 2015
Rating: 3/4 -- A fun musical with creative choreography, but far too little substance. Full Review
Cinema Sight
Aug 15, 2011
Rating: 7/10 -- ...it's hard to dislike something so cheerful and uplifting as this movie. Full Review
Movie Metropolis
Mar 23, 2005
Rating: 3/4 -- While not as perceptive -- or hilarious -- as 1952's Singin' in the Rain in its skewering of backstage shenanigans among artists, it offers plenty of choice observations. Full Review
Creative Loafing
Mar 4, 2015
Rating: A -- Minnelli's best musical is sparked by witty allusions to real-life showbiz persona like pretentious actor Jose Ferrer and birlliant but aging dancer Fred Astaire, the film's star, who shines when dancing, both with Cyd Charisse and alone. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jul 27, 2006
Fred Astaire is very amusing....Former stage designer Minnelli nails every theatreland joke...
Sight and Sound
Jul 1, 2005

Product Description:

Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter, down and out in Hollywood, decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately, the simple hoofer discovers that a pretentious director has control of the project, and that instead of good humor, happy songs and a tapping chorus line, there'll be lengthy speeches, heavy drama and lots of deep soul-searching. Even worse, Tony's expected to dance with a classical ballerina! Thanks to the massive egos of everyone involved, the play, to no one's surprise, lays an egg. But now Tony takes charge, and he's out to prove the show must go on -- his way! Some of the dazzling Astaire dance numbers include "Triplets," "Girl Hunt," "Dancing in the Dark" and "That's Entertainment."

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Product Info

  • Sales Rank: 123,906
  • UPC: 012569698420
  • Shipping Weight: 0.4/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 2 items

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