Make Mine Musicals
12 Films on Screen
Make Mine Musicals returns for its fourth full year as a monthly highlight of Hollywood musicals of days gone by. Author, critic, and long-time host of WXXI’s Fascinatin’ Rhythm radio show Michael Lasser returns with twelve screenings of some of his favorite musicals on the Dryden screen. With an introduction and post-screening discussion hosted by Michael, discover more information than you ever thought you wanted on films that feature the Great American Songbook!
Dates and Titles:
January 28: Rose of Washington Square (Gregory Ratoff, 1939, 86 min., 35mm)
February 25: Thousands Cheer (George Sidney, 1943, 125 min., 35mm)
March 20: Silk Stockings (Rouben Mamoulian, 1957, 117 min., DCP)
April 17: Easter Parade (Charles Walters, 1948, 103 min., 35mm)
Events in this Series
Silk Stockings
Make Mine Musicals In this musical remake of Ninotchka, Fred Astaire takes on the role of Steve Canfield, an American film producer who wants Russian composer Peter Ilyitch Boroff to score his next film.