Maybe we should have started our series of musical posts with the beginning of “talkies”, but it is never too late to come back to our classics… Here are two clips from The Jazz Singer, directed by Alan Crosland and starring Al Jolson. I can only imagine the beaming smile on people’s faces when they […]

Le samedi, on est d’humeur musicale sur Viddy Well ! Aujourd’hui voici notre premier musical post français avec cet extrait de Peau d’âne (1970) de Jacques Demy. La charmante fée des Lilas, ou un prince fou amoureux, une jolie princesse chantant l’amour ou une fine pâtissière confectionnant un gâteau…. Dur de choisir parmi toutes ces chansons […]

Because we all need a little shot of good humor some mornings, and because usually one song is not enough to cheer us up, here is a double dose of musical comedy to cast your potential grumpiness away. The first clip is from… Singin’ in the rain! Yes, again. But it could not be helped […]

Today on Viddy Well our shoes are longing to stray… This week’s musical post is from Scorsese’s underestimated film New York, New York (1977), starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro. The movie opens in 1945. Johnny (Robert De Niro), a charmingly annoying saxophone player meets Francine (Liza Minnelli) a singer, as the city celebrates […]

It’s hard to think of musical films without mentioning Indian cinema. As a homage to Bollywood and their forever musical movies, here is the all time classic Mother India, directed by Mehboob Khan. It was the first Indian film to be nominated at the Oscars. In this 1957 melodrama starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt and Rajendra […]

Now, I’m sure all of you know the famous “New York, New York” song from the beginning of On the Town. New York is indeed a “wonderful town”, but that song is really famous and I felt like posting another song from this movie today. Directed in 1949 by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, the […]

Today we’re finally paying homage to our background theme of Singin’ in the rain! The great 1952 musical starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, with my favorite tune «Fit as a fiddle» ! (Is it my favorite? I love them all… ) I remember watching it as a kid and thinking, in my […]