Sing and Be Happy, Dammit!

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We reminisce about bad home perms, incorrect first impressions, and the concert we both attended starring one of our film's stars! We also talk about some of the surprising choices for Barbra's co-star, Bradley Cooper's accent, and the best actor of A Star is Born #4 (hint: it isn't Bradley or Lady Gaga). A Star is Born #3 and #4 are the movies we focus on in this episode.

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We peer at the pain of political mechinations, paucity of prowess, and patriarchal petulance while remaining passionately positive about a poignant plot and our premier performance! AND we'll tell you about the true-life inspirations for the movie, the provenance of our dashing leading man, and the behind-the-scenes back-and-forth of A Star is Born (x2!).

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When does art cease to belong to the originator? Why is bystander testimony so problematic? Why is Jodi making up stories about Mandy Patinkin? All these questions are asked, and possibly answered, in this episode. And we fawn all over Barbra...again!!

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Ethel Merman's disco album! Mitzi Gaynor and her 100 guys! Poor old Johnnie Ray! There's so much to discuss this week, as well as Marilyn Monroe's feminism, the Donald O'Connor/Dan Dailey scandal, and the sad state of the Oscar ceremony finale. And is there really no business like show business?

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And now for something completely different! The plot may be convoluted and the character choices may be questionable, but this now-classic example of "cinema du look" has a lot to offer. We discuss this French phenomenon, the merits of opera, and struggle between the old guard and the modern. 

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We just can't stop talking about Berry Gordy Jr. and Diana Ross! Their influence looms large over Dreamgirls, but our #1 diva this week is the fabulous JHud!! Our conversation ranges from math challenges to cultural appropriation and always comes back to the power of Jennifer Hudson.

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Miss Ross is back (to back)! We do a deep dive into the real story of Lady Day, explore intriguing cameos (Scatman Crothers! Isabel Sanford!), and hear what the critics of the day had to say about Lady Sings the Blues.

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Is Mahogany a musical? We thought it was...and then we watched it. Musical or not, Diana Ross' dulcet tones and eclectic costumes are a wonderful introduction to our first themed season. Welcome to Season 3: Divas!!

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Although we may not be completely "over the moon" about Rent, there are 525,600 reasons to love Jonathan Larson's Broadway debut/swan song. Well, a least a few reasons, starting with the cast. Adele Dazeem, we're your biggest fan! 

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Nothing could be as spectacular (spectacular) as the real Moulin Rouge in the 1800s, with its array of dancers, artists, bohemians, and unusual performers (like Le Pétomane — his act was a real ripper!) but Baz Luhrmann tries! His sumptuous, frenetic, hilarious, (possibly vacuous?) film sets out to blind us with its charm.

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