To see the intro to this project, as well as links to other decades, click here. 33) “Suicide is Painless,” from M*A*S*H (1970) In 1973, there were two movie musicals which feature a scene with Jesus at the Last Supper. In Godspell, which is a silly but honestly pretty faithful adaptation of Matthew, Jesus gives… Read More Listen to America: The 1970s
The following is from my series of Oscar Best Picture rankings, as well as my strongly worded suggestions for what should have won from among the nominees. For an introduction to the project, click here. For a way to vote on some Oscar-related ideas, click here. If I’ve written a review on any of the… Read More Better than the Oscars: 5-2
About a year and a half ago, I was working on a short project where I wrote about fifty different showtunes from different musicals which I enjoyed a lot. I haven’t touched the genre very much since then on this site, mostly because I’m kind of tapped out on the subject. But while I was… Read More “I Don’t Care Much,” from Cabaret
The following is part of an overview of the top 100 American narrative fiction feature films, from my perspective. For an introduction to the project and an index of other entries in the series, click here. For a list of more than 800 films which I considered for the top 450 and my eligibility qualifications, click here.… Read More Better than AFI’s Top 100: 85-81
Matt and I return, adding another unnecessary element to the title of the podcast (it’s possibly the B&B B&B Suite now, which is punny and dumb and relates back to the punny, dumb stuff we do), but more importantly biting off more than we can chew. Both of us burrowed back into our little musical… Read More Baumann and Burch, Episode 32: The Kirk, Spock, and McCoy of 2000s Alt-Rock
Honorable mentions: “Two Ladies,” “Mein Herr” the sun in the meadow is summery warm the stag in the forest is bae https://t.co/MlwzTp4buY — Jason Linkins (@dceiver) December 8, 2015 (I promise, that’s the only time Donald Trump’s name appear near this post.) Q: “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”? Isn’t this the Nazi song from Cabaret? A:… Read More Songs from Musicals: #44, “Tomorrow Belongs to Me,” from Cabaret
Rules: Yes, I stole this idea from my older brother. He can complain to someone else about it, because people pay him to write stuff in real life and I have a blog that no one cares about. I’ve chosen fifty musicals that mean at least a little something to me, and then picked some… Read More Songs from Musicals: Intro and Links
Seeing Things Secondhand 