tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post6653779840208032035..comments2023-07-23T09:45:33.199-05:00Comments on the last lullaby (and) peril: Favorite (four), part twelveJeffrey Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-74263874137924485922011-06-27T08:27:45.742-05:002011-06-27T08:27:45.742-05:00Sam, thanks so much for the wonderful addition her...Sam, thanks so much for the wonderful addition here. I particularly loved this statement:<br /><br />"I really do feel myself that the extremely minor blemishes are washed away in an avalanche of musical and choreographic wonderment."Jeffrey Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464544798603030406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361395648458719073.post-84942569004184241642011-06-26T20:02:51.322-05:002011-06-26T20:02:51.322-05:00Jeffrey, I know you are very fond of the Altman, b...Jeffrey, I know you are very fond of the Altman, but I was thrilled to read of your strong praise for WEST SIDE STORY, one of the greatest of all musical films. The operatic Bernstein/Sondheim score has always been considered a high water mark in the musical theatre, and the film's infectious spirit as seen in that mid-film burst of electric editing remains a model of its kind. I really do feel myself that the extremely minor blemished are washed away in an avalanche of musical and choreographic wonderment.<br /><br />I must say I loved BRIDESMAIDS for the most part as well, and for me it's the best Apetow. Quite right too on the Clarence Brown feature.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com