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...this era of outrageous, genrebending, over-the-top films, it seems imposible that a mere "musical" first released in 1964 could shock our desensitized ninties selves. But the newly re-released "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," a sung-through, "faux technicolor" kitsch-binge, is downright obscene in its shameless, ecstatic campiness...
...features (all of Fairbanks' silent films from the 1920s) and two beguiling early featurettes that Kino video is releasing this week. The films, digitally remastered from archive prints, look beautiful in their pearly black-and-white tones--as does The Black Pirate (1926) in its surprisingly sumptuous two-strip Technicolor. The videos offer a reminder that Fairbanks was not just a star of young Hollywood; he was among its most ambitious producers. And he made some marvelous entertainments. The Mollycoddle, The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers and Don Q Son of Zorro display a wit and a zest that...
...itch for control (he produced his films and wrote most of them), in his loving to be loved, in his taste for pricey grandeur. He ordered the biggest sets (Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood), the highest budgets (The Thief of Bagdad), the first epic film shot wholly in Technicolor (The Black Pirate). At times this largeness slowed the films' pace; you wait an hour for the stunts and the fun to kick...
...doesn't take long to understand the main reason for the group's appeal--their musical style has no boundaries. Eve's Plum fans want only to enjoy the band's cheery attitude and listen to great music. The band allows the audience to escape into a sweetened technicolor world that washes their problems away for an hour or two. What more could anyone want...
Since 1939, when Judy Garland first introduced millions of Americans to the wonders of Technicolor, The Wizard of Oz has been an important part of American culture. Uproot the entire story, drop it into the African-American world of the 1970's, and Frank Baum's classic childrens' story becomes "The Wiz," a hip melange of pop culture and fairy tales. This spring's performance shows off a number of excellent and excited performers, but in many ways fails to pull off this complicated and challenging musical...