Tag Archives: ballet
Suspiria (1977)
My memory of first watching Suspiria (1977) is as vivid as the film’s famous colors. It was in a theater in Salt Lake City, proudly subverting the city’s conservative culture with regular midnight movie screenings, The Rocky Horror Picture Show … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Alida Valli, ballet, Dario Argento, giallo, Goblin, horror, Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett, Psychedelic, Surreal, Three Mothers, Udo Kier, witches
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Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940) is not an animated film, not by its own description. The film’s narrator, Deems Taylor – an announcer for broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera – describes what you are about to experience as “a new form of entertainment.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's, Animation, ballet, classical music, dinosaurs, fairies, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, lovable animals, Magician, Mickey Mouse, Pegasus, prehistoric, Walt Disney
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