Archive for March 4, 2007

Movie Title: Blue Rhythm (1931)

Movie Plot Summary: Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece band in an uptempo number, with Pluto on trombone, Horace on percussion, and Clarabelle on bass, among others. Mickey steps out for a clarinet solo.

Movie Title: Down and Out with the Dolls (2001)

Movie Plot Summary: A comedic tale which charts the fast rise and fall of an all-girl, four-piece Portland rock band, The Paper Dolls. Working day jobs while dreaming of success, aspiring young rockers Kali, Lavender and Reggie get the jump start they need when local legend Fauna, singer for the obscure band The Snogs, joins them as lead singer. But Fauna, street-wise and opportunistic, just wants to use them on her way to stardom. The commercial direction in which Fauna is leading the band begins chipping away at their friendship. All comes to a head during a two-day party at the Doll House–a house into which they all have recently moved. The next morning, a body is found, someone is dead, and the Dolls’ world changes forever.

Movie Title: Flintstones, The (1960) {High School Fred (#3.13)}

Movie Plot Summary: A new executive at the quarry tells Fred he must get his high school degree to keep his job. Mr.Slate gives him a leave of absence to complete his course and get a diploma. A bit embarrassed, he tells Wilma that he goes to an executive school. However, at school, he is a popular student with the kids, so much that he arrives tired at home at night. Suspecting this school is too much for Fred, Wilma asks Barney to check on Fred…