tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post5545234105289967947..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: The Sky's The LimitJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-66695413731819428012008-07-30T10:16:00.000-04:002008-07-30T10:16:00.000-04:00Is Hollywood Canteen also going to be released on ...Is Hollywood Canteen also going to be released on DVD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-87966944117444172192008-07-28T09:58:00.000-04:002008-07-28T09:58:00.000-04:00This film has always seemed unjustly overlooked - ...This film has always seemed unjustly overlooked - it also introduced "My Shining Hour," and while the plot is a bit overdramatic, it's affecting, and Joan Leslie is, indeed charming.<BR/><BR/>"I've Got A Lot In Common With You" has always seemed like a song that Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore should have done on the Dick Van Dyke Show. In matching outfits.ArcadiaJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999070281292811401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-30400184300311388982008-07-26T20:57:00.000-04:002008-07-26T20:57:00.000-04:00The way Astaire wore that fedora probably wasn't l...The way Astaire wore that fedora probably wasn't lost on Frankie, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-61502456004591810442008-07-26T13:19:00.000-04:002008-07-26T13:19:00.000-04:00But the most memorable scene in the movie, and by ...<I>But the most memorable scene in the movie, and by far the most famous song, is Astaire's solo to "One For My Baby."</I><BR/><BR/>And yet, due to the relative invisibility of "The Sky's The Limit," hardly anyone ever associates this song with Astaire. <BR/><BR/>However, you can be sure Frank Sinatra was aware of Astaire's version when he first cut "One For My Baby" for Columbia in 1947, not to mention his <I>far</I> better known (and likely definitive) version for Capitol in 1958.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com