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That's Entertainment! (song)
"That's Entertainment!" is a popular song with music written by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz. The song was published in 1952 and was written especially for the 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film ''The Band Wagon''. The song is performed in the film by Jack Buchanan supported by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, and Oscar Levant. In 2004, the song finished at number 45 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. It was orchestrated for the film by Conrad Salinger under the musical direction of Adolph Deutsch. Legacy The song is perhaps most associated with Judy Garland, who recorded it for her 1960 LP ''That's Entertainment!'', using a shortened version of the original Salinger arrangement. A year later, a live version appeared on Garland's Grammy-winning double album '' Judy at Carnegie Hall''. She also performed it on '' The Judy Garland Show'' where she dances around the TV stage during an orchestral interlude. The song has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Popular Music
Traditional pop (also known as vocal pop or pre-rock and roll pop) is Western culture, Western pop music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standards or American standards. The works of these songwriters and composers are usually considered part of the canon known as the "Great American Songbook". More generally, the term "Standard (music), standard" can be applied to any popular song that has become very widely known within mainstream culture and recorded by many artists. AllMusic defines traditional pop as "post-big band and pre-rock & roll pop music". Origins Classic pop includes the song output of the Broadway theatre, Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, and Hollywood show tune writers from approximately World War I to the 1950s, such as Irving Berlin, Frederick Loewe, Victor Herbert, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Album
A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium. Recording artists often think of double albums as being a single piece artistically; however, there are exceptions, such as John Lennon's '' Some Time in New York City'' (which consisted of one studio record and one live album packaged together), OutKast's '' Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' (effectively two solo albums, one by each member of the duo), and Red Hot Chili Peppers' '' Stadium Arcadium'' (which Disc 1 has half of the album and Disc 2 has the other half). Since the advent of the compact disc, albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album, with live tracks, studio out-takes, cut songs, or older unreleased material. One inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix ( ; ; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the most preeminent actors of his generation and known for Joaquin Phoenix filmography, his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Joaquin Phoenix, various accolades, including an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Phoenix began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his brother River Phoenix, River. His first major film roles were in ''SpaceCamp'' (1986) and ''Parenthood (film), Parenthood'' (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself. He took back his birth name in the early 1990s and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama ''To Die For'' (1995) and the period film ''Quil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, an ... company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. In 2008, the company sold its founding product, the '' TV Guide'' magazine and the entire print magazine division, to a private buyout firm operated by Andrew Nikou, who then set up the print operation as TV Guide Magazine LLC. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become '' TV Guide'' magazine was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Santos
Larry Santos (born June 2, 1941, in Oneonta, New York) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. Santos wrote songs for several American pop bands in the 1960s, including the 1963 hit " Candy Girl" for The Four Seasons which reached number 3 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. In the mid-Sixties, he recorded singles as part of a group called The Madisons, and then under his own name. He released three albums in the 1970s and scored one pop hit single, produced by Don Davis, " We Can't Hide it Anymore", which peaked on April 10, 1976, at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. From 1976 to 1980 Santos starred in the television show '' Hot Fudge'', a syndicated children's puppet show broadcast from Detroit, Michigan. Santos scored the program's theme music and other songs, and appeared regularly as a live character actor. He and lead puppet Seymour would perform a duet at the piano at the end of each episode. Additionally, Santos built a successful career writing and singing advertisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of The Superheroes
''Legends of the Superheroes'' is an umbrella title for two 60-minute live-action television specials produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired on NBC on January 18 and 25, 1979. The series was loosely based on Hanna-Barbera's ''Super Friends'' animated series, then airing on Saturday mornings on ABC; it served as a reunion of sorts for the 1960s' ''Batman'' TV series, as it brings back together two of its stars reprising their respective roles. The specials were produced like standard variety shows of the time: on videotape and with a laugh track. Cast ''Legends of the Superheroes'' starred Adam West and Burt Ward, reprising their roles as Batman and Robin. The show also had a large ensemble cast that included Garrett Craig as Captain Marvel, Howard Murphy as Green Lantern, Rod Haase as Flash, Bill Nuckols as Hawkman, Barbara Joyce as Huntress, Alfie Wise as Atom, and Danuta Wesley as Black Canary. Cast * Adam West as Batman (both specials) * Burt Ward as Robin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordru
Mordru, also known as Mordru the Merciless, is a supervillain featured in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan, Mordru made his first appearance in ''Adventure Comics'' #369 (June 1968). Originally Wrynn, a scion of a notable family in Gemworld who sought power through black magic, released an entity whom served the Lords of Chaos, Wyrnn's mind was overtaken and replaced with a different being who christened himself as Mordru. In later stories, Mordru is revealed to be a parasitic-like cosmic entity who possess hosts. A sorcerer who often seeks to conquer and amplify his already overwhelming level power, he is frequently recognized as one of the most potent evil wielders of magic in the DC Universe, making him an adversary of many characters and teams, including the Justice Society, Amethyst, Doctor Fate, Justice League Dark, and most notably, the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes. Mordru's character has been adapted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and, with Stanley Donen, co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s. Kelly is known for his performances in ''An American in Paris (film), An American in Paris'' (1951), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), which he and Donen directed and choreographed, and other musical films of that era such as ''Cover Girl (film), Cover Girl'' (1944) and ''Anchors Aweigh (film), Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. ''On the Town (film), On the Town'' (1949), which he co-directed with Donen, was his directorial debut. Later in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Entertainment, Part II
''That's Entertainment, Part II'' is a 1976 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a sequel to ''That's Entertainment!'' (1974).''Variety Film Reviews, Variety'' film review; May 5, 1976, page 18. Like the previous film, ''That's Entertainment, Part II'' was a retrospective of famous films released by MGM from the 1930s to the 1950s. Some posters for the film use ''Part 2'' rather than ''Part II'' in the title. For this second documentary, archivists featured more obscure musical numbers from MGM's vaults, and also featured tributes to some of the studio's best known comedy teams such as the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy, romantic teams such as Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and a montage (filmmaking), montage of iconic stars such as Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, James Stewart and Lana Turner. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire hosted the film and Kelly directed the introductory segme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epix
MGM+ (formerly known as Epix; pronounced ''epics'' and stylized as eᴘix), is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by the MGMPlus Entertainment subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which is itself a subsidiary of Amazon MGM Studios. The network's programming consists of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures, original television series, documentaries, and music and comedy specials. The service was originally launched in the United States in October 2009 by a joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate, and Paramount. After MGM acquired the stakes of the service's co-founders in late 2017, and following the March 2022 acquisition of MGM itself by Amazon, Epix was rebranded as MGM+ in January 2023. It was the culmination of a gradual transition by the network to utilize the imaging of MGM following the buyout, as well as Amazon repositioning it as a sister service to Prime Video and Freevee. MGM+ is currently led by Michael Wright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MGM+
MGM+ (formerly known as Epix; pronounced ''epics'' and stylized as eᴘix), is an American Pay television, premium cable television, cable and satellite television, satellite television network owned by the MGMPlus Entertainment subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), which is itself a subsidiary of Amazon MGM Studios. The network's programming consists of recent and older Film, theatrically released motion pictures, Original series, original television program, television series, documentary film, documentaries, and music and stand-up comedy, comedy television special, specials. The service was originally launched in the United States in October 2009 by a joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate Studios, Lionsgate, and Paramount Pictures, Paramount. After MGM acquired the stakes of the service's co-founders in late 2017, and following the March 2022 acquisition of MGM itself by Amazon (company), Amazon, Epix was rebranded as MGM+ in January 2023. It was the culmination of a gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Entertainment!
''That's Entertainment!'' is a 1974 American compilation film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate the studio's 50th anniversary. The success of the retrospective prompted a 1976 sequel, the related 1985 film ''That's Dancing!'', and a third installment in 1994. Background Compiled by its writer-producer-director, Jack Haley Jr., under the supervision of executive producer Daniel Melnick, the film turned the spotlight on MGM's legacy of musical films from the 1920s through the 1950s, culling dozens of performances from the studio's movies, and featuring archive footage of Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Lena Horne, Esther Williams, Ann Miller, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Jeanette MacDonald, Cyd Charisse, June Allyson, Clark Gable, Mario Lanza, William Warfield, and many others. Various segments were hosted by a succession of the studio's legendary stars: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, James Stewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
