Cole porter and mgm teach the old bard new tricks in technicolor and 3d. So the art department had the idea of a series of publicity stills that would mimic the effect of seeing kiss me kate in a 3d movie theater. Kiss me kate 3d warner archive bluray disc details. Another opnin another show why cant you behave wunderbar so in love we open in venice. Sep 20, 2019 golden oldie kiss me kate mightve been released way back in 1953, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time. Kiss me kate, 3d and 2d bluray 19522015 audiophile audition. And, finally, here is information from bob furmanek, the curator of the 3d archives and the most knowledgeable person i know regarding 50sera 3d he has much studio paperwork on file. The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. Also starring tommy rall, bobby van, keenan wynn, james whitmore. It has not only great leading stars, but a fantastic supporting cast. Golden oldie kiss me kate mightve been released way back in 1953, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time.
When two squabbling exmarrieds are cast as squabbling renaissance romantics in a musical the taming of the shrew, life imitates art and art imitates life and it all proves no musical comedy imitates kiss me kate, the backstageonstage delight from the 1948 broadway smash, featuring 14 peerless cole porter songs. Though its still the same movie, kiss me kate seems strikingly different and wondrously fresh in 3d, as the extra dimension makes it more. Mar 08, 2015 not being a rabid fan of musicals i watched kiss me kate mainly because it was a 3d release which was of some historical interest. Kiss me kate 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Devotees of the stereoscopic 3d medium usually cite this film as one of the best examples of a hollywood release in polarized 3d.
Exspouses howard keel and kathryn grayson reunite for a tempestuous showwithinthe movie staging of shakespeares taming of the shrew, in mgmization of the cole porter musical a stereoscopic songanddance fest featuring bobby van, highoctane young dancer. Kiss me kate is the perfect example how 3d media can be an intelligent test in order to improve the quality and effects of a good script and not as a circus entertainment without sense. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent worked together since their acrimonious divorce. But i would leap at the opportunity to pay a premium for 3d blus of dangerous mission, second chance, etc. Kiss me kate was mgm first 3d movie, by the time the 3d craze had almost disappeared. Kiss me kate yify torrent and kiss me kate subtitles. Sep 10, 2017 any account of kiss me kate in 1953 will necessarily be dominated by one production. Kiss me kate by george sidney george sidney, kathryn grayson. Kiss me kate yify torrent yify movies, download kiss me kate yify, yts subtitles movie about fred and lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by cole porter who has written a musical version of the taming of the shrew.
Although it was shot in 3d, kiss me kate was released flat, as the technological fad had petered out. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Here is a classic mgm musical and another outstanding restoration in 4k from the 35mm ansco color. A fight on the opening night threatens the production. By the time major studios and the larger independents were able to get their first big budget prestige productions using the 3d process into theaters, the 1950s 3d craze was nearly over. Talking lilli into doing so is quite a feat seeing that fred is her exhusband with whom. Modern audiences might have a problem with the latent misogyny of kiss me, kate. Any account of kiss me kate in 1953 will necessarily be dominated by one production but before we get to the mgm film version, lets not forget the proliferation of provincial and amateur productions that began in 1952 after the rights were released, and which now continued while the movie was being made. A similar notion could be said of sidneys pal joey a few years later. Jan 06, 2018 kiss me kate certainly wasnt the last of mgms big movie musicals, but the end was in sight. She wouldnt appear in another until 1956s the vagabond king at paramount, which also makes kiss me kate her last hit. See the full list of kiss me kate cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. Its one thing to cite movies that were shot in 3d and did not get such a release ie, dragonfly squadron, top banana plus the ones that played only a couple or so playdates in 3d dial m for murder, gog, but do get it right about which films were successes in 3d and.
Not being a rabid fan of musicals i watched kiss me kate mainly because it was a 3d release which was of some historical interest. Kiss me kate, in its 1953 film version by director george sidney, has often been regarded as a big mgm musical disappointment. Exspouses howard keel and kathryn grayson reunite for a tempestuous showwithinthe movie staging of shakespeares taming of the shrew, in mgmization of the cole porter musical a stereoscopic songanddance fest featuring bobby van, highoctane young dancer bob fosse, and too darn. So do two thugs who have the mistaken idea that fred owes. Sep 20, 2019 kiss me kate from 1953 is still one of the best 3d movies ever made helen armitage sep 20, 2019 kiss me kate migh have been made back when 3d technology was pretty primitive, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time heres why. Why 1953s kiss me kate is one of the best 3d movies. The surprise was, the movie is terrific, the 3d is as good as ive seen better than most contemporary 3d movies, and the audio from the 62 year old film was sparking and dimensional.
After all the time, effort and money that had gone into making this in 3d, the publicity needed a heavy emphasis on that aspect of the picture. Kiss me kate 3d 1953 when two squabbling formerly married actors are cast as squabbling renaissance romantics in a musical based on the taming of the shrew, life imitates art, and art imitates life. Written by samuel and bella spewack with a score by cole porter, kiss me kate took shakespeares the taming of the shrew 1593 and turned it into a backstage musical. Kiss me kate is a good musical featuring some lovely choreography from hermes pan. According to trade ads, the film was only shot in 3d and except for the. Kiss me kate 3d new zealand international film festival. I happily bought house of wax and dial m kudos, wb. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two. The movie, fluidly directed by george sidney a largely overlooked figure in the freed units stable of filmmakers, throws lots of crap in the audiences face, to be sure, but the most effective moments of depth are the closeups and. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. Film forum is running the 3d version of the 1953 musical kiss me, kate, although the technicolor process itself makes the film so eyepoppingly crisp that it almost seems threedimensional without the special glasses. Kiss me kate 1953 movie clip too darn hot between shows at the copa, lois ann miller drops in to audition for cole porter ron randell and his fictional costars howard keel, kathryn grayson with the real porters too darn hot, shot for 3d, in mgms kiss me kate, 1953. In 3d its a veritable knockout, a highlight from hollywoods threedimensional craze of the early 1950s.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kiss me kate near you. This mgm musical has the distinction of being filmed in 3d, which is why howard keel and kathryn grayson throw so many chairs. Hollywood has had an onagain, offagain affair with 3d since the medium first gained popularity in the 1950s. The story involves the production of a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew and the conflict on and offstage between fred graham, the shows director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his exwife lilli vanessi. But before we get to the mgm film version, lets not forget the proliferation of provincial and amateur productions that began in 1952 after the rights were released, and which now continued while the movie was being made. Though the film obviously comes from another time when such things were still wrong but nevertheless more accepted using taming of the shrew as source material makes it almost impossible to avoid.
Kiss me kate 1953 ann miller and tommy rall in kiss me kate 1953 bob fosse and. May 25, 2018 100yearold patricia morison sings to kelli ohara, fellow anna from the king and i duration. Kiss me kate from 1953 is still one of the best 3d movies ever made helen armitage sep 20, 2019 kiss me kate migh have been made back when 3d technology was pretty primitive, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time heres why. Currently, its off again and it seems theater audiences feel the same. By the way the single us version of kiss me kate is now commanding mad magicianman in the dark prices you can still get it cheaper as an import or with bandwagonsingin in the raincalamity jane. Mgms dvd of kiss me kate is a bright new transfer with a wonderful remixed track and a separate musiconly track for those who want to hear saul chaplins interstitial music. It may seem somewhat odd to see actors throwing props at the camerascreen but the effects hold very well and will probably not only delight 3d lovers but also produce a strong evidence. Kiss me kate 3d 1953 when two squabbling formerly married actors are cast as squabbling renaissance romantics in a musical based on the taming of.
Composer cole porter and director fred graham, who is also to star as petruchio, talk legendary actresssinger lilli vanessi to play the female lead, katherine, in porters new stage production kiss me, kate, a musical translation of the william shakespeare comedy the taming of the shrew. A little weak in acting at first, but warms up nicely. Movie name kiss me kate type hollywood musical director george sidney screenplay dorothy kingsley starring kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller. Additionally, porter lifted a song from another play, out of this world, and incorporated it in the movie version of kiss me kate. I saw this movie in 1953 in 3d when it was just released. The new dualstrip 3d print of kiss me kate is cropped on the left side of both prints, destroying the composition and losing important information. It is, in stereoscopic terms, a demonstration how the process works. Kiss me kate by george sidney george sidney, kathryn. Unabashedly bold, packed with fun, and maximizing the inherent gimmicky nature of the process, kiss me kate embraces 3d technology like few films before or since, and the result is a dazzling display of dynamic dimensionality that warner home video has lovingly restored frame by frame. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife exlovers quarrels and gangster lookinf for. Cole porters songbook is the most memorable asset of this metamusical. Kiss me kate migh have been made back when 3d technology was pretty primitive, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time heres. Most of the movie took place on stage for the kiss me kate production, but it could have been at least 45 minutes shorter to keep the viewers attention.
Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3. New restoration 1953, george sidney theyll tap into your lap. Lets say that kiss me kate is the true theatrical 3d experience. Other good examples are house of wax and the creature of black lagoon.
Cole porters kiss me kate is a musical within a musical altogether appropriate, since its source material, shakespeares the taming of the shrew, was a play within a play. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the taming of the shrew. It was kathryn graysons last movie at mgm, and her penultimate feature film. Why 1953s kiss me kate is one of the best 3d movies screen rant. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. It was a hit in its day, and 3d was a major reason for that success. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of musical theater actors fred graham and lilli vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of petruchio and katherine in a broadwaybound musical version of william shakespeares play. It has since been rereleased in the original 3d, taking full advantage of keels and graysons raucous fights and millers seductive scarf. The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their personal drama spill onto. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife exlovers quarrels and gangster lookinf for some money owed to them. The rage for watching films through funny glasses comes and goes, but as a 3d revival of kiss me kate opens, philip french asks if its more than a fad.