DVDSome Came Running by Glenn Kenny

An "American" In Japan

By November 25, 2008January 12th, 20263 Comments

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This week’s DVD report asks the burn­ing ques­tion, “Why do you have to go to Japan, fig­ur­at­ively speak­ing, to get a Blu-ray of Minnelli’s great An American in Paris?” At The Auteurs’.

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3 Comments

  • Thomas H. says:
    November 25, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    There is also a ter­rif­ic Blu-ray of An American in Paris avail­able in Europe.

  • Griff says:
    November 25, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    Glenn, the Alan Jay Lerner LOLITA music­al you dis­cuss in your PARIS review did indeed sorta hap­pen, though it was­n’t in col­lab­or­a­tion with Loewe. While LOLITA, MY LOVE, with book and lyr­ics by Lerner and music by John Barry, closed dur­ing its pre-Broadway tour in 1971, it is now held in at least a little regard – a few of the show’s songs were even recor­ded after the music­al folded.

  • Glenn Kenny says:
    November 25, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Damn, I gotta be more care­ful about my American Musical Theater history.