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Episode 16 - Xanadu (1980)

Episode 16 - Xanadu (1980)

FromMary Versus the Movies


Episode 16 - Xanadu (1980)

FromMary Versus the Movies

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We went into 1980's Xanadu thinking "this is gonna be a bad movie", and folks, we were both very right and very wrong. Is the acting wooden? Is the plot almost too simple? Is the directing middling at best? Yes, yes, and yes. But is the music great? Is there plenty of dancing? Does it have Gene Kelly rollerskating? Oh, absolutely. Unfortunately, the disco-fever-dream revival of 1930s musicals was a still-born genre, one that very few people embraced, but it has definitely has two converts in Mary and Dennis.
Released:
Jul 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Sure, the 1980s were a great decade for film. But have you seen all of them? No, neither has Mary. In fact, some pretty big films passed her by, what with being in kindergarten at the time: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Moonstruck, My Neighbor Totoro... So it's time to fix that. Artwork, opening and closing themes by Dennis Lingg Produced and edited by Mary Jones