Christmas holiday shoppers, you’ve still got a week to go! So, this week on StudiosCentral, I’ve put together a list of gift ideas for the Studios fan. One sample:
Footlight Parade: Sure, you’ve rolled by those motionless audio-animatronics for years in The Great Movie Ride, but have you actually seen the film? It’s a Busy Berkeley tour de force! Plus, being made shortly before the Hays Code means that certain plotlines and jokes are surprisingly edgy.
Head on over to StudiosCentral to read the rest.
And while we’re at it . . .here’s the trailer for Footlight Parade:
“As long as they’ve got sidewalks, you’ve got a job!” Whoa. Makes me want to go back and re-watch Golddiggers of 1933.
And what is up with my fascination with the Hays Code, anyway? Clearly next time I go back to graduate school, I’ve got to find a topic for a Masters thesis that really lets me dig into that.
Tags: Hays Production Code
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