Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and this week with special guest Grace Duffy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This time, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s Singin’ in the Rain.
Regarded as one of the best musicals ever made, Singin’ in the Rain focuses on the transition from silent film toward talkies. With his studio embracing sound, leading man Don Lockwood begins to question his ability and his ability in a rapidly-changing industry. But love and good fortune are waiting just around the corner.
At time of recording, it was ranked the 92nd best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show notes:
- Recorded 2nd December 2017.
- The end of the episode marks only the second time that the “random number generator” has landed on a movie that Andrew and Darren already covered, with the first spin landing on Ran. Andrew and Darren covered this as the twenty-sixth episode of the podcast.
- Singin’ in the Rain at The Internet Movie Database.
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- Mario Wienerroither offers a glimpse of Singin’ in the Rain without musical accompaniment, October 2014.
- Mint Royale’s remix of Singin’ in the Rain for Volkswagen, January 2005.
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