hoodwinked too ! hood vs. evil is a 2011 american computer-animated 3d family action comedy film and the sequel to 2005 's hoodwinked ! , directed by mike disa and released on april 29 , 2011 by the weinstein company .

the film was written by cory edwards , todd edwards and tony leech , who wrote and directed the previous hoodwinked ! film .

most of the cast reprised their roles , with the exceptions of anne hathaway and jim belushi , who were replaced by hayden panettiere and martin short , respectively .

in this film , red ( hayden panettiere ) is in training with a mysterious group called the sisters of the hood and must team with wolf ( patrick warburton ) to rescue hansel and gretel ( bill hader and amy poehler ) and granny ( glenn close ) from the evil witch , verushka ( joan cusack ) .

the film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb .

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hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil – red puckett is back in action with a new voice and a new task : save hansel and gretel .
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a native of chicago , mike disa brings an extensive resume to the task of co - writing and directing hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is set to be released in 3d on april 29 . for more info , visit urltoken and mikedisa . com .
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parents should take their children to
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
is all - sugar rush , its potential to charm adults and their young charges routinely drowned out by a bigger / faster / jokier ethos .
duno how well ratchet will do , but i ' m hoping it does well enough for rainmaker entertainment . threshold is hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , can it do better ? !
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is the 2011 sequel to hoodwinked ! , directed by mike disa and produced by maurice kanbar , david lovegren , and joan collins carey . it was released in 3d on april 29 , 2011 .
hood vs . evil sees the enchanted forest dwellers of the happily ever after agency muddling along while red riding hood ( voiced by hayden panettiere , taking over for anne hathaway ) is off learning martial arts with the sisters of the hood .
urltoken - become a fan ! urltoken - follow us ! hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil hits theaters on april 29th , 2011 . cast : hayden panettiere , glenn close , patrick warburton , nicky flippers , andy dick , benjy gaither , martin short , joan cusack , brad garrett , wayne newton , david alan grier , amy poehler , bill hader
hoodwinked 2 : hood vs . evil
will find teen red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and grendel . hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil trailer courtesy the weinstein company .
hood vs . evil
sees the enchanted forest dwellers of the happily ever after agency muddling along while red ( hayden panettiere takes over for anne hathaway ) is off learning martial arts with the sisters of the hood .
originally set to premiere the weekend of jan . 15 ,
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
now will debut in february at the earliest . david glasser , a senior weinstein co . executive who oversees distribution , cited a few reasons for the move .
but hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is memorable for being one of the most obnoxious animated movies of recent years . if ever there was a movie that should have gone straight to video — or better yet , never have been made — this is it .
pingback : ‘hoodwinked too ! ’ looks to continue toon b . o . hot streak « animation highway
hoodwinked too ! hood vs evil is an animated comedy based on fairytale characters , targeted at primary school - age children and older . it contains scenes that might scare children under seven , as well as violence and language that younger children might copy . it’s not as clever and enjoyable for grown - ups as the first hoodwinked movie .
kanbar entertainment , llc . recently teamed with stillwater - based company , interworks , inc . to develop an android game based on kanbar’s film “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . ” the film is the second installment of the “hoodwinked ! ” series and is set to release in theaters on april 29 , 2011 , distributed by the weinstein company .
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from the department of needless sequels comes “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , ” another weinstein company bid to crack the overcrowded field of children’s digital animation . a successor to the lackluster “ hoodwinked ! , ” with a cast of formidable voice talents , the film takes fairy - tale characters — little red riding hood , the wolf , the grandmother — and drops them into a comic web of fantastical espionage .
” was released in early 2006 , and put an updated spin on little red riding hood ; blending slapstick for the kids with more nuanced and cerebral elements for the adults . “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil” was finished and ready for theaters in january of 2010 . in doing a little research , i’ve discovered that it’s now april of 2011 … there seems to be a discrepancy .
anchor bay entertainment and the weinstein company have announced that hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil will get a blu - ray 3d and blu - ray release on august 16th . similar to the disney releases , the 3d 4 - pack will include 3d blu - ray , blu - ray , dvd and digital versions . . .
parents should take their children to “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , ” if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund . this thing is to cinema what the 1961 corvair was to cars . maybe it’ll inspire a generation of neo - ralph naderites to march on beverly hills , demanding better movies .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to classic trailers : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ( 2011 ) official trailer # 1 - animated movie hd red riding hood is training in the group of sister hoods , when she and the wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of hansel and gretel .
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the “hoodwinked too ! decoder game” is available on the android market for download at a price of $ 1 . 99 and kanbar entertainment boasts that more “hoodwinked ! ” based games are coming soon .
the weinstein company has debuted the trailer for hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , the sequel opening in theaters on april 29 . the animated comedy features the voices of hayden panettiere , glenn close , patrick warburton , david ogden stiers , andy dick , benjy gaither , martin short , joan cusack , wayne newton , david alan grier , amy poehler and bill hader .
yes , that ' s hansel and gretel .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
turns the fairy tale into an action film . the voices - - provided by amy poehler , bill hader , joan cusack , martin short and others - - are fabulous , but this fairy - tale mash - up isn ' t as fun as the
shrek
series .
hood vs . evil will find a teen such as red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
hoodwinked too ,
which runs an eternity - risking 85 minutes , plays like a jaded rehash of other pictures . and none of those other pictures , sadly , is the original
hoodwinked .
hoodwinked too ! video game teasers ( 480p , 0 : 41 ) : red ' s escape mobile game teaser and decoder game teaser .
overall , “hoodwinked too ! ” has all the right elements for a somewhat enjoyable animated film : anthropomorphic animals , sly jokes for parents , creative edits to a familiar story . but what it’s lacking is real character development for red , granny , wolf and twitchy , and without that , your affection for those in the “hood vs . evil” fight will melt faster than any super truffle .
not every cg - animated film need cost as much as rio or rango , but the blandly derivative hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is so palpably low - rent in every conceivable facet that i wondered if perhaps the version i saw was some kind of early rough cut , still awaiting its final layers of detail to be added by a team of cg technicians . if only .
disa directed and storyboarded the lilo and stitch short for disney called the origin of stitch and spent a year working on rob zombie’s el superbeasto before landing hoodwinked too ! , the sequel to the 2006 original hoodwinked .
just wanted to take a moment to publicly thank you for everything you did on hoodwinked too ; hood vs . evil . you , todd , and tony created a marvelous world that i have been honored to spend time in it . your help , advice , insights , and performance as twitchy were generous , professional , and very welcome . ( and funny ! dude , you are just a funny guy ! )
the good . . . the bad . . . the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the comedic portrayal of the fairy tale red riding hood , comes the all - new animated family comedy hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil in 3d . the sequel finds our heroine , red , training with a mysterious covert group called the sisters of the hood . but red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from nicky flippers , who returns as head of the super - secret happily ever after agency , aka the hea . a wicked witch has abducted two innocent children , hansel and gretet , and nicky needs red for the search - and - rescue mission . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny and the rest of the hoodwinked gang—including the ever - clueless wolf and his over - caffeinated little partner , twitchy , join red to solve the forest ' s latest caper . fracturing fairy tales and pop culture with good - natured glee , hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil in 3d takes viewers on a rollicking rollercoaster ride combining edge - of - the - seat adventure with classic , zany cartoon antics
hoodwinked ! , the computer - animated take on little red riding hood , gets a sequel , this time in 3d , as red ( voiced by panettiere ) is called upon to save the kidnapped hansel and gretel from an evil witch ( joan cusack ) .
hoodwinked 3 is rumored to be made , but it is not solid proof .
that all being said , i’m not sure if i’d blanket recommend this to anyone other than those who liked “hoodwinked” or parents just looking to distract their kids . “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil” is fun though considering how dreadful the 3d conversion is , there’s no real reason to see this in theaters and can justifiably be forgotten until it hits the home market . the film gets a 3 out of 5 , as it fulfills its obligations but despite the technical improvements , it lacks some of the freshness from the original .
red puckett : they call me
red
because of this red hood i wear .
red puckett : they call me
red
because of this red hood i wear .
hood vs . evil will find a teen such as red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel . written by anthony pereyra { hypersonic91 @ yahoo . com }
granny puckett : a trip up the mountain is too dangerous for a little girl .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil has prettier colors and a beefed - up voice cast , and - even if the plot is no more original than in the first film - at least there are more gags . sure , it ' s still bottom - drawer animation of the igor , fly me to the moon and alpha & omega variety . and , yeah , your kids can tell . but at least the fairy - tale riffs are closer to a shrek sequel in frequency and quality .
a sequel titled hoodwinked too hood versus evil , in which the wolf and red team up to rescue hansel and gretel , was released in april 2011 after several years in development hell . since no one from the original movie came back for the sequel , the animation was altered , and we could understand twitchy , it got a they changed it , now it sucks reaction from viewers .
we have only 3d to blame for the arrival , six years after the original , of hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , one of the most obnoxious and least necessary animated films of the century thus far ; obnoxious because of the relentlessness with which it slams witless gags in the viewer ' s face and unnecessary because , with a domestic box office take of $ 51 million , the 2005 original didn ' t exactly demand an encore . business this time around will likely fall in the same ballpark , although many who pay advanced prices will themselves feel hoodwinked by the entirely unremarkable 3d results on display .
hoodwinked too continues where the first movie left off . the characters go to work for the happily ever after agency . the storyline of the movie is solid and . . . continue reading
then we had the various sequels , all of which underperformed compared to their predecessors . hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil kicked things off by opening to only $ 4 . 1 million and taking in $ 10 . 1 million at the domestic box office . the original hoodwinked earned $ 51 . 4 million back in 2006 , so this was a truly disastrous result for the weinstein co . this was a film that couldn’t even make its money back with international receipts , as it only made an additional $ 7 million or so overseas , meaning it only took in about 50 % of its budget in theaters .
cooperation : it’s only by working together as a team that red and her friends can overpower the evil villains .
either way , the movie would have the highest opening weekend of any film so far this year ( beating
rio ' s
$ 39 . 2 million ) and take in exponentially more than either of the two other pictures in wide release this weekend .
prom ,
a coming - of - age film that is the first to be put into production by walt disney studios chairman rich ross , should collect about $ 8 million .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
the 3 - d animated sequel to 2005 ' s 2d
hoodwinked ,
will likely sell about $ 7 million worth of tickets .
the one exception is terry crews and that’s for just one reason : he’s just too awesome .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
has prettier colors and a beefed - up voice cast , and if the plot ' s no more original than in the first film , at least there are more gags . sure , it ' s still bottom - drawer animation of the
igor ,
fly me to the moon
and
alpha & omega
variety . and yeah , your kids can tell . but at least the fairy - tale riffs are closer to a
shrek
sequel in frequency and quality .
ok , girl in the red hood , please step forward and repeat the line you ' ve been given .
this sequel finds our heroine training with a mysterious covert group called the sisters of the hood . but , red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from nicky flippers , who returns as head of the super - secret happily ever after agency , aka the hea . a wicked witch has abducted two innocent children , hansel and gretel , and nicky needs red for the search - and - rescue mission . fracturing fairy tales and pop culture with good - natured glee ,
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
takes viewers on a rollicking rollercoaster ride combining edge - of - the - seat adventure with classic , zany cartoon antics .
despite ample proof to the contrary , hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil was not written by the punaholic carrie bradshaw . a sequel to a movie few saw and even fewer cared about , and whose escape from straight - to - video oblivion can only have been permitted by the money - to - burn weinstein company’s recent victory lap at the academy awards , this humorless , flat - even - in - 3d toon is most notable for the vocal talent that chose not to reprise their roles from the original , among them failed oscar host anne hathaway .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil comes out during a time when unoffensive animated films just aren’t good enough anymore . for the film watcher , this is a great time with the likes of pixar and dreamworks upping the ante , with a few dark horses here and there and some old mainstays like disney still staking a claim . unfortunately , hoodwinked too isn’t a shining example of the current times . instead , a bizarre plot , uninspired animation , and worst of all , a lack of more than a handful of laughs keep this sequel from pushing the genre forward . the shame is that there is some quality work done by some of the voice cast , but the rest of the film falls flat around them . hit the jump for the full review .
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bvs , on top of sucking in general , is a dour slog that takes itself too seriously .
the good… the bad… the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv’s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers – head of the happily ever after agency – to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv’s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv’s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest’s latest caper .
fairy tales collide when mambo and munk tip the scales of good and evil once again . this time princess snow white is a misguided teenager who ' d rather have fun with friends red riding hood , . . . see full summary »
red riding hood is training with a secret group called the sisters of the hood , when she ' s called upon by nicky flippers , the head of the happily ever after agency , to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
next , he directed the computer animated hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil , the sequel to the 2005 surprise hit hoodwinked , for the weinstein co . however , disa notes that viewers should not expect to see his version of the film when watching the version released to theaters and home video . he explains that , during post - production on hoodwinked too ! , its producers tried to rewrite and record dialogue to match the movement of the characters’ already - animated mouths . “i’m very proud of the film . it’s a well - executed film , but it wasn’t supposed to be a zany comedy , even from the very first script . it was pitched to me as a witty adventure about a heroine coming of age . you can’t just insert ‘wacky’ into a film after it’s already been animated . it’s either in the script or not . so , i’m not thrilled with the final product . ”
the animation may be less blocky than the first hoodwinked ! , but it still resembles a video game .
the good… the bad… the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv ' s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers – head of the happily ever after agency – to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv ' s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv ' s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest ' s latest caper .
see it – the original took a new twist to the red riding hood mythos and i’ll give the second a glance .
the digital animation ranges from competent to clunky , the jokes too often feel tossed - off and random , and the movie too often descends into dullness , only to be yanked back from the abyss by the goat .
the weinstein co . is pushing back the release of its sequel to its surprise animated hit
hoodwinked .
glasser added that weinstein co . is the final stages of a marketing deal with a fast - food chain , although he declined to disclose any other details on a promotional tie - in campaign for
hoodwinked too .
the good . . . the bad . . . the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv ' s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers - - head of the happily ever after agency - - to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv ' s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv ' s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest ' s latest caper .
if i ever actually gave a shit about star wars i ' d chuck that in too . that fanbase suuuuuucks
we were rushing to get the picture ready ,
said glasser of the decision to hit pause on
hoodwinked too .
although the original
hoodwinked
also opened on the martin luther king jr . weekend and did well , glasser believes
youth in revolt
is strong enough to
own a couple of weeks .
the
use the hood ! !
moment when granny appears to red while her mine cart is flying through the sky .
hoodwinked too ! has some scenes with animated violence and accidental harm . they’re largely comic , and they don’t show real - life consequences or characters being hurt . children might try to copy some of this violence . for example :
i watched hoodwinked too and i like this track which plays when the movie is ending . , –inseperable –hayden panettiera . , where can i find it because on the net i can’t find it , please help , i like that track
i vote for promoting innocence and wonder in children . they grow up too fast in today’s world as it is .
we continuously update the soundtracks , as soon as songs or scenes become available , so please check back later too .
they’re thrown into another scenario that forces them to work together , but “hoodwinked ! ” was interesting in that it changed a story we all know , the tale of little red riding hood , and made it more thrilling . “hoodwinked too ! ” gives us funny looks at current problems like child obesity and other well - known stories , like hansel and gretel , but it’s a formula that ultimately shortchanges us as viewers when it can’t make the characters more than just sketches from a computer .
little red riding hood , the wolf , the woodsman , and granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter .
surely too much money has been spent on the cast and the 3d rather than on fashioning an intelligent , funny script .
few were those who demanded a sequel to 2005’s “hoodwinked , ” and those few should have been ignored . “hoodwinked too” doesn’t unreel so much as dump on the screen busted fairy - tale characters , dumb would - be jokes , rusty pop - culture references and inert action scenes . such a shambles is the story that it could have been the work of julie taymor .
and your little dog too : in red ' s version of events , the wolf yells that he ' s gonna get her and her grandma too . in wolf ' s version , he says the same thing , but when the fisherman mumbles ,
now that ' s not good
, he complains ,
what ? they ' re evil ! i ' ll prove it !
despite its occasionally unfinished feel , hoodwinked will probably keep everyone ( adults and kids ) entertained for its very brief running time .
the good moments in hoodwinked too are so few and far between , you may need your own breadcrumbs to figure out what you even laughed at . in the current climate of animated films , we have been spoiled by films that have heart , laughs , and cross all ages . there is little justification for the extra dimension and the film doesn’t have the same appeal nor smarts that its predecessor had . hoodwinked too isn’t a bad way to spend 90 minutes , but it’s not something i would recommend .
too bad that ' s not pinhead ' s puzzle box . . . it would have made for a more interesting movie .
you ' ll toss your cupcakes , too ! red , voiced by hayden panettiere , tries to round up her errant pastries .
a teenage red riding hood trains in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called sisters of the hood . she is then called upon by nicky flippers - - head of the happily ever after agency - - who teams her with the wolf to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
mr . poniewozik is right on the money . but it’s deflating to have “hoodwinked” lumped in with the shrek crowd so easily . for those of you who still might not understand why i am not directing any “hoodwinked” sequels or similar fare , this is a big reason why .
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hoodwinked is a cg animated movie released in 2005 that parodies the little red riding hood fairy tale . possibly inspired by shrek , the movie is an urban fantasy retelling , using a rashomon style interrogation set - up to tell the story , while reinterpreting all of the tale ' s characters .
he said the company is focusing its resources on a big marketing and promotion push for
youth in revolt ,
its teen comedy starring michael cera that debuts jan . 8 , and it is also making some
tweaks
to the animation of
hoodwinked too .
though due for release this week , production on the film was completed in 2009 . since then , disa has directed the feature - length animated adaptations of ea’s video games dante’s inferno and dead space aftermath . he recently returned to finish the stereoscopic 3d work on hoodwinked too !
so does the
hood
stand a chance against the evil that is post - conversion 3d ? and more importantly , is it worth shelling out the extra few bucks to slap on the glasses and glimpse the extra dimension ? check out our latest installment of to 3d or not to 3d below to find out .
j . paul peszko takes a look at blue yonder films independent production of hoodwinked , from its creation to its distribution by the weinstein co .
red riding hood is training in the group of sister hoods , when she and the wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of hansel and gretel .
she reluctantly teams up once more with wolf ( warburton ) and granny ( close ) for the mission , which is orchestrated by the hea ( happily ever after agency ) , a group that ensures every story has a happy ending . hoodwinked too ! feels unnecessary from beginning to end .
when boingo insincerely asks for granny ' s autograph , you can see ev , with the rest covered by his fingers . later , you see it says evil plan .
while the original film flipped the switch on the standard red riding hood tale , the sequel decides to make its own path . working off of a script by mike disa , cory edwards , todd edwards , and tony leech , hoodwinked too again stuffs the film with almost every fairytale character it can manage with varying degrees of success . considering this is disa’s first feature length film , the film has some solid moments to build off of but it never feels like a cohesive plot . there is simply too much going on and the moments that work often end up quickly pushed to the side .
yes , it ' s in 3 - d , and , no , it ' s not remotely as good as rio . but for children still of the
we ' ll watch anything so long as it ' s animated
age , hoodwinked too is at least a passable diversion .
the letdown with “hoodwinked too ! ” is the animation . the images don’t remotely approach the nuance of , say , “ ice age , ” let alone anything from the mack daddy , pixar . and while it seems there’s no getting away from this marketing aesthetic , the resemblance at times to a video game is far , far too acute . the “ shrek ” films — in visual terms — have done this kind of thing better .
when kirk is on the phone with jimmy , jimmy tells him
don ' t act like a woodsman , be a woodsman .
later , when the wolf and kirk are about to infiltrate the bandit ' s hideout , the wolf tells a disguised kirk ,
don ' t act like an evil henchman ; be an evil henchman .
the film’s humor is stuptefyingly unfunny , with martin short , replacing jim belushi , mincing up a pathetic storm as the woodsman and cheech and chong , as two of the three little hench pigs , delivering a racist shtick that rests almost entirely on regurgitating and stringing together potent quotables from the white guys playing latinos or talking like them canon ( “hasta la vista baby” immediately follows “say hello to my little friend” ) . as in the first film , the shoestring animation suggests a lame , epic - length video - game cutscene , but at least there was something to hoodwinked ‘s fairy - tale duplicity . hood vs . evil simply exists at face value and thus continually runs on empty .
a follow - up to 2006 ' s hoodwinked , a film i don ' t recall being so successful as to warrant a sequel (
successful ,
admittedly , being a subjective term ) , hoodwinked too is , like its predecessor , set in a world populated entirely by fairy tale characters . ( picture a less colorful , less amusing version of shrek ' s far far away . ) the plot centers on red riding hood ( hayden panettiere , in a role abdicated by anne hathaway ) and wolf ( patrick warburton ) , elite members of the happily ever after agency , a sort of fairy tale homeland security , mounting a search - and - rescue mission to recover red ' s granny ( glenn close ) from the clutches of an evil witch ( joan cusack ) that has abducted her .
this week ' s round of new casting information contains updates for ghosts of girlfriends past , hoodwinked 2 , shanghai , and more ! more . . .
glasser said a new firm release date for
hoodwinked too
has not yet been set , but he hinted he ls looking at february . while weinstein co . ' s financial challenges have been well documented and the company has over the last 18 months shuffled many of its release dates ( including most recently
nine
) , glasser said money is not an issue in the decision to delay
hoodwinked too ! .
weinstein co . did have reason to celebrate yesterday as the company ' s movies - - including
nine
and
inglourious basterds
- - were nominated for 12 golden globes .
while it seems there ' s no getting away from this marketing aesthetic , the resemblance at times to a video game is far , far too acute .
sweet at heart but too scary for very little kids ,
frankenweenie
mixes
frankenstein
and
pet sematary .
tim burton made the original short version of the film back in 1984 , and was fired by disney for it ( reportedly it was too scary , spendy , and took too long ) . the new version is entertaining for older kids but we ' re still talking zombie pets here , and it ' s a tad unnerving even for adults .
okay , so i actually saw this movie on a movie screen at a real theater so apparently it’s really done . i still find that hard to believe . after many years of poking , prodding and tweaking ( and converting the whole thing to 3d ) , “hoodwinked too : hood vs . evil” premiered at the grove in los angeles . i was there along with many of the cast and some of the original creators ( missed you , tony ! ! ) . shout out to patrick warburton ( the wolf ) for always hyping “team hoodwinked” and for being a stand - up guy . shout out to a bewildered martin short ( the woodsman ) and david alan grier ( the troll ) who gave me the time of day for 30 seconds as they went to get popcorn . and a big shout out to heidi klum ( a “happy yodeler” ) — for not only being hot , but for also helping sponsor the premiere event and bringing a lot of kids from children’s hospital , all with little red hoods & capes , to see the screening . awwww .
overall , edwards had a very satisfying experience working with the weinsteins . harvey weinstein made some good cuts and the company has been giving hoodwinked a solid marketing campaign .
with high expectations , disney began planning three computer animated sequels to dwarfs . the films were to follow the title characters’ return home to families and friends after the evil queen’s death in snow white .
the various - artists song soundtrack to hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is dominated by pastiche artist dan myers , who , on his four tracks , devotes himself largely to updates of jump blues styles , notably on
big city ,
living in a fairy tale ( with you ) ,
and
look out shorty !
on
little squirrel ( forage for your love ) ,
he makes like barry white fronting harold melvin & the blue notes in a song of love between one squirrel and another that may have disturbing implications ; myers declares that the baby squirrel to whom he ' s attracted makes him so crazy he wants to run into oncoming traffic . this bit of roadkill aside , the album also includes a couple of performances by wayne newton that seem to demonstrate the vegas legend has lost his voice at age 69 ; a short german - language version of
kung fu fighting
; and a couple of wannabe pop hits sung by hayden panettiere , the star voice of little red riding hood , that probably won ' t get on radio disney given that this animated feature was made by the rival weinstein company .
“no one realizes they are being fooled , because they are too busy laughing at the fool , ” says the british superspy finn mcmissile ( voiced by michael caine ) .
it ' s a kid ' s movie , what more to say , really ? it did seem to have a not too bad storyline , so shouldn ' t be too painful for any adults watching , but i am sure it is not really something an adult would pick out to watch alone ! a few laughs and some good characters .
being a huge hoodwinked fan i was always very concerned about making just a pale imitation of the first film , so there was a definite creative decision to expand the world into new places . but i hope that the film resonates with my respect and admiration for the characters you guys created . they are wonderful , well conceived , unique characters in animation that i came to care about deeply . i believe red is the best female hero in animation and wish there were more like her out there . i hope hoodwinked too is just another step in what will be a long life for red , the whole crazy gang , and their world . i’m sure you and team hoodwinked have many stories left to tell .
director / co - writer cory edwards learned a lot from a cross - country screening trek for hoodwinked . audiences differed on their favorite characters and parts of the movie they loved .
lol i still can ' t believe bats vs supe hasn ' t toppled 1billion . . . don ' t urltoken it ' s cause movie is shit . / word of mouth was bad . jurassic world was ultra shit . so are the transformer movies yet they made over billion . anyway i want dc to succeed . hopefully all the bat vs supe merch can elevate their financial gains so they can make more dc movies and take risks on other comic properties
meanwhile , red riding hood ( hayden panettiere ) is off on special assignment training with the sisterhood of the kung fu bakers . she’s about to undertake her final trial when a secret recipe is stolen .
is the wrong ingredient . director mike disa ' s bland , uneventful , slow - paced , tries - too - hard animated film is the woefully inadequate followup to the halfway charming
having finished her training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood , little red riding hood is sent out on her first mission by nick flippers , the head of the happily ever after agency , which is dedicated to making sure every story has a happy ending . teamed with granny , twitchy and the wolf , red has to save two kids named hansel and gretel when a wicked witch kidnaps them .
sharing the same attorney with robert and elizabeth rodriguez benefited edwards . elizabeth heard about hoodwinked from the lawyer , mentioned it to harvey weinstein and , after a screening , a deal was made .
hoodwinked , an underfunded and undeserving sleeper in the winter of 2005 , earns a sequel that looks , at least , as if the weinstein co . threw a little more money at it .
what makes it funnier is that particular moment wasn ' t supposed to have a joke at all . it was ad - libbed by andy dick , who did think
keith
was a stupid name for an evil accomplice .
“hoodwinked too ! ” isn’t that long , clocking in at the average hour - and - a - half mark , but its brisk pace falters in the second half , dragging along as red , wolf and their allies encounter problem after problem – giant bugs , evil pigs , etc . – while trying to save granny . the character development pops up every now and then , with lines about how red wants to grow up and wolf understands that he needs to control his confidence , but the film can’t conclude its plot in a solid way – and , of course , manages to leave things open for another sequel , too . its best moments are its nods to other films , like “silence of the lambs” and “star wars , ” and its jokes for parents , lines like “the ‘60s are kind of a blur , ” from granny and “rachael ray’s the devil ! ” from the sisters of the hood . but there are blatant missteps , too : an ogre red has to beat up is obviously a black caricature ( it likes chicken , speaks in a horrible accent and sassily tells off red ) , and twitchy’s playboy ways seem out of place in a film that otherwise contains no sexual or romantic content .
that’s not to say “hoodwinked too ! ” is terrible – like “shrek , ” it has successful moments geared specifically toward adult audiences , while providing the right kind of goofy humor that’s a hit with kids . despite being a sequel , though , the characters lack depth ; red , her grandmother granny , wolf and the squirrel twitchy haven’t grown much since we saw them five years ago in “hoodwinked ! ” . red still yearns to come into her own , granny is still wise and all - knowing , wolf is still cocky and bombastic and twitchy is still … well , twitchy .
hoodwinked ,
an underfunded and somewhat undeserving sleeper hit in 2005 , earns a sequel that looks , at least , as if the weinstein co . threw a little more money at it .
the android game , “hoodwinked too ! decoder game” , is a brain game / puzzle based app that is a game for all ages . the theme of the game ties into the storyline of the film as players are asked to assist the “hea : happily ever after agency” with decoding a series of intercepted files ( images ) which are scrambled . difficulty levels are scaled from easy to expert .
6 years after the events of hoodwinked ! , wolf ( patrick warburton ) , granny ( glenn close ) , and twitchy ( cory edwards ) are on a rescue mission to save hansel and gretel ( bill hader and amy poehler ) from an evil witch named verushka ( joan cusack ) . the plan goes wrong however and granny is kidnapped as well . meanwhile , red ( hayden panettiere ) is in training with a mysterious group called the sisters of the hood where she learns that a secret all powerful truffle recipe has been stolen . she is assigned by detective nicky flippers ( david ogden stiers ) with wolf and twitchy to find the recipe and save her grandma .


gold diggers of 1937 is a warner bros. movie musical directed by lloyd bacon with musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley .

the film stars dick powell and joan blondell , who were married at the time , with glenda farrell and victor moore .

the film features songs by the teams of harold arlen , e.y. harburg , harry warren and al dubin .

it was based on the play " sweet mystery of life " by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight , which ran briefly on broadway in 1935 .

warren duff wrote the screenplay with the assistance of tom warren , who was billed as " screenplay constructor " .

this is the fifth movie in warner bros. ' series of " gold digger " films , following the now lost film the gold diggers ( 1923 ) and gold diggers of broadway ( 1929 ) , as well as a remake of the earlier film gold diggers of 1933 ( which was the first to feature busby berkeley 's extravagant production numbers ) and gold diggers of 1935 .

the film was followed by gold diggers in paris ( 1938 ) .

gold diggers of 1937

busby berkley ' s gold diggers of 1937 . chorus in formation with joan blondell in foreground .
busby berkley ' s gold diggers of 1937 . chorus in formation with joan blondell in . . .
its outrageous success led to a series of gold diggers films : arguably including dames ( gold diggers of 1934 in all but name ) , as well as gold diggers of 1935 ( poor plot , jawdropping songs ) , this one - actually released in 1936 - and gold diggers in paris .
1936 - publicity photo of dick powell for his new film ' gold diggers of 1937 . ' headh . . .
warner bros . seems to have crafted this trailer to send a single message : gold diggers fans , we hear you . the nostalgic tour of past gold diggers films— gold diggers of broadway , gold diggers of 1933 , and even busby berkeley’s gold diggers of 1935 —will send a shiver up the spine of any would - be digger , and it seems likely that gold diggers of 1937 will be jam - packed with easter eggs and clues about where the series might go next . ( maybe gay paree ? ) but would it be too much to ask for a true fans–only nod to 1923’s the gold diggers ?
theatrical trailer for the 1937 warner bros film
gold diggers of 1937
. the trailer is unusual as it briefly shows footage from the now - lost 1929 film
gold diggers of broadway
. this trailer is public domain , even though the films shown are not public domain .
1936 - publicity photo of dick powell for his new film ' gold diggers of 1937 . ' headh and shoulders portrait of powell with his arm over the back of a chair .
paul muni in the life of emile zola ( 1937 ) , directed by william dieterle .
gangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway , four walls eight windows ( new york , ny ) , 2003 .
there were audible gasps throughout the glamorous chinese theatre in hollywood when the announcer said , “with your old friends dick powell and joan blondell ! ” not only was blondell sorely missed in the gold diggers of 1935 , she and co - star powell have gotten married since they shared the screen in gold diggers of 1933 . did the real - life sweethearts bring a new realism to their love scenes in this , the most adult gold diggers film yet ? warner bros . execs assure me they did !
to the strictly biased fancier of powell - blondell opera .
gold diggers of 1937 ,
which the warner brothers disguised as santa claus , tenderly deposited last night at the strand theatre , may well be a collector ' s item . view full article in timesmachine »
pretty good entry in the gold diggers series . not bitingly humorous like 1933 , but not lacking in the leading lady department like 1935 . let’s not even discuss in paris .
this time round the focus is back on the gold diggers & the broadway scene itself . dick powell plays a life insurance salesman who lands the deal of a lifetime with a theatre mogul .
dateline : hollywood , usa ! the trailer for gold diggers of 1937 has silver screen fanatics in a positive frenzy as they flock to theaters to get their first glimpse of the next installment in warner bros . ’ beloved franchise . and bad luck for mgm snobs : it looks the music , mischief , and merriment in this warner bros . holiday spectacular will finally put gold diggers on the same playing field as the broadway melody cinematic universe . here’s everything we learned about the upcoming film from its trailer .
chicago tribune , may 19 , 1985 , herbert gold , review of war cries over avenue c , p . 46 .
what ' s a chorine to do after her show flops ? become a gold digger ! the cuties do so en masse as the gold diggers of 1937 , kicking depression era blues in the keester . dick powell plays an insurance agent with musical ambitions , joan blondell is a showgirl who gives up spangles for a stenographer ' s pad and . . . well , who watches any diggers for its plot ? instead , watch as dance creator busby berkeley turns a garden party into a tap - happy romp . as blondell leads leggy soldiers in a banner - waving , precision - formation all ' s fair in love and war spectacle that ' s berkeley at his showy best . as powell croons a gold diggers ' lullaby with plenty of money and you . in short , plenty of reasons to watch . again and again .
after the popular 42nd street , warner bros made their musical masterpiece , a depression - era beauty called gold diggers of 1933 that mixed somewhat risqué comedy with astonishing production numbers , including the greatest one ever filmed : remember my forgotten man .
for further reading , here’s an article on the film from the movie magg blog which includes some background information about the gold diggers series – it discusses the whole plot . i’ve also put a link to the trailer below .
charyn , jerome 1937– .
contemporary authors , new revision series . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken
was a major hit , and muni finally won an oscar for best actor . after playing a chinese farmer in the 1937
i didn’t care for the final “love and war” musical sequence in this film – like you , i found the treatment of its subject queasy . it also goes on far too long . there’s a desperation in the later gold digger films , beginning with gold diggers of 1935 , in which unlikable characters cook up nasty scams that aren’t fun to watch . i think the cycle was running out of steam .
( from left , seated at table ) joseph schildkraut , paul muni , and gale sondergaard in the life of emile zola ( 1937 ) .
i can’t compare this to the other gold digger films because i haven’t seen them . i enjoyed this one ! lots of fun !
sorry to be so slow in replying , g . o . m ( life has been interfering with blogging ! ) , but thanks very much for the thoughtful comment . i’ve just seen gold diggers of 1933 on the big screen , and the difference in the way the war is treated in the great ‘my forgotten man’ finalecertainly shows up the queasiness of the ‘love and war’ number . you make a fascinating point about the desperation in the later films – i haven’t seen gold diggers of 1935 as yet , but will bear it in mind when i do .
if there’s one thing the trailer for gold diggers of 1937 makes clear , it’s that the differences between this and mgm’s broadway melody franchise are vanishingly small . though studio bigwigs are thrilled that the narcissism of small differences is producing brand loyalists who’ll eagerly buy tickets to any old thing they slap the gold diggers or broadway melody label on , it’s more of a happy accident than a design—and they’re certainly not paying critics to write bad reviews of other studios’ movies . in fact , if pressed , studio chiefs find the fan rivalry between diggers and melodyheads kind of embarrassing for everyone involved—but if there’s money in it , they’ll still be stoking its flames 80 years from now . besides , as one producer told me , things could always get worse . “at least i’m not at universal , ” he said . “those poor saps have to pretend to care about flash gordon serials ! ”
the titles for the film’s four new songs have been revealed , and they sound incredible : “speaking of the weather , ” “all’s fair in love and war , ” “let’s put our heads together , ” and “with plenty of money and you . ” though we get to hear powell sing a snippet of “with plenty of money and you , ” we’ll have to wait until the sheet music is released to get a sense of exactly what direction the gold diggers universe music is going next . judging from what we can hear in the trailer , though , this is going to be the toe - tappingest gold diggers yet .
de la película
gold diggers
( buscadores de oro ) ( 1937 ) warner bros . tema
love is fair en love and war
. película musical dirigido por lloyd bacon con números musicales creados y dirigidos por busby berkeley , y protagonizada por dick powell y joan blondell . la película incluye canciones de los equipos de harold arlen y ey harburg y harry warren y al dubin . extraído de : urltoken
charyn , jerome 1937– .
contemporary authors , new revision series . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken
what a difference a few years makes ! largely ditching the behind the scenes narrative structure of 42nd street , footlight parade , and dames , gold diggers of 1937 ( actually released in 1936 ) also had the misfortune of being made after the strict enforcement of the hays code was in full effect . the film is simply a lot less provocative and daring than its predecessors and as a result , it is the most reigned in and tame . unfortunately the incendiary material is also what makes these films so much fun .
? hopwood film festival . during winter term , the university will screen films inspired by hopwood himself or written by hopwood winners . ” gold diggers of 1933 , ” the iconic film based on hopwood’s play” the gold diggers , ” will be the first . the film starred ginger rodgers , joan blondell and dick powell and contained such classic tunes as” we’re in the money . ” u - m english rofessor peter bauland will teach a mini - course on the films . open to the public , the films will be shown monday evenings in the michigan theater at 7 p . m . here are the films :
what ' s a chorine to do after her show flops ? become a gold digger ! the cuties do so en masse as the gold diggers of 1937 , kicking depression era blues in the keester . dick powell plays an insurance agent with musical ambitions , joan blondell is a showgirl who gives up spangles for a stenographer ' s pad and … well , who watches any diggers for its plot ? instead , watch as dance creator busby berkeley turns a garden party into a tap - happy romp . blondell leads leggy soldiers in a banner - waving , precision - formation
all ' s fair in love and war
spectacle that ' s berkeley at his showy best as powell croons a lullaby ,
with plenty of money and you .
in short , there are plenty of reasons to watch again and again .
stanfield , peter .
an excursion into the lower depths : hollywood , urban primitivism , and
st . louis blues ,
1929 - 1937 .
features 21 song - and - dance spectaculars staged and directed by busby berkeley , from movie musicals released in the 1930 ' s . included are excerpts from
42nd street
( 1933 ) ,
gold diggers of 1933
( 1933 ) ,
fashions of 1934
( 1934 ) ,
in caliente
( 1933 ) ,
footlight parade
( 1933 ) ,
wonder bar
( 1934 ) ,
dames
( 1934 ) ,
gold diggers of 1935
( 1935 ) , and
gold diggers of 1937
( 1937 ) . contents : shuffle off to buffalo - - young and healthy - - 42nd street - - we ' re in the money - - pettin ' in the park - - shadow waltz - - remember my forgotten man - - ah , the moon is here - - sittin ' on a backyard fence - - honeymoon hotel - - by a waterfall - - shanghai lil - - spin a little web of dreams - - don ' t say goodnight - - the girl at the ironing board - - i only have eyes for you - - dames - - the words are in my heart - - lullaby of broadway - - the lady in red - - all is fair in love and war . cast : : dick powell , ruby keeler , ginger rogers , joan blondell , james cagney . 163 min .
berkeley ' s 42nd street was a lot better than footlight parade , and gold diggers ' 33 was slightly better than that . this one ' s better still ! a little too pathetic of course , especially foolish in the middle , as a zippy little ' 30s musical , with the constant jokes just barely verging on impropriety or irritation , but so , so , so cute . gold diggers ' 37 is cute ! cute . with the drinking , and the handsome dames , and money and life insurance and romance in a gummy and simple story , and the witty gentlemen hoofing . it ' s sort of thin man - like in a good way . built smartly .
as usual with films which have dates in the title , gold diggers of 1937 was actually made the previous year . it stars joan blondell , one of my favourite actresses , opposite her real - life husband of the time , dick powell . there is a lot of chemistry between them , not surprisingly , and i found that i warmed to powell in this more than usual . maybe i’m starting to get his appeal , which had previously been a mystery to me , or maybe it’s because his character in this one is easy to like – a bored , hard - up insurance salesman who dreams of making it as a singer .
…house of rothschild , 1934 ) and paul muni ( the life of emile zola , 1937 ; juarez , 1939 ) in the united states and charles laughton ( alexander korda’s the private life of henry viii , 1933 ; rembrandt , 1936 ) in england . …
gangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway is charyn ' s tribute to the oft - depicted golden era of new york city . much of the detail will not be new to the informed reader , though the narrative is liberally sprinkled with tidbits that are generally not considered common knowledge . charyn ' s goal may have been to capture in his numerous vignettes the amicable chaos that characterized the city in its glory , but some critics found the offerings too superficial to be useful and the
disorganized narrative ,
as a publishers weekly contributor described it , overwhelming . charyn ended gangsters and gold diggers , according to a kirkus reviews contributor , with
an unsurprising rebuke of what we ' re left with
after the glory is gone .
hopwood , a 1905 u - m graduate who popularized the phrase” gold diggers” for a play by the same name to be performed by the u - m theatre & drama department this february , wanted students competing for hopwood awards to” be allowed the widest possible latitude” and asked that” the new , the unusual , and the radical ? be especially encouraged . ”
where some of the gold digger annuals from warner have not been overburdened with heavy story material , the current musical opus gets moving with the advantage of a trim backstage yarn taken from mystery of life , the broadway play by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight .
kirkus reviews , june , 2000 , review of the black swan , p . 608 ; may 1 , 2002 , review of bronx boy , p . 630 ; october 15 , 2003 , review of gangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway , p . 1259 ; september 1 , 2004 , review of the green lantern : a romance of stalinist russia , p . 820 ; august 15 , 2005 , review of savage shorthand , p . 892 ; september 1 , 2005 , review of inside the hornet ' s head : an anthology of jewish american writing , p . 932 ; april 1 , 2006 , review of raised by wolves : the turbulent art and times of quentin tarantino , p . 331 .
gold diggers in paris ( 1938 ) directed by ray enright ; musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley . cast : rudy vallee , rosemary lane , hugh herbert , allen jenkins , gloria dickson , melville cooper , mabel todd , fritz feld , curt bois and the schnickelfritz band . the gold diggers are heading for paris , bringing their feathers , frills , new york tawk - - and ballet shoes ! a french diplomat has mistaken 43rd street ' s club balle for the american academy ballet , and the chorus cuties aren ' t going to turn down a free trip to the city of light over such a tiny misunderstanding . special features : broadway brevities musical short the candid kid ; classic cartoons cinderella meets a fella and love and curses ; theatrical trailer . 97 min . dvd x177 credits and other information from the internet movie database
joan blondell and glenda farrell pull this one way up . joan was sorely missed in 1935 , whereas glenda was great but had little screen time . thankfully , they’re both back and wonderful as usual in 1937 .
victor moore enters the picture scene again back at his old trick of show thefting . in the role of the hypochondriac theatrical producer , he is the trouper of old and easily the comedy life of the party . glenda farrell , a typical gold - digging chorine in the story , works smoothly and for laughable results opposite the pompous show czar .
where some of the gold digger annuals from warner have not been overburdened with heavy story material , the current musical opus gets moving with the advantage of a trim backstage yarn taken from mystery of life , the broadway play by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight . cast as a cocksure insurance salesman , dick powell [ … ]
lullaby of broadway : the best of busby berkeley at warner bros . - compilation
derek mong of ohio won his first hopwood , $ 6 , 000 for poetry , calling the size of his prize” unheard of” in the world of poetry .
miller , who won his hopwood awards in 1936 and 1937 , would go on to write the classic” death of a salesman” and” the crucible , ” standard texts in american literature classes to this day . miller died in 2005 but a u - m theater is being built in his honor .
? feb . 9 - 12 , avery hopwood’s” the gold diggers . ” under the direction of philip kerr , the u - m theatre & drama department’s performances of hopwood’s widely popular , long - running 1919 play will take place at the lydia mendelssohn theatre , 7 : 30 p . m . feb . 9 , 8 p . m . feb . 10 and 11 , and 2 p . m . feb . 12 . the performances will feature live music by phil ogilvie’s rhythm kings , with musical direction by u - m professor and music historian james dapogny .
personal : born may 13 , 1937 , in new york , ny ; son of sam ( a furrier ) and fannie charyn ; married marlene phillips ( a writer ) , january 24 , 1965 ( divorced ) . education : columbia college , b . a . ( cum laude ) , 1959 .
like the other gold digger movies , this one also has a lot of funny moments , and i like that aspect of it . it ' s just the songs , which take up a lot of time , that aren ' t as great as the original . the original will always be the best of this series . overall this movie is worth watching if you like berkeley musicals , but otherwise not .
despite all the lighthearted music and humour , though , there are hints at an underlying darkness – as there was in berkeley’s earlier films . once again , this movie doesn’t forget about the depression , but weaves a sardonic awareness of its realities into the fun . the theme of money runs all through the film , and is there in the songs , including the gold diggers’ lullaby / with plenty of money and you , and the life insurance song performed by powell at the insurance conference , which features the line “there’ll be pie in the sky when you die” . glenda farrell is even given the line : “it’s so hard to be good under the capitalist system . ”
gold diggers of 1933 ( 1933 ) directed by mervyn leroy . cast : warren william , joan blondell , aline macmahon , ruby keeler , dick powell , guy kibbee , ned sparks , ginger rogers . songs , harry warren & al dubin . dick powell and ruby keeler play two young hopefuls struggling to make it on broadway . even falling in love has its hardships , as powell ' s high - brow eastern family is determined to break them ( and the show ) up . more complications set in when his brother falls for keeler ' s wise - cracking roommate . special dvd features : new featurettes : 42nd street from book to stage to screen , gold diggers : fdr ' s new deal . . . broadway bound . 3 vintage featurettes : the 42nd street special , rambling round radio row # 2 , seasoned greetings . 3 vintage cartoons : i ' ve got to sing a torch song , pettin ' in the park , we ' re in the money and busby berkeley musicals trailer gallery . 99 min . dvd 5317 ; vhs 999 : 434 credits and other information from the internet movie database
publishers weekly , april 26 , 1985 , review of war cries over avenue c , p . 84 ; december 7 , 1990 , penny kaganoff , review of billy budd , kgb , p . 79 ; march 8 , 1991 , sybil steinberg , review of elsinore , p . 68 ; march 16 , 1992 , review of maria ' s girls , p . 67 ; june 14 , 1993 , review of montezuma ' s man , p . 63 ; september 19 , 1994 , review of little angel street , p . 53 ; september 15 , 1997 , review of the dark lady from belorusse , p . 64 ; april 27 , 1998 , review of death of a tango king , p . 45 ; may 3 , 1999 , review of captain kidd , p . 68 ; may 8 , 2000 , review of the black swan , p . 213 ; march 25 , 2002 , review of bronx boy , p . 50 ; october 6 , 2003 , review of gangsters and gold diggers , p . 70 ; october 18 , 2004 , review of the green lantern , p . 48 ; july 25 , 2005 , review of savage shorthand , p . 55 ; march 13 , 2006 , review of raised by wolves , p . 52 .
magazine of fantasy and science fiction , december , 1998 , james sallis , review of death of a tango king , p . 33 .
we can see by the end of the 30 ' s the gold diggers had mined out all the nuggets and get left with a dry hole . . even joan blondell and the evergreen dick powell can ' t save this lowball from fizzling . you ' ll be u . n . i . t . e . d . ( u need insurance to escape death ) in your opinion of needing to take out some after suffering through this yarn about enterprising young gentlemen and ladies financing a broadway show using life insurance . there is the great busby berkeley spectacle of course but it ' s at the very end and isn ' t as clever as in the previous two films .
new deal rhythm ( 1930 - 1937 ) ( 1977 ) contents : new deal rhythm / with charles
buddy
rogers ( 8 min . ) - - roseland / with ruth etting ( 12 min . ) - - three of radios favorite conductors / with
red
nichols , emery deutsch , ferde grofe ( 10 min . ) - - rhythm saves the day / with the cabin kids , buddy page and his orchestra ( 11 min . ) - - star reporter / with ina ray hutton , donald novis , ted husing , ed paul , betty jane cooper ( 10 min . ) . a compilation of panorama soundies which are short musical films , the music videos of their time , made between 1930 and 1937 . 999 : 2836
casbah ( 1948 ) directed by john berry . cast : yvonne decarlo , tony martin , peter lorre , marla toren . a criminal , pepe le moko , eludes capture in the casbah section of algiers until he is lured out of hiding by a beautiful woman in this thrilling musical tale of love and betrayal . based on the novel by detective ashelbe ; remake of the french motion picture , pepe le moko ( 1937 ) . 94 min . 999 : 2499 credits and other information from the internet movie database
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gold diggers of 1935 ( 1935 ) directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , adolphe menjou , gloria stuart , alice brady , hugh herbert . music and lyrics by harry warren and al dubin . dick powell stars as a young medical student working his way through school in a ritzy new england summer resort . when mrs . prentiss , a wealthy society matron , asks dick to be a summer escort for her beautiful overprotected daughter , they soon fall in love - - and star together in mrs . prentiss ' s charity show . this fast - paced comedy provides a showcase for berkeley ' s lavish production numbers including the renowned song and dance sequence
lullaby of broadway .
96 min . dvd 5319 ; vhs 999 : 2037 credits and other information from the internet movie database
matthew dessem is brow beat’s nights and weekends editor and the author of a biography of screenwriter and director clyde bruckman .
scheper , jeanne .
of la baker , i am a disciple
: the diva politics of reception .
jacoby , alexander .
the far side of paradise : the style and substance of yolanda and the thief .
jerico ( uk , 1937 ) directed by thornton freeland . cast : paul robeson , henry wilcoxon , wallace ford . paul robeson is in fine voice in this musical drama about a gi who , after he accidentally kills a man , escapes into the desert where he joins an african tribe to avoid punishment . 75 min . dvd 7282 credits and other information from the internet movie database
member : international association of crime writers , pen american center , mystery writers of america , actors studio , phi beta kappa .
jensen , marc .
feed me !
: power struggles and the portrayal of race in little shop of horrors .
career : writer . department of parks , new york , ny , recreation leader , early 1960s ; high school english teacher , new york , ny , 1962–64 ; city college of the city university of new york , new york , ny , lecturer in english , 1965 ; stanford university , stanford , ca , assistant professor of english , 1965–68 ; herbert h . lehman college of the city university of new york , bronx , ny , assistant professor , 1968–72 , associate professor , 1972–78 , professor of english , 1978–80 ; rice university , houston , tx , mellon visiting professor of english , 1979 ; princeton university , princeton , nj , visiting professor , 1980 , and lecturer in creative writing , 1981–85 ; city college of the city university of new york , visiting distinguished professor of english , 1988–89 ; american university of paris , paris , france , professor of film studies , 1995– .
amiable but generic for an hour and a half , then absolutely magical for the final ten minutes . of note : dick powell sports one of the most misguided mustaches in all of cinema in this movie .
also author of the screenplay crayola detective , 1971 . contributor of short stories to commentary , mademoiselle , transatlantic review , and other periodicals .
freire - medeiros , bianca
star in the house of mirrors : contrasting images of carmen miranda in brazil and the united states .
dancing on the ceiling ( 1937 ) directed by murray roth . a young man follows a pretty girl into her office , which turns out to be a musical dentist office . cute chorus girls attend to the many male customers , and the girl the young man was following is revealed to be the dentist . she gives the young man anesthetic gas and he dreams the dentist and her troupe of nurses are dancing on the ceiling . included on dvd 1367 credits and other information from the internet movie database
many of those who became part of hopwood’s legacy will gather at u - m this year as the university celebrates the program’s 75th anniversary with a series of events to showcase their life’s work as well as hopwood’s .
subscribe to classic trailers : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken gold diggers of 1937 ( 1936 ) official trailer - dick powell , joan blondell musical movie hd stage - producer j . j . horbart , is going to put on a new show , but he doesn ' t know that his two partners lost the money at the stock market . insurance salesman rosmer peck falls in love with ex chorus - girl joan blondell , who ' s friend genevieve tries to land on one of j . j horbat ' s partners . they come up with the idea to insure j . j . for $ 1 million , to get the money back when he dies . rosmer sells him the policy . after the insurance company finds out that he ' s only a hypochondriac , an attempt to kill him accidently fails , and genevieve falls in love with j . j . but when j . j . is informed that he is putting on a show with no money he has a breakdown . the only possibility to restore his health is putting on the show , in spite of the lack of money . welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel . where trailers from the past , from recent to long ago , from a time before youtube , can be enjoyed by all . we search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades . feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down .
pauling , geraldine
the psychohistorical significance of shirley temple films : images of the sexualized female child in relation to depression era group fantasy .
ellis , sarah t .
establishing ( and re - establishing ) a sense of place : musical orientation in the sound of music .
? april 22 , 10 a . m . - noon , shaman drum bookshop . release of the hopwood award : 75 years of prized writing and signing of works by hopwood awardees . marking the history of the avery hopwood and jule hopwood award , the u - m press will release its compendium of works by hopwood award - winning writers of note , ” the hopwood awards : 75 years of prized writing , ” edited by nicholas delbanco , andrea beauchamp , and michael barrett with an introduction by delbanco .
in that sense , delbanco said” hopwood is really the father of us all , ” including the past 30 years of growing creative writing programs nationwide .
…a stellar cast—including katharine hepburn , ginger rogers , lucille ball , and adolphe menjou—and a number of memorable scenes , many of which were the result of improvisation , which the director encouraged on most of his productions . the film received an oscar nomination for best picture , and la cava again earned a nod…
star night at the cocoanut grove ( 1935 ) several members of mgm ' s ' galaxy of stars ' attend an evening of music and a fashion show . included on dvd 6715 credits and other information from the internet movie database
like all of these hollywood studio products the push is always the final number . features so extraordinary choreography & music , a great musical of its time .
owners and show girls of the bankrupt club ballé are mistaken for the academy ballet of america and are off to paris to compete in an international dance exposition .
linial , christine amos1
pygmalion ' s domestication of the hollywood musical .
jenkins , henry .
the strange case of the backflipping senators . in :
booklist , october 1 , 1997 , mary carroll , review of the dark lady from belorusse : a memoir , p . 301 ; april 15 , 1998 , david pitt , review of death of a tango king , p . 1379 ; april 1 , 2002 , graceanne a . de - candido , review of bronx boy , p . 1293 ; october 1 , 2005 , donna seaman , review of savage shorthand : the life and death of isaac babel , p . 16 .
la habanera ( germany , 1937 ) directed by douglas sirk ( detlef sierck ) . cast : zarah leander , karl martell , ferdinand marian . working at germany ' s famed ufa studios under the very noses of the nazi authorities that would later force him into hollywood exile and eminence , sirk transformed a glossy musical vehicle for ufa ' s
new garbo
into a dark and intimate anti - colonial melodrama . desperate to escape the
cold swedish minds
of her homeland , beautiful astree falls under the enchanting spell of the caribbean love serenade la habanera and into the arms of puerto rican land baron don pedro de avila . but ten years later , when astree ' s old flame arrives in puerto rico , all is far from heavenly . 93 min . dvd 2456 credits and other information from the internet movie database
library journal , september 15 , 1997 , linda mcewan , review of the dark lady from belorusse , p . 81 ; april 1 , 1998 , david keymer , review of death of a tango king , p . 121 ; may 1 , 2000 , linda mcewan , review of the black swan , p . 111 ; september 1 , 2005 , anthony pucci , review of savage shorthand , p . 140 .
shall we dance ( 1937 ) directed by mark sandrich . cast : fred astaire , ginger rogers , edward everett horton , eric blore , jerome cowan . a ballet star ( astaire ) and a musical revue sensation ( rogers ) decide to wed and publicly divorce to quash persistent rumors of a secret marriage . once tied , however , perhaps they shouldn ' t call the whole thing off . special features : commentary by songwriter hugh martin and pianist kevin cole ; new featurette the music of shall we dance ; musical short sheik to sheik ; classic cartoon toy town hall . 109 min . dvd 4252 ; vhs 999 : 816 credits and other information from the internet movie database
a multimillionaire decides to boycott
filthy
forms of entertainment such as broadway shows .
one of the last great berkeley extravaganzas , and eerily prescient about modern american history .
hollins critic , october , 1977 , irving malin , review of the franklin scare .
/ daniel bernardi , editor . minneapolis : university of minnesota press , c2001 . (
linial , christine amos .
pygmalion ' s domestication of the hollywood musical .
coward , rosalind .
dennis potter and the question of the television author .
hollywood revue of 1929 ( 1937 ) directed by charles f . riesner . cast : conrad nagel , jack benny , masters of ceremonies ; with john gilbert , norma shearer , joan crawford , bessie love , ukelele ike , laurel & hardy , anita page , nils asther , brox sisiters , natova and company , marion davies , william haines , buster keaton , marie dressler , charles king , polly moran , gus edwards , dane & arthur , gwen lee , the albertina rasch ballet , the rounders , [ lionel barrymore ] . a torrent of talent takes the screen in this first all - star talkie era showcase of heretofore silent - screen players .
everybody sing . everybody dance . or , failing that , everybody step in place during the famed singin ' in the rain finale .
123 min . dvd x5549 credits and other information from the internet movie database
on the avenue ( 1937 ) directed by roy del ruth . cast : dick powell , madeleine carroll , alice faye , the ritz brothers , george barbier , alan mowbray , cora witherspoon , darryl f . zanuck . mona merrick infuriates an heiress by savagely portraying her in a hit play . when the show ' s producer begins a love affair with the heiress , jealous mona makes her satirical performance even more scathing , setting off fireworks between the couple . 89 min . dvd x685 credits and other information from the internet movie database
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as per usual , wacky hijinks ensue and a couple of intricate dance numbers , too .
students meeting in the hopwood room marvel over how classmate jesmyn ward won $ 16 , 900 worth of prizes last spring . master of fine arts student nani mun arrived at u - m from california ( by way of south korea ) for a shot at a hopwood .
observer review , june 30 , 1968 , stephen wall , review of going to jerusalem .
- crimes of the past ( 1990 ) . . . angela channing ( credit only )
white , david e .
analogies of ignorance in going my way .
in :
directed by roy mack . a group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot . they see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies , and they appear to watch the filming of several productions in progress . musical numbers from several previous warner bros . technicolor shorts are edited into this short to create the illusion . included on
varsity show ( 1937 ) directed by william keighley ; finale created and directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , fred waring and his pennsylvanians , ted healy , priscilla lane , rosemary lane , walter catlett , johnny davis , buck and bubbles . broadway impresario chuck daly has suffered through a string of flops . but the kids at his alma mater don ' t know that . they ' re counting on chuck to turn their varsity show hash into a smash ! dick powell leads an a + cast of coed cuties and bmoc , including film - debuting sisters priscilla and rosemary lane and fluty - voiced comic character sterling holloway , in this exhuberant college musical . 80 min . dvd x179 credits and other information from the internet movie database
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the new mystery : the international association of crime writers ' essential crime writing of the late twentieth century , illustrated by vidal centero , dutton ( new york , ny ) , 1993 .
new york times , june 3 , 1969 , review of american scrapbook , p . 45 ; january 23 , 1975 , review of blue eyes , p . 31 ; november 19 , 1977 , john leonard , review of the franklin scare , p . 19 ; june 18 , 1979 , christopher lehmann - haupt , review of the seventh babe , p . c15 .
paint your wagon ( 1969 ) directed by joshua logan . cast : lee marvin , clint eastwood , jean seberg , ray walston , harve presnell . in this musical film a michigan farmer and a grizzled prospector form a partnership in the california gold country . their adventures include buying and sharing a wife , hijacking a stage , kidnaping six prostitutes , and turning their mining camp into a boomtown . along the way there is plenty of drinking , gambling , and singing . screenplay and lyrics by alan jay lerner ; produced by alan jay lerner . 164 min . dvd 8223 credits and other information from the internet movie database
finian ' s rainbow ( 1968 ) directed by francis ford coppola . cast : fred astaire , petula clark , don francks , keenan wynn , tommy steele , barbara hancock . based on the broadway play and book by e . y . harburg and fred saidy . a leprechaun tries to retrieve a crock of gold from an old wanderer who has taken it to america where he has planted it in the soil thinking he will reap a rich harvest . fred astaire sings and dances his last musical lead in this film based on the 1947 broadway play . 145 min . dvd 3649 credits and other information from the internet movie database
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dictionary of literary biography yearbook : 1983 , thomson gale ( detroit , mi ) , 1984 .
new york times book review , september 17 , 1967 , review of going to jerusalem , p . 45 ; march 28 , 1971 , review of eisenhower , my eisenhower , p . 4 ; may 2 , 1976 , review of marilyn the wild , p . 54 ; september 5 , 1976 , review of the education of patrick silver , p . 5 ; january 21 , 1979 , seymour epstein , review of secret isaac , p . 14 ; may 6 , 1979 , review of the seventh babe , p . 12 ; april 20 , 1980 , william pritchard , review of the catfish man , p . 15 ; december 7 , 1980 , benjamin demott , review of darlin ' bill , p . 11 ; july 16 , 1989 , robert sklar , review of movieland : hollywood and the great american dream culture , p . 17 ; august 5 , 1990 , marilyn stasio , review of the good policeman , p . 29 ; july 9 , 2000 , leslie epstein ,
odessa in the bronx ,
p . 13 .
saturday review , june 5 , 1971 , robert scholes , review of eisenhower , my eisenhower .
gordon , mary .
father chuck : a reading of
going my way
and
the bells of st . mary ' s ,
or why priests made us crazy .
knapp , raymond .
history ,
the sound of music ,
and us .
other hopwood winners who went on to become part of a who’s - who of writers of the last three generations include max apple , john ciardi , mary gaitskill , robert hayden , laura kasischke , jane kenyon , howard moss , frank o’hara , marge piercy , ronald wallace and nancy willard .
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
death of a tango king , new york university press ( new york , ny ) , 1998 .
charyn himself , in the black swan , offered a disclaimer of factuality to his readers , stating :
although this memoir was inspired by the experiences of my childhood , certain characters , places , incidents … are the product of imaginative recreation .
even in the absence of this admission ,
observed a writer for kirkus reviews ,
one needs a towering capacity to suspend disbelief over this charming , witty , and endearingly off - kilter account of a young truant , played against a supporting cast of … characters who , in an overtly fictitious setting , would be accurately described as runyonesque .
new criterion , february , 2006 , jeffrey meyers , review of savage shorthand , p . 74 .
granted to very few actors during the days of the studio system . consequently , muni’s film roles were
/ j . e . smyth ; foreword by austin : university of texas press , 2010 . (
bell , robert h .
implicated without choice : the double vision of the singing detective .
in the green lantern : a romance of stalinist russia , charyn portrays a russian provincial acting troupe in the grand city of moscow , where it hopes to mount a modest and brief production of king lear . when the inexperienced set builder ivanushka is unexpectedly called upon to substitute for the title character , a miracle happens . ivanushka becomes an overnight sensation , playing to sold - out crowds and attracting the attention of the celebrities of moscow , including stalin himself . ivanushka ' s adventures and romances fill the pages of this novel in typical charyn fashion , which was described by a contributor to kirkus reviews as
endlessly quirky .
crew : ( b & w ) extract of a review from 1936 . running time : 101 min .
the single voice : an anthology of contemporary fiction , collier ( new york , ny ) , 1969 .
charyn has long been fascinated with the soviet regime and the legacy of russian jewish writers , including isaac babel , the novelist who courageously continued his literary career during josef stalin ' s murderous regime . in savage shorthand : the life and death of isaac babel , charyn investigates babel ' s wretched existence in the soviet union and explores many of the myths and legends that have surrounded the writer , who was eventually executed in 1940 after being found guilty on trumped - up charges of espionage in a twenty - minute trial . a vast body of unpublished work perished with him . the
savage shorthand
of charyn ' s title refers to babel ' s ability to summarize the horror of the wars he witnessed ( both the russian revolution and world war i ) in prose as compressed as that of ernest hemingway . charyn writes of babel ' s death at the hands of the stalin regime , and the cover - up that followed , as well as the many myths babel perpetrated about himself in an effort to protect his life . donna sea - man , writing in booklist , called the biography a
zestful and revelatory appreciation of a great and courageous writer .
harper ' s , november , 2005 , john leonard , review of savage shorthand , p . 90 .
smith , jeff .
black faces , white voices : the politics of dubbing in carmen jones .
berkeley : university of california press , c2007 . ( main : pn1995 . 9 . n4 w45 2007 )
hollywood hotel ( 1937 ) directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , rosemary lane , hugh herbert , ted healy , benny goodman and his orchestra , louella parsons , glenda farrell , lola lane , johnnie davis , alan mowbray . if you love music , check into hollywood hotel . the story ' s about a filmland newbie caught between a spoiled star and her likeable look - alike . but the movie ' s about busby berkeley ' s ace direction - - and music , music , music . special features : technicolor historical short the romance of robert burns ; edgar bergen / charlie mccarthy comedy short double talk ; classic cartoons porky ' s five & ten ; theatrical trailer . 109 min . dvd x178 credits and other information from the internet movie database
the hopwood room hums with university of michigan writing students sharing ideas and chocolate chip cookies around an oak roundtable once used by avery hopwood , the most successful broadway playwright of the roaring ’20s . the small library is filled with books and other work written by winners of the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate prize for creative writing .
broadway melody of 1936 ( 1935 ) directed by roy del ruth . cast : jack benny , robert taylor , eleanor powell , una merkel . lovely , gifted irene foster ( eleanor powell ) hopes that her c music and lyrics , nacio herb brown , arthur freed . lovely , gifted irene foster ( eleanor powell ) hopes that her childhood sweetheart - turned broadway producer robert gordon ( robert taylor ) will recognize her - - and her talent . gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt - dishing gossip columnist ( jack benny ) to notice , but his wisecracking , heart - of - gold secretary ( una merkel ) certainly does . she and irene must use their wits to show him what he ' s missing ! 101 min . dvd 9896 ; vhs 999 : 845 credits and other information from the internet movie database
they both had pre - code hearts , because there’s a moment of homage to the era early in the film , when two film posters are glimpsed on the front of a cinema . one advertises william wellman’s 1932 programmer
directed by jean negulesco . this one - reel musical short , part of the wb / vitaphone melody master series , features the music of trumpet - player and orchestra leader henry busse and his orchestra , playing their own arrangements of various popular songs of the time . . . or in the warners ' song library . those include
wang wang blues ,
hot lips
and
along the santa fe trail .
included on
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lecomte , jean - marie .
rouben mamoulian ' s applause and the birth of the disenchanted musical .
bates , anna louise .
calamity jane and the social construction of gender in the 1930s and 1950s .
o ' nell , brian .
carmen miranda : the high price of fame and bananas .
in :
mclean , adrienne l .
feeling and the filmed body : judy garland and the kinesics of suffering .
glancy , h . mark .
dreaming of christmas : hollywood and the second world war .
in :
chapman , james
god bless us , every one : movie adaptations of a christmas carol .
in :
mclean , adrienne l .
feeling and the filmed body : judy garland and the kinesics of suffering .
i have seen this judy , but not recently enough to offer a razor sharp assessment of the film in the context of your review . still , much of it comes back , and i do well remember blondell and powell giving dazzling turns . arlen and yarburg of course famously wrote the score to the wizard of oz , and the score here is very fine . yes , there is a darker tone , and always is with the depression era films ( or films that are set during that period ) . the freedoms of the earlier films did not extend here , but all things considered nothing was too objectionable . great to see you back writing and with a typically fantastic essay at that !