May 10, 2018
May 7, 2018
5 Things You Might Not Know About "The Sound of Music"
1. Julie Andrews kept falling over during that iconic opening scene. The down draft from the helicopter shooting the mountaintop sequence knocked Andrews over every time it circled around her. "It was fine for a couple of takes, but after that you begin to get just a little bit angry," she said. "And I really tried. I mean, I braced myself, I thought, 'It's not going to get me this time.' And every single time, I bit the dust."
2. The Sound of Music was the last Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
The legendary partnership between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II produced classic musical theatre hits like Oklahoma! and The King and I. The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959 (six years before the Hollywood version appeared on the big screen). In 1960, Hammerstein died from stomach cancer. The last song he wrote was "Edelweiss."
3. The movie could have starred Audrey Hepburn and Bing Crosby.
Other potential Marias included Doris Day, Leslie Caron, Anne Bancroft and Shirley Jones. Captain von Trapp was also almost Sean Connery or Yul Brynner. And some well-known names auditioned for the von Trapp children, including Mia Farrow and Richard Dreyfuss.
4. Julie Andrews yodeled with the real Maria von Trapp.
In a 1973 episode of the variety TV show The Julie Andrews Hour, von Trapp told Andrews that the actress was "absolutely wonderful" in the film, but her yodeling was not quite up to par—leading to this duet.
5. The Sound of Music is #4 on AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals of All-Time list.
The film also won five Oscars® in 1966, including Best Picture and Best Director. And adjusted for ticket price inflation, The Sound of Music is the third highest-grossing film of all time (behind only Gone with the Wind and Star Wars).
2. The Sound of Music was the last Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
The legendary partnership between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II produced classic musical theatre hits like Oklahoma! and The King and I. The Sound of Music opened on Broadway in 1959 (six years before the Hollywood version appeared on the big screen). In 1960, Hammerstein died from stomach cancer. The last song he wrote was "Edelweiss."
3. The movie could have starred Audrey Hepburn and Bing Crosby.
Other potential Marias included Doris Day, Leslie Caron, Anne Bancroft and Shirley Jones. Captain von Trapp was also almost Sean Connery or Yul Brynner. And some well-known names auditioned for the von Trapp children, including Mia Farrow and Richard Dreyfuss.
4. Julie Andrews yodeled with the real Maria von Trapp.
In a 1973 episode of the variety TV show The Julie Andrews Hour, von Trapp told Andrews that the actress was "absolutely wonderful" in the film, but her yodeling was not quite up to par—leading to this duet.
5. The Sound of Music is #4 on AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals of All-Time list.
The film also won five Oscars® in 1966, including Best Picture and Best Director. And adjusted for ticket price inflation, The Sound of Music is the third highest-grossing film of all time (behind only Gone with the Wind and Star Wars).
May 3, 2018
Monthly Book Review: April 2018
All the feels from last month are a distant memory. I had every intention of reading more than two books in April, but ... I don’t even have an excuse. Lame.
Why I Hate Green Beans by Lincee Ray (nonfiction) - I don’t recall how I stumbled on this. It is a delightful mix of throwback pop culture references and cringe-worthy life experiences. You’ll want to invite Lincee over for margaritas and discuss if it is possible to watch too much television.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - This was already in my queue when I suggested it for book club. It’s two years post WWII and Charley is a spirited girl looking for her French cousin. She gets mixed up with Eve, who has major PTSD and an ax to grind from her days as a spy in WWI’s Alice network. The book alternates between the two women and the intersection of their stories is fantastic. Everyone in book club agreed that they wanted more when the story came to an end.
Next up:
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Map of Heaven by Eben Alexander
All Clear by Connie Willis
Why I Hate Green Beans by Lincee Ray (nonfiction) - I don’t recall how I stumbled on this. It is a delightful mix of throwback pop culture references and cringe-worthy life experiences. You’ll want to invite Lincee over for margaritas and discuss if it is possible to watch too much television.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn - This was already in my queue when I suggested it for book club. It’s two years post WWII and Charley is a spirited girl looking for her French cousin. She gets mixed up with Eve, who has major PTSD and an ax to grind from her days as a spy in WWI’s Alice network. The book alternates between the two women and the intersection of their stories is fantastic. Everyone in book club agreed that they wanted more when the story came to an end.
Next up:
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Map of Heaven by Eben Alexander
All Clear by Connie Willis
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