What is The Band Wagon / That's Entertainment about?

Double Feature: THE BAND WAGON, 1953, Warner Bros., 112 min. Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Brilliant backstage musical from the pen of Comden and Green, starring Fred Astaire as a washed-up dancer who joins forces with megolomaniac producer Jack Buchanan and gal-pal Nanette Fabray. Climaxing in the mind-blowing "Girl Chase" ballet with Astaire and vamp Cyd Charisse! THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, 1974, Warner Bros., 135 min. Dir. Jack Haley Jr. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra, to name a few - discuss their favorite and most memorable experiences at the studio known for its musical panache, in this documentary directed by Jack Haley’s son. Book signing of MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot, an illustrated history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world’s most famous films, at 4:00 PM with authors Steve Bingen, Steven X. Sylvester and Michael Troyan.

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What is The Band Wagon / That's Entertainment about?: Double Feature: THE BAND WAGON, 1953, Warner Bros., 112 min. Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Brilliant backstage musical from the pen of Comden and Green, starring Fred Astaire as a washed-up dancer who joins forces with megolomaniac producer Jack Buchanan and gal-pal Nanette Fabray. Climaxing in the mind-blowing "Girl Chase" ballet with Astaire and vamp Cyd Charisse!

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT, 1974, Warner Bros., 135 min. Dir. Jack Haley Jr. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra, to name a few - discuss their favorite and most memorable experiences at the studio known for its musical panache, in this documentary directed by Jack Haley’s son.

Book signing of MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot, an illustrated history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world’s most famous films, at 4:00 PM with authors Steve Bingen, Steven X. Sylvester and Michael Troyan.