Tag: Nelson Eddy

Moments of Movie Wisdom: Printing the Truth in the Wild West

Commentary If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you value The Epoch Times’s commitment to truth and tradition. It’s almost as hard today to find reliable, honest news sources as it is to find decent entertainment. Thankfully, just as The Epoch Times offers an alternative to the mainstream media for truth-seekers, movies made during Hollywood’s…


‘The Chocolate Soldier’ from 1941: A Grand Operatic Film

Commentary Since 2006, the Metropolitan Opera has recorded its operas during live performances in HD and then played them in movie theaters around the country. They also are available to stream online. Although this feature makes the live performances at the Met less special, it’s a very useful feature for singers to supplement their training…


‘New Moon’ from 1940: Mardi Gras in Colonial New Orleans

New Orleans is perhaps most frequently associated with Mardi Gras. Although this originally Catholic holiday is celebrated around the world, the famous customs and revelry of Carnival time in “The Big Easy” make it Louisiana’s event of the year. “New Moon,” the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical based on Sigmund Romberg’s operetta of the same name, is…