Commentary
“Singin’ in the Rain” is near the top of the list of classic films which have remained well-known to this day. Although a lot of younger people haven’t watched the whole movie, many have seen clips from the famous dance numbers. Who hasn’t seen a picture of Gene Kelly with the lamp post from the title song?
I had the exciting opportunity of watching this movie at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre during the Turner Classic Movie Film Festival this April. It was one of only two films I saw in that theater during the festival, but I made it a priority. Seeing this old favorite of mine on any big screen would have been a great experience, but it was especially exciting to be sitting in the Chinese Theatre, watching the characters in the movie playing actors sitting in the very same theater!…