Gypsy

Let's start out with this: Just because an actress or actor was a hit in a Broadway Show doesn't mean that they are perfect for the movie version. Ethel Merman was great as Madam Rose on Broadway, but she's never... Full review

By all accounts La Merm was the cat's pajamas in the Broadway production. I wouldn't know and I care even less; I've always found Merman something of a joke, just a belter with all the subtlety of the Jerry Springer... Full review

"Gypsy" is a very difficult movie to have achieved from a writer's standpoint. As is true of "Dr. Zhivago" and "The Searchers", much of the film is told from the point of view of a younger person, who serves as... Full review

Rosalind Russell, a true world-class actress, brought perfect line readings and comic timing and delivery, along with a nice patrician air, to the role of Rose, and no one has matched her -- before or since. I've seen every Mama... Full review

This enjoyable class act has Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee and Rosalind Russell as her overbearing mother Rose. And they are both terrific. Ok, so Russell isn't Ethel Merman and the OBC has that bit of an edge where... Full review

No, it didn't have Ethel Merman. Most films didn't have Ethel Merman. That's because Ms. Merman was always something of a Sherman Tank personality- regardless of vocal strength- and her vocals and mannerisms would've been entirely too big on film.... Full review

This is a great film. It is not an exact duplicate of the stage show, but what movie musical is? Funny Girl on film is not the same as Funny Girl on stage, but both are very entertaining. The same... Full review

I have LOVED this musical for about seven years... and seen both Roz & Bette's versions... now, I know most people prefer Bette... but I don't. I mean... I've read reviews where people said "Forget the '62 version... go rent... Full review

This is a terrific filmization of the 1959 Broadway show which starred Ethel Merman. Although some may argue that Rosalind Russell is not effective in the role of Mama Rose, I can't see how anyone could complain. Russell is excellent... Full review

For years I have read that Rosalind Russell was miscast as Mama Rose in this film production of "Gypsy." I disagree. I thought she brought great humanity to this hard-boiled character. Russell proves that no person's persona is black or... Full review

previously, when he'd inquired about the identity, Gypsy was indignant.....The confines of the film industry proved suffocating for the lively Gypsy and she fled back to her roots, the stage..... ... Full Review

CHICAGO - When I hear phrases like "screen icon" or "Hollywood legend," one of the first people that I think of is Natalie Wood. Six of the famous star's films have been compiled for the "Natalie Wood Collection," a great... ... Full Article

"I f I coulda', I woulda'. And that's show biz." So says "Gypsy's" Mama Rose, the stage mother from hell, summing up her failure to see her own name up in lights rather than the daughter she pushed to stardom;... ... Full Article

Thomas Hastings, America n hymnist ("Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned" and "Rock of Ages") was born on October 15, 1784. America n film director Mervyn LeRoy ( The Bad Seed, The FBI Story, Gypsy, Homecoming, Latin Lovers, Little Caesar, Little Women,... ... Full Article

With Whom Do You Share Your Birthday?Is October 15th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on October 15th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.(If... ... Full Article

From Amazon : Widely considered, top to bottom, one of the finest musicals in Broadway history, Gypsy got lucky in its film version. Granted, Rosalind Russell doesn't have the bell-ringing voice one craves for in "Everything's Coming Up Roses," but... ... Full Article