The movie is a remake, of course, of Al Jolson’s 1927 “The Jazz Singer,” which was the first commercially successful talking picture. The remake has played with time in an interesting way: It sets the story in the present, but it places the characters in some kind of time warp. ...
1980: The Jazz Singer EMI 1980: The Jazz Singer No one disputes Neil Diamond’s prodigious musical talent. His acting talent, uh, that some people would dispute. In this update of the famous landmark of early sound cinema, the Jewish Elvis plays a 40 year old man who remains desperately...
No. 5: The Jazz Singer.(Movie review)(Brief article)Newhouse, Alana
Stop what you are doing read this movie’sWikipedia page. You will think someone vandalized the plot synopsis and replaced it with total nonsense. On the contrary; if anything, the Wiki plot description undersells the stupidity and depravity. Yes, there are aliens, including one voiced by Orso...
Movies exist primarily to stimulate the viewer’s sense of sight and (from 1927’s The Jazz Singer onward) sound. There have been various attempts, including Smell-o-Vision and Odorama, to add olfactory sensations to the cinematic experience. And shows like Dinner And A Movie manage to ...
Neil Diamond, “Love on the Rocks” in ‘The Jazz Singer’ Hot 100 Peak Position: 2 (three weeks), Peak Date: 1/10/1981 Neil Diamond starred in the 1980 remake of the 1927 movie musical The Jazz Singer, putting his heart and soul on the line with this heartbreaking tune. The film...
1980 69 They're here! 他们在这里! POLTERGEIST鬼驱人/鬼哭神号 1982 70 Is it safe? 是否安全? MARATHON MAN霹雳钻 1976 71 Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet! 等一会儿,等一会儿。你肯定听到了什么! THE JAZZ SINGER爵士歌手(第一部有声电影) ...
The Jazz Singer Warner Bros. Pictures The Jazz Singer - Quote: "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet!" - Character: Jakie Rabinowitz/Jack Robin - Actor: Al Jolson This famous line inaugurates the moment in film history when “talkies” took over. It was the firs...
The Jazz Singer (1927)Movie 1927 1 HOUR 37 MINS Musical A cantor’s son loves jazz and ragtime, but when his dad order him to carry on the family tradition, he changes his name and shoots for Broadway. MovieTrailer 6.4 78% Awards FollowWhyfollow?Cast...
He put his musical abilities to work as a very different Jew: cantor David Golding, the disapproving father of the title character in the 1952 adaptation of "The Jazz Singer." Closer to the type of roles Franz usually played was the analytical Dr. Stern, one of the small crew of...