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Forget Singin' in the Rain*! More animators should 1969's "Sweet Charity" to understand communicating personality, rhythm and inventive staging. Shirley MacLaine, brightly dancing to director Bob Fosse's flawless choreography, brings out a truly magical moment for movie musicals. Highly recommended!

Richard Williams' animated credits sequence for the Richard Lester adaptation of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966). Brilliantly rendered to encapsulate the aged beauty of Roman mosaic art, fitting the accurate to life comedic identity of Lester's Rome: beauty caked with sleaze

The beauty of commentary tracks is experiencing new perspectives and important historical context that enrichens your appreciation of the greatest works of cinematic art. Oppositely, it's enjoyable listening to an academic roast for trash that doesn't deserve a second glace. Such as...

Benny Carter's isolated score for Faith & John Hubley's "Urbanissimo" (1966). Carter captures the destructive waste of urban industrialism using a bright hot swinging jazz ensemble. Gentle swing mixed with violent hardbop, playing into the film's effortless political satire. Have a listen!!