In this special holiday encore, we revisit the very first full episode of Cinema Sounds & Secrets!

Westside Story (1962) and Superman (1972) Our first film was a ground breaking musical based on a smash Broadway show, and the other a movie from a very different planet – so what do they have in common?  Both films are the best of their genre – the film musical and comic book superhero and both films brim with star power.

In 1961 our first film stunned audiences with brilliant songs and stunning choreography in a dazzling display of magic – by a team of masters from film and theatre at the top of their game; Bernstein, Sondheim, Laurents, Hal Prince and Jerome Robbins.  Our other film takes us to Metropolis where an unknown theatre actor with insane comic timing and drop dead good looks – was picked to have the lead over Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman – you might want to keep your seat belt buckled for this one as we take flight with my wingman, actor-producer and cinephile, the ever-buckled up and ready for action, John Schwab… so let’s go to the movies.