http://www.stevekorver.com The man, the myth, the legend and more Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:41:41 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.stevekorver.com/writing/reviews/east-side-story-the-socialist-musical/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Steve Korver » A Hot Summer in East Berlin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:46:30 +0000 http://www.stevekorver.com/?page_id=148#comment-118 [...] “Once upon a time in the East, there was a Bloc-buster of a film genre €” one that the unrestrained could call the €˜The Red Commie Musical €™. These films came packed with tunes, drama, dance, romance, sheer wackiness and €” most endearing for the modern Western viewer €” a solidly alien conception. Who knew musicals could help sell the idea of a worker €™s paradise?…” Read more here. [...] [...] “Once upon a time in the East, there was a Bloc-buster of a film genre €” one that the unrestrained could call the €˜The Red Commie Musical €™. These films came packed with tunes, drama, dance, romance, sheer wackiness and €” most endearing for the modern Western viewer €” a solidly alien conception. Who knew musicals could help sell the idea of a worker €™s paradise?…” Read more here. [...]

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