Live-Tweeting An American in Paris
This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Earlier this month, An American in Paris (Vincente Minnelli, 1951) aired in the UK on BBC2, and it aired last weekend in the U.S. on Turner Classic Movies. Here are several tweets from those who watched, some as entertaining as the film itself: @melanie_jane How am I meant to get anything done knowing An American in Paris is about to start? fold laundry and tidy or watch Gene Kelly dance? duh. @MerylORourke Young followers who don’t...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: WANTED: Man To Watch Gene Kelly Movies in Bed
This entry is part 11 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Get ready. Here’s another dose of good Gene-related tweets: @MindySuuuprise I want a man who will watch Gene Kelly movies with me in bed on Sunday afternoons. #ishoulddatehomos @JensDietrich This ‘Gene Kelly is getting a new wardrobe’ montage is literally one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen. #Xanadu @homeofpolar Yes. Woman at bus stop just asked if I thought I was Gene Kelly as I skipped and splashed...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Four-Letter Word Version
This entry is part 10 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Brace yourselves! More good (and naughty) Gene-related tweets coming up… @pennywhistle Holy fuck, Gene Kelly is talented. @farahsaysso Oh Fred Astaire, I’m cheating on you with Gene Kelly. Keep your Top Hat, I want to Sing in the Rain. @paulbullock Shirley MacLaine doing a song and dance routine with Gene Kelly? Yes please! No better way to spend a Saturday lunchtime @SirJayCicala Gene Kelly “Three Musketeers” >...
Read MoreLove, Twitter (Featuring Paula Abdul and Kaley Cuoco)
This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Ten more Gene-related tweets, this time featuring Paula Abdul and The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco… @Koko_Hogan Gene Kelly may be the all-time most swoon-worthy Hollywood star in my book. I can’t think of anyone who surpasses him. @jennaRation i really need to be in the library..but sitting here with my dad watching 30′s movies with Gene Kelly? it just sounds so much better. @FredAstaireME “Gene Kelly was...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Thank You, God, for Giving us Gene Kelly (in Short Shorts)
This entry is part 8 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.To end your week, we’ve rounded up ten more fun Gene-related tweets. Special thanks to fashion guru Carson Kressley for tweeting the pic of the An American in Paris poster! @annecayer To the girls who talked through every Gene Kelly dance sequence: you’re the reason we can’t have nice movies anymore and why Ke$ha is famous @jaks8373 Gene Kelly was one fine specimen of manhood. @localnotail Gene Kelly just put his arm...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Gene, Aerosmith, and The Roots
This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Here’s another rendition of Love, Twitter, this time featuring tweets about Gene Kelly and other musical folks like Aerosmith and the Roots. Remember: you can always follow us on Twitter: @genekellyfans.
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Lollapalooza, Legs, and Apartment Living
This entry is part 6 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.After last week’s Xanadu edition, “Love, Twitter” is back to its regularly scheduled program: random tweets about Gene Kelly. This week, the Twittersphere reminisced about a Gene-centered tribute at Lollapalooza, coveted Jerry Mulligan’s compact apartment in An American in Paris, and (overly?) praised Vera Ellen’s legs in On the Town (image below). So get to...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Xanadu Edition
This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.It seems that every day, somewhere in the world, Xanadu (1980) — that schlocky roller-disco movie starring Olivia Newton-John and a 68-year-old Gene Kelly — is on someone’s television. We’re not saying this is a good thing (have you seen Xanadu?!), but it is nice to see some viewers tweeting about it. Below the pics, check out what the latest Xanadu-watchers had to say, and hey, feel free to comment in the process....
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Tattoos, MILFs, and Memories from a Special Delivery
This entry is part 4 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.We’ve got 10 good ones for you today! Among others, there are tweets on a Singin’ in the Rain-inspired tattoo, a sexy co-worker, Gene Kelly’s nephew, and a special flower order from the taping of That’s Entertainment 2. Speaking of Gene-inspired tattoos, have you seen this one of him next to Bette Davis? Hardcore. Gene. Fan. In any event, check out this week’s Love, Twitter...
Read MoreLove, Twitter: Those Production Values (and That Butt)
This entry is part 3 of 12 in the series Love, Twitter.Thanks for all the Twitter love, folks; keep it coming!
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