Saturday Cinema

On paper, 'Paint Your Wagon' should have been a rousing success, but big budgets and changing public tastes created different results. Nevertheless, the film features great songs, including 'I Talk to the Trees'. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear Bryn Terfel's interpretation of the song.

On Thursday, April 14, MPR members are invited to join us at the Fitzgerald Theater for a free, members-only screening of the 1952 classic, 'Singin' in the Rain', hosted by Lynne Warfel of Classical MPR's Flicks in Five and Saturday Cinema.

Austrian-born American director Billy Wilder brought us many films in his trademark black and white, but it was his 1958 comedy starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe that earned him a place in the annals of film history. On this week's Flicks in Five, listen to music from 'Some Like It Hot'.

This 1969 romantic comedy features Jack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Sally Kellerman and a wonderful supporting cast. The film's title tune proved a big hit for composer Burt Bacharach, finding its way onto radio as well as into restaurants and department stores. Hearing it on this week's Flicks in Five may jog your memory.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from the 1953 American biblical epic, 'The Robe', starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and with music from Alfred Newman.

Elmer Bernstein is one of the most successful American film composers of all time. On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from his score to 1956's 'The Ten Commandments'.

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, this week's Flicks in Five looks at John Ford's 1952 film about an American prizefighter who visits Ireland.

Film composer Randy Newman didn't have Hollywood success handed to him on a silver platter. 'Ragtime' gave Newman a chance to reach new heights. This week on Flicks in Five, we'll hear some of Newman's score from the 1981 film.

Lynne Warfel, YourClassical's host of Saturday Cinema and Flicks in Five, writes about this year's upcoming Academy Awards.

James Cameron's 'Titanic' earned 11 Academy Awards, including both music categories. You probably remember the first time in the movie when you saw the Titanic out at sea. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll listen to the music that accompanied that breathtaking cinematic moment.