Movie News for Gilbert and Sullivan Fans Who Missed This The First Time Around

A short post to announce that after waiting and waiting and then waiting some more, Netflix finally has TOPSY-TURVY (1999) on their available list. Woo-Hoo! Needless to say, I'm a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan and I've been wanting to see this film since I first read about it. The red envelope should arrive tomorrow. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this was worth waiting for all these years.

Here's one trailer. And yet another.

Sunday Salon: How about a bit of Gilbert and Sullivan?

Yes, no big surprise, I'm sure - I am a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, and waiting patiently for the film (delightful, from all I've read) based on their lives, Topsy-Turvy to finally become available on Netflix. (Been waiting for ages, but I persevere.) I don't buy films without watching them at least once to see if I like them or not - makes sense to me. Anyway, in the meantime I've discovered that I can watch snips of Gilbert and Sullivan on youtube, so I thought I'd share one of my favorite G&S songs from: Yeoman of the Guard