{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"BP324 Singin' in the Rain","description":"Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 324: Singin\u2019 in the Rain Released 26 November 2025 For this episode, we watched the 1952 MGM musical Singin\u2019 in the Rain, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly who also starred alongside Donald O\u2019Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen. Arthur Freed produced and wrote most of the songs alongside composer Nacio Herb Brown. Slightly overshadowed at the time by the enormous commercial and critical success of An American in Paris the year before, this movie is now widely regarded as the absolute pinnacle of the golden age of Hollywood musicals. And who are we to disagree?  Tom\u2019s new podcast: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/all-british-comedy-explained Jess\u2019s storytelling theatre show:  https:\/\/kingsheadtheatre.com\/whats-on\/16-postcodes-jhby Lip Sync Battle: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jPCJIB1f7jk  BEST PICK \u2013 the book is available now from all the usual places.  From the publisher https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/best-pick-book-rowman UK Amazon https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zFNATI US Amazon https:\/\/www.amzn.com\/1538163101 UK bookstore https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/9781538163108 US bookstore  https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/best-pick-john-dorney\/1139956434 Audio book  https:\/\/www.audible.co.uk\/pd\/Best-Pick-Audiobook\/B09SBMX1V4  To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on Bluesky. You can also visit our website at https:\/\/bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dbHO3n. If you enjoy this podcast and you\u2019d like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as \u00a32.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Best Pick movie podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/bestpickpod.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39139320\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195739625"}