The early 1950s saw the rise of the Hollywood anthology film, collections of shorter films…
Tag: Vincente Minnelli
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Bad and the Beautiful
When Vincente Minnelli stumbled across the screenplay that eventually became The Bad and the Beautiful,…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: An American in Paris
Along with The Band Wagon, An American in Paris may be the quintessential Minnelli movie,…
Oeuvre: Minelli: Father’s Little Dividend
The hurried, cash-in sequel is no newcomer to Hollywood. As long as there have been…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Father of the Bride
Spencer Tracy was the great movie Everyman of the 1940s and ‘50s . He was…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Madame Bovary
Twice in his career, Vincente Minnelli, America’s firmest believer in the magic and transformative power…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: The Pirate
Everything in Vincente Minnelli’s The Pirate is just this side of ridiculous. The dress sleeves…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Undercurrent
Vincente Minnelli was an unorthodox choice to direct Undercurrent. Still relatively early in his career,…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Ziegfield Follies
Fans of the George and Ira Gershwin songbook may not be familiar with the song…
Oeuvre: Minnelli: Yolanda and the Thief
The billing is all wrong in the term “show business.” No matter how reverential critics…