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On Blu-Ray: The Luscious, Vicious Hollywood of The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 8, 2020
In telling the story of a charismatic cad, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) encapsulates all the glory, glamour, despair, and depravity of Hollywood. Director Vincente Minnelli’s portrait of the manipulative filmmaker Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) feels so real that you can’t help wond read more
OH OSCAR : The real THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (An Opinion)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Feb 24, 2019
STARDUST AND SHADOWS takes a brief break from our content to offer an opinion of on the troubled institution for Film fans which of course is The Academy Awards. Unless you live some place where there is no News or frankly you really “don’t give a damn” you would know that the Aca read more
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 16, 2018
The people making the decisions, at least some of them, undoubtedly knew that this title implied some sort of sordid melodrama, a Douglas Sirk picture anyone? And yet I do admit despite the emptiness in the title, there’s some truth to its implications. Hollywood often is this gaudy, outrageo read more
The Bad and the Beautiful
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Sep 18, 2015
Today, I'm celebrating TCM and old Hollywood movies with a look at The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), starring Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner.
This article is part of the TCM Discoveries Blogathon hosted by The Nitrate Diva.
Through the years, I've discovered many great movies on TCM. I first wat read more
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Sep 3, 2015
The Bad and the Beautiful Directed by Vicente Minnelli Written by Charles Schnee, story by George Bradshaw 1952/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant #257 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Classic Hollywood certainly wasn’t afraid to show its dark side. This read more
SPELLBINDER: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Aug 4, 2014
Hollywood films about Hollywood behind the scenes didn’t
begin or end with Vincente Minnelli’s The
Bad and the Beautiful (1952), but none has painted a more
glamorous/gimlet-eyed portrait or better mirrored the town’s notion of itself
at a particular moment. It was mid-20th century read more
SPELLBINDER: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Aug 4, 2014
Hollywood films about Hollywood behind the scenes didn’t
begin or end with Vincente Minnelli’s The
Bad and the Beautiful (1952), but none has painted a more
glamorous/gimlet-eyed portrait or better mirrored the town’s notion of itself
at a particular moment. It was mid-20th century read more
SPELLBINDER: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Aug 4, 2014
Hollywood films about Hollywood behind the scenes didn’t
begin or end with Vincente Minnelli’s The
Bad and the Beautiful (1952), but none has painted a more
glamorous/gimlet-eyed portrait or better mirrored the town’s notion of itself
at a particular moment. It was mid-20th century read more
HMWYBS: Lana Turner Is “The Bad and the Beautiful”
We Recycle Movies Posted by Anne Marie on Aug 21, 2013
The Bad and the Beautiful may be the best movie about movies made during the era of the Studio System. Balancing reality with romance, Vincente Minnelli’s film is a perfect example of how Hollywood could make itself look good even when it was being bad. The framing narrative of the three point-of-v read more