The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

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A director, an actress and a writer each explain why they never want to work with producer Jonathan Shields again... (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Vincente Minnelli

Written By: George Bradshaw, Charles Schnee

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Stewart, Leo G. Carroll, Gloria Grahame, Lana Turner, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Elaine Stewart, Sammy White, Gilbert Roland, Ivan Triesault

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Feb 21, 2019	MortSahlFan	70 _53%
Feb 17, 2019	jpn	3 _35%
Feb 12, 2019	Lionel Hutz	83 _84%
Feb 01, 2019	doyler29	70 _38%
This film is fine. It's a well-made melodrama with a ridiculously implausible ending that really colours the whole thing for me since I could see it coming from about 15 minutes in ... and it's preposterous. Douglas is in top form. Turner is really great ... better than any other performance I have seen from her.
Jan 19, 2019	jokevv	60 _41%
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Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	40 _12%
Jul 20, 2018	danielst84	73 _59%
Jul 11, 2018	Cinemuck	39 _18%
Jul 11, 2018	Icarus	75 _49%
Minnelli's flowing camera draws the attention and keeps the film in near constant motion--though never without keeping a clear eye on the action. All the players are strong here, except for Douglas, who I just cannot seem to buy into. In this case, his character requires a level of ambiguity that he doesn't seem equipped to provide--instead we get a sunny guy who goes from Jekyll to Hyde in an instant.
Jul 01, 2018	bybrt	60 _46%
Jun 28, 2018	Tiago Vieira	85 _74%
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what a bunch of ungrateful jerks.
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Oct 03, 2017	Bobbles	77 _67%
A little too soapy. I'm sure that car scene wasn't meant to be amusing.
Sep 21, 2017	92filmgeek	68 _73%
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Nov 09, 2016	radumsmn	79 _86%
This is how Hollywood thought it looked from the outside. It was probably never as exciting, creative, yet shallow and pointless as the actions of these characters put together just to glorify the mighty producer. The movie looks amazing overall and I loved the level of details and panache each scene was filled with. I'm not sure what was satire and what was intentional boasting across the scenes, but I'm pretty sure Kirk is the man, wow, damn, etc. etc.
Oct 31, 2016	jerrywarton	72 _77%
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Jun 15, 2016	xacviant	84 _70%
A director (Barry Sullivan), an actress (Lana Turner), and a writer (Dick Powell) reflect on how ambitious, manipulative producer Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) advanced their careers while breaking their hearts. Often fascinating look at the ugly side of Hollywood, with strong performances and some superior filmmaking (the driving-in-the-rain scene is startling even today)...but we seem meant to view Shields as more evil than he really is, and the final beat doesn't quite come off in practice.
Apr 30, 2016	mt11	85 _84%
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Nov 08, 2015	glumpy_99	95 _87%
Oct 31, 2015	maneeshgoel	100 _91%
Oct 22, 2015	ITBSPodcast	100 _0%
"Bad and the Beautiful explicity makes of filmmaking an artistic, passionaite, soul-crushing labor." http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2014/09/episode-29-vincente-minnelli-melodramas.html
Oct 16, 2015	anandare	80 _60%
Sep 28, 2015	frg	9 _85%
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Feb 21, 2015	Moribunny	65 _64%
I'm not a fan of Hollywood navel-gazing, but when it's done by Minnelli (and maybe Sturges a decade earlier), it's forgivable.
Feb 05, 2015	thejennagold	92 _87%
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Feb 28, 2014	IsaacFord	90 _67%
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Dec 18, 2013	mrarn	65 _82%
Three different flashbacks from people that have been impacted by working with Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas). He is a movie producer that will do anything to make his movies. The film has it moments but mostly they are overly dramatic. It's still worth watching.
Dec 05, 2013	Hans_Lucas	82 _63%
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