Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli
Total Credits at Criticker: 28 (Actor)
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New York, New York
The day WWII ends, Jimmy, a selfish and smooth-talking musician, meets Francine, a lounge singer. From that moment on, their relationship grows into love as they struggle with their careers and aim for the top (imdb)
Cabaret
It is the city of Berlin in 1930, a time when political unrest racks the country, the economy has been destroyed, and millions of unemployed roam the streets. Enter into this chaos an American cabaret dancer, working at the downtown "Kit-Kat club". Into this young dancer's life come several characters such as a rich German politician, a young Jewish man struggling with his identity, an Englishman teacher from London, and of course the all-knowing, all-seeing Master of Ceremonies.
Arthur
Arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which... (imdb)
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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur loses all his money, and his wife wants a baby. (imdb)
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The OH in Ohio
Priscilla Chase (Posey), a young Cleveland woman, seems to have it all -- the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband (Rudd) -- except for in bed, where sex has always left her a bit short of the finish line. When the problem drives her husband to leave her suddenly for one of his high school students (Barton), Priscilla's idyllic world is shattered. She sets out on a quest to become just as good at sex as she is at everything else in life... (imdb)
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Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number, "Liza with a 'Z'" and "Son of a Preacher Man". The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). (imdb)
Silent Movie
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them. The film contains only one word of dialogue, spoken by an unlikely source. (imdb)
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MGM musical numbers from the introduction of sound in the late '20s through to the 1950s, possibly with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Judy Garland getting the most coverage. Linked by some of the stars who worked at MGM handing the commentary on one to another. (imdb)
Unzipped
Isaac Mizrahi, one of the most successful designers in high fashion, plans his fall 1994 collection. He combines inspirations such as the Hollywood Eskimo look, the Mary Tyler Moore show, and Ouija-derived advise like "dominatrix mixed with Hitchcock" into a well-received collection. A behind-the-scenes look at the creative side of fashion. (imdb)
Lucky Lady
A trio of rum-runners during prohibition in the 1930s engage in a menage-a-trios after business hours. (imdb)
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool - the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history. (imdb)
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The history of dance depicted on film. (imdb)
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Documentary about the history of singing and dancing in Hollywood movies, from the beginning until the present. Centered around clips from the movies and narrated by Shirley Jones.
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Junie Moon's face has been disfigured by ill-gotten burns, and depends on her friends and her wit to cope. (imdb)
The Sterile Cuckoo
A spunky college girl tumbles through an autumn romance with a bashful student.
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Rent-a-Cop
When call-girl Della gets caught in the middle of a drug bust at a hotel where she was meeting a trick, she is held hostage by a robber that busted in on the drug agents and the drug dealers. She gets rescued by vice cop Church who is accused of staging the aborted bust. Ex-ballplayer turned drug dealer Roger is in tight with corrupt vice cops and their superiors And the fireworks start popping. (imdb)
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Behind-the-scenes look at an American classic (imdb comments)
The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck
Tribute to Gregory Peck.
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
An in depth look at the films and creative process of Vincente Minnelli. (imdb comments)
Sex and the City 2
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of the Big Apple in the sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster.
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Stepping Out
It's Liza-as-you-love-her in Stepping Out, a modest heartwarmer about a bunch of suburban left-feeters getting it together for a charity dance spot. Fragile ensemble item often creaks under the Minnelli glitz, but results are likeable enough. Adapted by Richard Harris from his 1984 award-winning play, action is switched from a London church hall to a Buffalo, NY, equivalent. Minnelli is a former pro hoofer who's now teaching amateur dance classes on the side. (Variety)
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Dzi Croquettes
A Brazilian Theater group that through talent, irony and humor confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970's revolutionizing the gay movement worldwide and changing theater and dance language to an entire generation. (imdb)
A Matter of Time
Singer and actress Liza Minnelli teamed up with her father, legendary director Vincente Minnelli, to make this evocative drama. Nina (Liza Minnelli) is a popular film star who, in the midst of a press conference, finds herself remembering her life before her big break, when she worked as a chambermaid at an Italian hotel which had seen better days. (allrovi.com)
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The West Side Waltz
Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to become an actress. With this naive pretty girl her life gets suddently really exciting and she makes a lot of new friends.
Halston
Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
MGM's tempestuous Technicolor musical "The Pirate" is examined from its early beginnings as a stage play for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, its many screenwriters and famed anxt-ridden filming, where Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Vincente Minnelli pushed the artistic limits of the movie musical - and themselves to the breaking point.
Arrested Development
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
A tribute to a young artist of unlimited raw talent and the deep, creative relationships she has with her mentors and influences.