Tag: Vincente Minnelli

April 7, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Can you explain the initial attraction between Minnelli and Judy Garland?

…Well, I have a theory that runs contrary to the one developed in the biographies — and there are, like, 50 books about Judy as you may know — and it is that Judy always wanted to look beautiful. It sounds very simple, but that’s one of the reasons. If…

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November 20, 2013 / Vickie Lester

CYD CHARISSE ON DANCING WITH FRED ASTAIRE

“If I didn’t have a scratch it was Fred.” Cyd Charisse –

November 20, 2013 / Vickie Lester

BODY AS INSTRUMENT – CYD CHARISSE

Check in later today to see what Miss Charisse had to say about dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire…

April 13, 2012 / Vickie Lester

Vincente Minnelli on “Madame Bovary”

. These excerpts are from an amazing and comprehensive interview conducted by Film Critic Henry Sheehan with Vincente Minnelli – the link to his site is at the bottom of the page. Q. Another film I’d like to talk about is a very early one, Madame Bovary (1949). If some…

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