Movies for Wednesday February 28th, 2018

On February 28 1903 Vincente Minnelli was born...he started his career working as a set designer, worked on many Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney vehicles before becoming a director. He married Judy Garland and his famous last name has been passed down to daughter Liza Minelli who is also a star in her own right. Vincente Minnelli is responsible for directing many films... so the theme for today are films with Vincente Minelli-enjoy!

1 The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Director Vincente Minelli
Tells the story of a ruthless Hollywood Executive (Kirk Douglas) who will stop at nothing to make it to the top-Douglas is fun as evil Hollywood bigwig, which won him an Academy Award nomination.

2 Lust for Life (1956) Director Vincente Minelli
Chronicles the life of the tortured artist Vincent Van Gogh (played by Kirk Douglas)
Douglas was nominated for an oscar for his performance...

3 An American in Paris (1951) Director Vincente Minelli
Academy Award winning film about a struggling artist (Gene Kellly) trying to make a name for himself in the Paris Art Scene and falls for a beautiful young singer (Leslie Caron).

I hope that the above list of films provide hours of cinematic entertainment-enjoy!
Dianezy
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