It almost feels like even back then, Douglas was looking at his peers thinking, "I'm outlasting every last one of you pinheads. I'm hitting 100. I will be the oldest living legend someday."

Colin the dude

Movies are made on emotion, but Hollywood consumes only a cannibalistic diet of its own hatred. Any love in the mix, comes up only as a vomit of bile.  Slammed between two bright musical comedy masterpieces; “American in Paris” and “Band Wagon,” Vincente Minnelli created…

theriverjordan

"Don't worry. Some of the best movies are made by people working together who hate each other's guts." A big studio exec calls a writer, a director, and an actor into his office to pitch them a gig with a big producer they all hate. The director had his pet project, his…

ScreeningNotes

An epic masterpiece every time. The best movie about movies I have ever seen. Long live producers.

Jordan Horowitz

“there are no great men, buster. there’s only men.”georgia smoking her cigarette in that meeting with her heavy lidded eyes the exact way jonathan taught her...i live for the subtlety!!!

eely

Hollywood eats itself. This is the quintessential film of the classical era; meanness hidden under pettiness disguised by ugliness in all characters involved. But somehow from all of that  - glamour and beauty.  ‘Bad and Beautiful’ is full of despicable characters…

theriverjordan

Hollywood, while it was at its pinnacle, gets an uncomplimentary portrayal in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film which Vincente Minnelli directs with natural exquisiteness. Kirk Douglas displays his charismatic charm as well as his range as in actor in his role as independent…

Paul Elliott

me every 5 minutes: maybe this is the greatest movie ever made

Wes

lana’s car crash is i think the single most deranged scene in any classical studio A picture

Merkin Muffley