Berkeley, Busby (1895-1976)
The premier dance director of 1930s Hollywood musicals, Busby Berkeley created outrageously fantastical production numbers
featuring synchronized hordes of beautiful women ...
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Cinematic director Busby Berkeley (1895-1976) pioneered the use of dynamic angles in the art of filmmaking. He is most widely recognized as the man who orchestrated the magnificent dance extravaganzas...
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The latest resurrection of Gounod's Faust at the Metropolitan Opera-staged with compulsive vividness-employs a cast that for uniform brilliance may surpass that of any Faust in the company's 122-ye...
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Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle, from a screenplay by Mr. Chow, Tsang Kan Cheong, Xin Huo and Chan Man Keung, is difficult for me to evaluate. I know next to nothing about Mr. Chow, even though he's ...
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, from a screenplay by Mr. Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, is based on the futuristic sci-fi novel by P.D. James....
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Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls, from his own screenplay, with music from the original production by Henry Krieger and lyrics by Tom Eyen, has been adapted from the hit Broadway musical that opened ...
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Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls, from his own screenplay, with music from the original production by Henry Krieger and lyrics by Tom Eyen, has been adapted from the hit Broadway musical that opened ...
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Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, from a screenplay by Mr. Nolan and David S. Goyer, based on a story by Mr. Goyer and the Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics, plays o...
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Berkeley, Busby (1895-1976)
Busby Berkeley
Tradition Reimagined Revives an Old Favorite
