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 that characterized Hollywood musicals between 1930...

The premier dance director of 1930s Hollywood musicals, Busby Berkeley created outrageously fantastical production numbers featuring synchronized hordes of beautiful women moving in kaleidoscopic patterns that took audiences on surreal journeys away...

Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976), born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles, California, was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers...

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-year history. That's no mean feat: The opera has been performed at the Met more than 700...

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 been appearing in Hong Kong films since 1988,...

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. If I had seen it before I compiled my “Movies Other People Liked and...

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 at the Imperial Theatre on Dec. 20, 1981. The show plunged into a past...