Stanley Donen News
W hat's it like to interview a legend like Stanley Donen, director of such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "Royal Wedding" (1951), a musical in which he made it possible for Fred Astaire to dance on a ceiling,... ... Full Article
Movie Musicals: EW Lists the Top 25
variety.com –
2008-07-15
Here we go again. Magazines know that one of the easiest ways to engage their readers is to get them to react to the latest best-of list. ... Full Article
Stanley Donen
courant.com –
2005-01-30
Times Staff Writer Nobody writes songs about January in Paris. It's cold and bleak, and the impenetrable rain clouds make 8 a.m. as dark as midnight. It's perfect weather for going to the movies, which is what I do. But ... Full Article
Sorry Charlie
nymag.com –
2002-10-28
If you've seen Stanley Donen's Charade , starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, you probably won't like The Truth About Charlie , Jonathan Demme's free-form remake starring Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton. ... Full Article
* * * * out of four
usatoday.com –
1971-08-01
They bicker like the Kramdens but in more exquisite settings. Back story: An overdue biggie. Working from a script by Frederic Raphael ( Darling and, much later, Eyes Wide Shut ), director Stanley Donen dissects the rocky 12-year marriage between... ... Full Article
The best Hollywood musical of all time, or at least the most popular and the most colorfully shot and one of the most free-spirited fun films that was an original and not taken from the stage. ... Full Article
Be sure to include your address and phone number!Postmarks will help determine the winner in event of a tie.On the Friday after the program is aired, that week's question will be posted on this website. ... Full Article
Director Stanley Donen has agreed to attend the opening night of the Savannah Film Festival on Saturday, where he will receive the first Johnny Mercer Award. ... Full Article
After starting out as a Broadway hoofer in the 1940s, director/choreographer Stanley Donen decided to try movies and went on to work with the greatest dancers and helm several of the most highly regarded musicals to emerge from classical Hollywood. ... Full Article
Stanley Donens stylish rom-com/spy-thriller has more than a touch of Hitchcock to recommend it, but thankfully offers real European locations in place of the masters oft-used rear projection. ... Full Article