Melodrama in motion pictures
A Scholar Takes a Close Look at Early Tearjerkers
Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "Contesting Tears: The Hollywood Melodrama of the Unknown Woman" by Stanley Cavell about the weepy women's movies of the 30s and 40s.
"Stella" is "Eye-Poppingly" Bad.
Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the movie, "Stella," starring Bette Midler.
How Vincente Minnelli Shaped Movie Musicals.
Stephen Harvey, associate curator in the Department of Film of The Museum of Modern Art. The museum is currently showing a retrospective of the films of director Vincente Minnelli, including "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "An American in Paris." Harvey has written the companion book to the retrospective.
Spanish Director Pedro Almodovar Brings His Films to the United States.
Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar. He compares his films, like "Law of Desire" and "What Have I Done To Deserve This?," to the films of the American film director John Waters. Like Waters, Almodovar's films take a humorous view of popular culture's cliches.