Legitimate Theater Bonus: #13. Moulin Rouge! (2019)

Welcome to Legitimate Theater: a column dedicated to movie-based stage musicals. The goal of this series is to explore those stories that originated in films and eventually worked their way onto Broadway and beyond. By the end of each entry, there will hopefully be a better understanding of this odd but rampant trend in modern entertainment. Are these stories really worth telling through song and dance? How can it even compare to the technical prowess of a camera and seamless editing? Join me on this quest as I explore the highs and lows of this trend on the third Wednesday of every month and hopefully answer what makes this Legitimate Theater.

Theory Thursday: "Moulin Rouge!" is the Worst Best Picture Nominee of the 21st Century (So Far)

Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge!

Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my "controversial opinion" related to something relative to the week of release. Sometimes it will be birthdays while others is current events or a new film release. Whatever the case may be, this is a personal defense for why I disagree with the general opinion and hope to convince you of the same. While I don't expect you to be on my side, I do hope for a rational argument. After all, film is a subjective medium and this is merely just a theory that can be proven either way. 

R.I.P. Colette Marchand (1925-2015)

Colette Marchand in Moulin Rouge

On June 23, performer Colette Marchand passed away at the age of 90 at her home in Bois-le-Roi, France. With an IMDb resume that only clocks in at six films (10 if you include appearances as self), she made the most of her brief acting career. In 1952, she starred in director John Huston's Moulin Rouge as Marie Charlet. The film would receive seven Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture. Marchand would herself receive a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. While her acting resume may be small, this film played to her one strength and the thing that she was better known for: dancing.