There is something of a “modern obsession with cynically adapting films for the theatre”, said Holly Williams in The Times.

The Royal Exchange’s Singin’ in the Rain opens like a perfectly wrapped Christmas present – one you didn’t know you wanted, but you’re definitely not returning it come January. It’s nostalgic enough ...

Gene Kelly dances through the raindrops in the signature musical sequence from Singin' in the Rain. (Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection) "The true story is pretty magical — I don't think you have to ...

The 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain” is hailed by many as one of the greatest films ever made. And yet it has also become the subject of countless myths regarding its production over the past 70 ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...

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There are very few movies that stand as "proof of the system" — evidence the old Hollywood studio factories could not only create great commerce but also great art. "Casablanca" is the example ...

Singin’ in the Rain isn’t just an upbeat musical from 1952. It’s also a history lesson about Hollywood in the late 1920s, when silent pictures were giving way to talkies. And, of course, it’s also a ...

Debbie Reynolds stunned the world with the 'Singin' in the Rain' dance sequence. Here's why her shoes were filled with blood by the end of the shoot. L-R: Donald O’Connor as Cosmo Brown, Debbie ...

Last year, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle made a decadent hate letter to Hollywood, a film which dived into the seedy, salacious, and ultimately gruesome side of an industry that trades on ...