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What The Simpsons' Oh, Streetcar! did to Tennessee Williams , Maury Yeston 's musical travesty Nine does to Federico Fellini - only you'd never catch Moe the bartender cavorting like poor never-say-die Kate Hudson through a go-go number that rhymes "prism" with "Italian neo-realism." Nine is a holdover from the Broadway musical's 1980s wilderness ...

Daniel Day-Lewis, left, as Guido in "Nine;" Marcello Mastroianni as Guido in "8 1/2." Who is more debauched, who's existential crisis is more pressing? While watching Rob Marshall's Nine , his movie based on the 1982 Broadway musical itself based on the 1963 Federico Fellini semiautobiograpy 8 1/2, I thought of the other movies that owed a debt to ...

With La dolce vita in 1960, Federico Fellini created a new kind of personal fantastical movie to deal with the corrupt, newly affluent Italy.

Federico Fellini's 1963 pap classic has spawned more films than numbers in its title - including Rob Marshall's new musical, Nine.

This season's Broadway musical transplant is "Nine," derived from the Tony Award-winner of 1982 and directed by Rob Marshall, who has a short but impressive track record for such endeavors.

Departments Reviews TRAVERSE CITY FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BE AN ENERGETIC, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENTHRALLING EXPERIENCE by Professor Rita Bova August 18, 2009 Just like a fine and flavorful wine, the Traverse City Film Festival continues to ripen and mature with each passing year.

Jowly character player who honed his skills with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre before making his film debut in "Alex in Wonderland" . After several small film roles, Lerner gained notice for his.... Jowly character player who honed his skills with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre before making his film debut in "Alex in ...