Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Hooray for Hollywood—Not In the 50s, it wasn't rare to shoot an entire film on the studio's lot, scenery made with care by a large team of artists, designers, and craftsmen. It didn't matter if t...

Tale as Old as TimeThe story of Gigi and Gaston is relentlessly linear, moving from the point-of-view of one lover, to the other, and back again. After all, how else could we feel the full effect o...

Musical; Romantic Comedy; Coming-of-Age Story; Period PieceGigi is the sum of its parts, which happen to include people bursting into song without warning, a fractured fairy tale of a romantic come...

The film's the story of a high-spirited girl named Gigi, and her journey into womanhood and finding love. Pretty straightforward, right? We could speculate that since Gigi is her childhood nickname...

GIGI: Look, you made me a really nice offer. And a few months ago, no problem. But now everything is different, and you've changed that. And you can't change back. I want more.Oops, make that VIVIA...

GCan you give a G rating to a film about a girl being trained to be a high-class prostitute for a man twice her age who's known her since she was a child? Yes. Here's why. The producers and screenw...