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(30 Rock, always prescient, even made a joke about it.)
Here are ten essential movies to chart the way that Hollywood has adapted its own adaptations of itself.
Primarily those come from star Cyd Charisse, whos elegant and enchanting as Soviet government agent Ninotchka.
Still, that places two of cinemas greatest dancers at the center of the film.
Its a feat when a movie can boast Will Ferrells all-time least-subtle performance.
Even the jokes that are directly imported from Brookss original movie fall flat.
The rest of this list owes its existence at least in part toThe Producers for better or worse.
Every time he shows up, the movie goes from heartwarming to unsettling.
Its the kind of cathartic, triumphant moment that only a musical can truly deliver.
The overall result is an imperfect but watchable take on Walkers book, as filtered through Spielbergian sentimentality.
