The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

I am crazy for Kirk Douglas and movies about movies. Hey! How could I miss by checking out this movie about the movies STARRING Kirk Douglas? Not quite up there with All About Eve, but it's darn close.

I thought "isn't that just like life" after watching it; it's a great parable. The heartless producer who uses people for his own ends, but those he's used emerge the better for their affiliation. If only we could divorce ourselves from the hurt pride and hurt feelings and immediately expose the gems left behind by all experiences, we'd be able to die right there, for we'd have nothing else to learn.

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