Odes to cinema from Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Damien Chazelle will jostle for Oscar glory next year – until then, here are 20 of the best films about film-making well worth dimming the lights for
April 2022
Singin’ in the Rain at 70: Hollywood’s show-stopping musical remains a winner
It might have opened to muted applause, but the Gene Kelly-Stanley Donen dream team turned a 1952 also-ran into a long-living classic
August 2021
Singin’ in the Rain review – a starry musical charm offensive
From Adam Cooper to Faye Tozer and Kevin Clifton, there are lovely performances in this revival, but it lacks a little vim
June 2021
From My Fair Lady to Grease 2: Guardian writers on their favourite movie musicals
To celebrate the release of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upbeat musical In the Heights, Guardian writers have picked their favourite examples of the genre
October 2019
Singin' in the Rain review – simply splashing
This sublime 1952 movie musical, in cinemas again, puts the artistry of Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and co on full, joyful display
August 2019
The best films for children: Observer readers have their say
A look at some of the best responses to Mark Kermode’s selection of 25 child-friendly films
February 2019
Stanley Donen obituary
US film director and choreographer whose hits included Singin’ in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Two for the Road
Stanley Donen: a Hollywood blueblood treasured for Singin' in the Rain
Donen’s brilliance helped reinvent the Hollywood musical, and he went on to display a tremendous skill for romance and comedy
Stanley Donen, director of Singin' in the Rain, dies aged 94
Donen, who was hailed as ‘a brilliant storyteller’, also directed On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher – in their own words and pictures
The actors – and mother and daughter – have died within a day of each other. We look back at their close and sometimes turbulent relationship
Film blog
Debbie Reynolds, a gutsy Hollywood aristocrat with a never-say-die spirit
Reynolds’s signature turn in Singin’ in the Rain was followed decades later by a second act, conferred by her daughter, Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds: her life and career – in pictures
Best known for Singin’ in the Rain, here we look back at her life and her decades-long stage and screen career
May 2015
The 10 best ...
The 10 best films about films
With Fellini’s flamboyant 8½ back in cinemas this week, here are the 10 best self-referential movies
June 2014
The glorious folly of dance on film
From Singin' in the Rain to The Full Monty and Strictly Ballroom, dance films celebrate our human capacity for improvised, limitless joy. By Michael Newton
December 2013
Film blog
Top 10 musicals
Musicals have been tap dancing their way into moviegoers' hearts since the invention of cinema sound itself. From Oliver! to Singin' in the Rain, here are the Guardian and Observer critics' picks of the 10 best
October 2013
On my radar
On my radar: Patsy Kensit's cultural highlights
The actor and singer tells Ben Marshall about the enduring appeal of the Who, the unspoilt charm of Sicily – and why Singin' in the Rain was the happiest night out in London
February 2013
EXPIRED Singin' in the Rain: Buy top price tickets for £39.50
Singin' in the Rain: Buy top price tickets for £39.50
June 2012
How pop finds inspiration in the rain
From Singin' in the Rain to Rihanna's Umbrellas, pop loves it when it's pouring
December 2011
MGM musicals: more stars than the heavens
Watching the best of the studio's output – Singin' in the Rain, Meet Me in St Louis – is to indulge in pure joyous artifice, writes Bee Wilson
