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Musicals in Film
A Guide to the Genre
Synopsis
This wide-ranging guide introduces (or reintroduces) readers to movie musicals past and present, enabling them to experience the development of this uniquely American art form-and discover films they'll love.
This comprehensive guide covers movie musicals from their introduction with the 1927 film The Jazz Singer through 2015 releases. In all, it describes 125 movies, opening up the world of this popular form of entertainment to preteens, teens, and adults alike.
An introduction explains the advent of movie musicals; then, in keeping with the book's historical approach, films are presented by decade and year with overviews of advances during particular periods. In this way, the reader not only learns about individual films but can see the big picture of how movie musicals developed and changed over time. For each film covered, the guide offers basic facts-studio, director, songwriters, actors, etc.-as well as a brief plot synopsis. Each entry also offers an explanation of why the movie is noteworthy, how popular it was or wasn't, and the influence the film might have had on later musicals. Sidebars offering brief biographies of important artists appear throughout the book.
Shows how the genre developed over time, from the 1920s to the present
Shares fascinating insights about musicals with which the reader is already familiar
Offers information on many lesser-known musicals
Helps readers find film musicals that are similar to those they know and like
Introduces important performers, directors, and songwriters
Includes photographic stills from famous movie musicals
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What Reviewers Are Saying
"This is an excellent choice for the performing-arts sections of most libraries." - Booklist "Organizing the history by decade makes this reference easy to use and a solid resource on this topic. . . . [It provides] ideas for student research projects and is a great option for readers'/viewers' advisory. Musical theater aficionados will enjoy the backstories of their favorites and find more to explore." - Library Journal