Screen LibraryDangerous rhythm : why movie musicals matter /
Insightful, witty, as exuberant as its subject matter, this book offers a fresh, revolutionary take on a uniquely American institution: the movie musical. In a book that is at once history, analysis, investigation, and meditation, noted film historian Richard Barrios takes on the entire musical spec...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: |
2015. ©2014 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Insightful, witty, as exuberant as its subject matter, this book offers a fresh, revolutionary take on a uniquely American institution: the movie musical. In a book that is at once history, analysis, investigation, and meditation, noted film historian Richard Barrios takes on the entire musical spectrum, from Al Jolson and The Broadway Melody to hip-hop and Les Misérables. Over nine decades, the musical film has been a cornerstone of the entertainment world, yet its existence has been more erratic than any other type of film. Barrios delves deep into the genre, uncovering what makes it a c |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190262617 0190262613 9780199973842 0199973849 |
| Index Number: | PN1995 |
| CLC: | J905.712 |
| Call Number: | J905.712/B276 |
| Contents: | Introduction: All that jazz -- Everything's been done before -- Where do they come from (and where do they go?) -- Seeing's believing -- People: from Jolson to Justin in 85 years -- The art of the possible -- Music makes me -- With plenty of money -- I get the neck of the chicken -- Turn on the heat -- Painting the clouds: Snow White, South Park, and other ways to animate a musical -- Under my skin: musicals and race, musicals and sexuality -- Put 'em in a box -- Epilogue: Dream dancing. |