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100 Film Musicals
J. Gibbs
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Description for 100 Film Musicals
Hardback. A selection of 100 films from one of the best-loved genres of Hollywood and world cinema, with entries ranging from 'Gold Diggers of 1933' to 'High School Musical' of 2006, and from the Reggae classic 'The Harder They Come' to Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' (1957). The authors' introduction outlines the history and key features of the film musical. Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0, 35 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1K; A. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
From the coming of sound to the 1960s, the musical was central to Hollywood production. Exhibiting – often in spectacular fashion – the remarkable resources of the Hollywood studios, musicals came to epitomise the very idea of 'light entertainment'. Films like Top Hat and 42nd Street, Meet Me in St. Louis and On the Town, Singin' in the Rain and Oklahoma!, West Side Story and The Sound of Music were hugely popular, yet were commonly regarded by cultural commentators as trivial and escapist. It was the 1970s before serious study of the Hollywood musical began to change critical attitudes and ... Read more
From the coming of sound to the 1960s, the musical was central to Hollywood production. Exhibiting – often in spectacular fashion – the remarkable resources of the Hollywood studios, musicals came to epitomise the very idea of 'light entertainment'. Films like Top Hat and 42nd Street, Meet Me in St. Louis and On the Town, Singin' in the Rain and Oklahoma!, West Side Story and The Sound of Music were hugely popular, yet were commonly regarded by cultural commentators as trivial and escapist. It was the 1970s before serious study of the Hollywood musical began to change critical attitudes and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Screen Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844573790
SKU
V9781844573790
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About J. Gibbs
JIM HILLIER and DOUGLAS PYE are Visiting Fellows in the Department of Film, Theatre and Television at the University of Reading. Jim Hillier's recent publications include 100 Film Noirs (2009, with Alastair Phillips) and American Independent Cinema (2001). Douglas Pye's recent publications include Style and Meaning (2005, with John Gibbs) and The Movie Book of the Western (1996, with Ian ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Film Musicals
Eloquently written and enjoyable to read, Jim Hillier and Douglas Pye’s 100 Film Musicals is an accessible, well-illustrated and practical text for the general reader ... [it] deserves a place on any musical enthusiasts’ book shelf.
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