Rough Guide to Film Musicals

Name: Rough Guide to Film Musicals
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ISBN: 9781843536505

ISBN-10: 1843536501

ISBN-13: 9781843536505

Edition: 1st 2007

Authors: David Parkinson, Rough Guides Staff

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The perfect companion to cinema''s most spectacular genre, The Rough Guide to Film Musicals reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood''s most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as Singin'' In The Rain and West Side Story to recent successes like Evita and Chicago, this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.

Book details

List price: $14.99
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.75" wide x 7.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

David Parkinson is a freelance film critic and historian, and theauthor of several books on the subject. He lives in London.



Introduction


Setting The Stage: the origins


No Business Like Show Business: the history


The Canon: 50 essential film musicals


An American In Paris


Annie Get Your Gun


The Band Wagon


Cabaret


Carousel


Chicago


Easter Parade


Evita


42nd Street


Footlight Parade


Funny Face


Gigi


Gold Diggers Of 1933


Grease


Guys And Dolls


Hallelujah!


High Society


High, Wide And Handsome


The Jazz Singer


The King And I


Kiss Me Kate


The Lion King


Love Me Tonight


The Love Parade


Mary Poppins


Meet Me In St Louis


The Merry Widow


My Fair Lady


Nashville


Oklahoma!


On The Town


The Pajama Game


The Pirate


The Rocky Horror Picture Show


Seven Brides For Seven Brothers


Shall We Dance


Show Boat


Silk Stockings


Singin' In The Rain


Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs


The Sound Of Music


South Pacific


A Star Is Born


Summer Holiday


Swing Time


Top Hat


West Side Story


The Wizard Of Oz


Yankee Doodle Dandy


Yolanda And The Thief


The Icons: singing stars & unsung talent


Puttin' On The Ritz: how musicals work


A World Of Entertainment: the international musical


Over The Rainbow: the wider picture


Picture credits


Index