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The Hollywood film musical / Barry Keith Grant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grant, Barry Keith, 1947- author.
- Series:
- New approaches to film genre
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical films--United States--History and criticism.
- Musical films.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester [England] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- American film musicals are a central genre in the evolution of cinema as an art form and popular entertainment. With an impressive range of films produced to meet an ever-growing consumer, demand, musicals have proven to be a powerful formula for box-office success. Written in an accessible style and with substantial depth of analysis, this engaging new title offers an overview of the history of, and the critical literature on, this popular genre.
- The Hollywood Film Musical examines the synergy between the genre and the popular music industry, tracing the function of this relationship in aesthetic, ideological, and industrial terms, and outlining the influence of minstrel shows, vaudeville, the Broadway stage, the recording industry, and stardom. The book also provides a selection of close readings of iconic musicals from the golden age of the 1930s right up to the new century: from Top Hat and Singin' in the Rain to West Side Story, Woodstock, and Across the Universe. As well as providing illuminating new readings of popular films, these detailed analyses reflect on critical issues such as race, gender, ideology, and authorship. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Historical Overview 7
- 2 Critical Overview 38
- 3 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) 55
- 4 Top Hat (1935) 70
- 5 The Pirate (1948) 85
- 6 West Side Story (1961) and Saturday Night Fever (1977) 99
- 7 Woodstock (1970) 116
- 8 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 131
- 9 Pennies from Heaven (1981) and Across the Universe (2007) 146.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 787849793
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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