Musicals adapted to the big screen—from West Side Story to The Phantom of the Opera—have enjoyed a staggering amount of success since the 1940s, and this guide is especially tailored to library patrons looking for help selecting the right flick to watch. The book is organized by decade, allowing readers to learn about the nuances of each era of musical movie production, and a description is paired with each film along with an explanation of why it is worth viewing. Watching musicals and learning their history by way of libraries and archives where such films are preserved and made available is heavily emphasized.

Kniffel, Leonard

United States, United States of America

Chicago, Illinois, 2013

Obscured text due to sticker attached.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.

xiv, 176 pages : 23 cm
Musicals adapted to the big screen -- from West Side story to The phantom of the Opera -- have enjoyed a staggering amount of success since the 1940s, and this guide is especially tailored to library patrons looking for help selecting the right flick to watch. The book is organised by decade, allowing readers to learn about the nuances of each era of musical movie production, and a description is paired with each film along with an explanation of why it is worth viewing. Watching musicals and learning their history by way of libraries and archives where such films are preserved and made available is heavily emphasised
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index
Foreword / by Gregg Opelka -- Learning guide : movie musicals and their stars -- All-talking, all-singing, all-dancing, all-mixed-up : the beginning to 1939 -- The Greatest Generation : patriotism, family, and American values :1940s -- Enter the Golden Age : cinemascope, technicolor, and the advent of television : 1950s -- Social change : values, virtues, and validation : 1960s -- Days not so clear : civil rights, the sexual revolution, and what to sing about : 1970s -- Anything goes : fame and the Me Generation : 1980s -- Downtrodden and misunderstood : boys, bodyguards, and ballroom dancing : 1990s -- Something different : bizarre, macabre, retro : the twenty-first century

Musicals adapted to the big screenfrom West Side Story to The Phantom of the Opera have enjoyed a staggering amount of success since the 1940s, andthis guide is especially tailored to library patrons looking for help selecting the right flick to watch. The book is organized by decade, allowing readers to learn about the nuances of each era of musical movie production, and adescription is paired with each film along with an explanation of why it is worth viewing. Watching musicals and learning their history bywayoflibraries and archives where such films are preserved and made available is heavily emphasized.

2023-06-28