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An essential addition to film studies and popular music collections of academic and research libraries.Choice
Book Description
This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them. Film entries range from the legendary The Jazz Singer in 1927 to Fantasia 2000. Artists ranging from Gene Kelly to Elvis Presley, Busby Berkeley, and John Travolta are included, as are musicians as varied as Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and the Beatles. Entries also detail animated musicals, studios, operettas, rock documentaries, sequels and remakes, and dance movies.
About the Author
THOMAS HISCHAK is a Professor of Theatre at the State University of New York College at Cortland and a playwright who is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Inc. His recent books include American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000, The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1999), The Theatregoer's Almanac (Greenwood, 1997) and The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia (Greenwood, 1995), which recieved the 1995 Choice Outstanding Academic Book award. He is also the author of twenty-three published plays.
Film It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical FROM THE PUBLISHER
This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the musicals and the artists who made them. Film entries range from the legendary The Jazz Singer in 1927 to Fantasia 2000. Artists ranging from Gene Kelly to Elvis Presley, Busby Berkeley, and John Travolta are included, as are musicians as varied as Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and the Beatles. Entries also detail animated musicals, studios, operettas, rock documentaries, sequels and remakes, and dance movies.
SYNOPSIS
An encyclopedic reference on the American movie musical from the earliest talkies to the end of the century with entries pertaining to the musicals and the artists who made them.
FROM THE CRITICS
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This encyclopedic reference to the American movie musical identifies and describes the cinematic musicals since 1927, and the artists who made them. It provides not only lists and dates, but tries to explain the particular talents of given artists and the merits of each movie. Entries are arranged alphabetically and include examples of all major stars, filmmakers, studios, eras, and types (musicals, animated musicals, operettas, rock documentaries, sequels and remakes, and dance movies). Includes a chronological listing of all the movies described and lists of Academy Awards given to musicals in various fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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