Singing a new tune : the rebirth of the modern film musical, from Evita to De-lovely and beyond / by...
Singing a new tune : the rebirth of the modern film musical, from Evita to De-lovely and beyond / by...
Singing a new tune : the rebirth of the modern film musical, from Evita to De-lovely and beyond / by John Kenneth Muir.
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Publisher
New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, c2005.
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N791.436/35
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Not your father's razzle-dazzle -- 1. The old razzle-dazzle : a history of the movie musical through the 1980s -- 2. The razzle-dazzle fizzles? : the early nineties -- 3. From Evita to Moulin Rouge : 1996-2001 -- 4. From Hedwig and the Angry Inch to De-Lovely and beyond : 2001-2004 -- 5. Cathode raz...
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Publisher
New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, c2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Examining over a dozen musical films from the last decade, Muir explains how first-class artists have marshaled everything from spectacle (Evita) to humor (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut); tragedy (Dancer in the Dark) to Shakespeare (Love's Labour's Lost); and even psychology and sexuality (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Singing Detective, Chi...
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Full title
Singing a new tune : the rebirth of the modern film musical, from Evita to De-lovely and beyond / by John Kenneth Muir.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
N791.436/35
Record Identifier
74VKmKZQmMEb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmKZQmMEb
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ISBN
9781557836106
1557836108
DDC
791.436
MMS ID
991020529169702626
