Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical
Author | : K. Kessler |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2010-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230290556 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230290558 |
Rating | : 4/5 (558 Downloads) |
Download or read book Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical written by K. Kessler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!.