{"product_id":"9781844573790","title":"100 Film Musicals","description":"From the coming of sound to the 1960s, the musical was central to Hollywood production. Exhibiting – often in spectacular fashion – the remarkable resources of the Hollywood studios, musicals came to epitomise the very idea of 'light entertainment'. Films like \u003cem\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e42nd Street\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeet Me in St. Louis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Town\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOklahoma!,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/em\u003e were hugely popular, yet were commonly regarded by cultural commentators as trivial and escapist. It was the 1970s before serious study of the Hollywood musical began to change critical attitudes and foster an interest in musical films produced in other cultures. Hollywood musicals have become less common, but the genre persists and both academic interest in and fond nostalgia for the musical shows no signs of abating. \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e100 Film Musicals\u003c\/em\u003e provides a stimulating overview of the genre's development, its major themes and the critical debates it has provoked. While centred on the dominant Hollywood tradition, \u003cem\u003e100 Film Musicals\u003c\/em\u003e includes films from countries that often tried to emulate the Hollywood style, like Britain and Germany, as well as from very different cultures like India, Egypt and Japan. Jim Hillier and Douglas Pye also discuss post-1960s films from many different sources which adapt and reflect on the conventions of the genre, including recent examples such as \u003cem\u003eMoulin Rouge!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHigh School Musical\u003c\/em\u003e, demonstrating that the genre is still very much alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058069422320,"sku":"9781844573790","price":81.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844573790_p0.jpg?v=1763743834","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844573790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}