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The Movie Musical! audiobook
- By: Jeanine Basinger
- Narrator: Erin Bennett
- Category: Film & Video, General, Performing Arts
- Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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The Movie Musical! Audiobook Summary
Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals–an essential audiobook for anyone who’s ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies.
Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical–in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, book of her long and remarkable career.
From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen–and heard–on film.
With extensive portraits of everyone from Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer; to Doris Day, whose iconic sunniness has overshadowed her dramatic talents; from Deanna Durbin, that lovable teen-star of the ’30s and ’40s; to Shirley T. and Judy G.; from Bing to Frank to Elvis; from Ann Miller to Ann-Margret; from Disney to Chicago . . . focusing on many beloved, iconic films (Top Hat; Singin’ in the Rain; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Sound of Music) as well as unduly obscure gems (Eddie Cantor’s Whoopee!; Murder at the Vanities; Sun Valley Serenade; One from the Heart), this book is astute, informative, and pure pleasure to read.
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The Movie Musical! Full Details
| Narrator | Erin Bennett |
| Length | 9 hours 9 minutes |
| Author | Jeanine Basinger |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 28, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780593149126 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Movie Musical! is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: film making, movie book, theatre, broadway, musical, movie lover gifts, movies, culture, acting, writing, films, music, collection, classic, historical, americana, american history, film, cinema, hollywood, drama, movie books, creativity, gifts for movie lovers, art, entertainment, essays, gift books, gifts for nerds, book gifts, geeky gifts, nerd gifts, librarian gifts, geek gifts, nerd gifts for men, gay gifts, gift, gifts, movie, musical theatre gifts, musicals, musical books, west side story, broadway gifts, theatre gifts, screenplay, Performing Arts, Film & Video, General, Performing Arts, Film & Video, History & Criticism, Performing Arts, Film & Video, Screenwriting The BISAC Subject Code is Film & Video, General, Performing Arts
Additional info
The publisher of the The Movie Musical! is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593149126.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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