{"product_id":"the-hollywood-film-musical-isbn-9781405182522","title":"The Hollywood Film Musical","description":"This revealing history of the American film musical synthesizes the critical literature on the genre and provides a series of close analytical readings of iconic musical films, focusing on their cultural relationship to other aspects of American popular music.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals, particularly the influence of popular music on the genre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelves into critical issues behind these films such as race, gender, ideology, and authorship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures close readings of canonical and neglected film musicals from the 1930s to the present including: \u003ci\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWoodstock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGimme Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAcross the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Plates ix  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Historical Overview 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Critical Overview 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Top Hat (1935) 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Pirate (1948) 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 West Side Story (1961) and Saturday Night Fever (1977) 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Woodstock (1970) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Pennies from Heaven (1981) and Across the Universe (2007) 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 171\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarry Keith Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Communication, Popular Culture, and Film at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eAuteurs and Authorship: a Film Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(2008)\u003ci\u003e Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eFilm Genre Reader \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), and \u003ci\u003eThe Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). As well as being an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is the series editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Approaches to Film Genre\u003c\/i\u003e series for Wiley-Blackwell.  American film musicals are a central genre in the evolution of cinema as an art form and popular entertainment.  With an impressive range of films produced to meet an ever-growing consumer demand, musicals proved to be a powerful formula for box office success. With an accessible style and substantial depth of analysis, this engaging new title offers an overview of the history of, and the critical literature on, this popular genre.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Film Musical\u003c\/i\u003e examines the synergy between the genre and the popular music industry, tracing the function of this relationship in aesthetic, ideological and industrial terms, and outlining the influence of minstrel shows, vaudeville, the Broadway stage, the recording industry, and stardom. The book also provides a selection of close readings of iconic  musicals from the golden age of the 1930s right up to the new century: from \u003ci\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWoodstock, Gimme Shelter, West Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAcross the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. As well as providing illuminating new readings of popular films, these detailed analyses reflect on critical issues such as race, gender, ideology, and authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Barry Grant gracefully articulates the pleasures of that most joyous of Hollywood’s genres.  A must read for anyone who loves musicals and, especially, for those who think they don’t.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eDavid Desser, University of Illinois\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Elegantly conceived and beautifully illustrated, The Hollywood Film Musical introduces the genre with all its problematic glories.  Grant is meticulous as a historian and scrupulous as a cultural critic.  Did I mention the beautiful illustrations?\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eKrin Gabbard, Stony Brook University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990258925797,"sku":"NP9781405182522","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405182522.jpg?v=1761787098","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-hollywood-film-musical-isbn-9781405182522","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}