The Sound of Musicals - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184457346X ISBN 13 : 9781844573462

Editeur : BFI Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Despite having had its obituary written many times, the movie musical remains a flourishing twenty-first century form, and as this volume demonstrates, one that exists far beyond the confines of Broadway and Hollywood. The Sound of Musicals examines the films, stars, issues and traditions of the genre from the 1930s to the present day. Featuring sixteen original essays by leading international scholars, this illuminating collection addresses the complex history and global variety of the movie musical, and considers the delight and passionate engagement that musicals continue to inspire in audiences around the world. The contributors address key issues for understanding the movie musical: questions of genre and generic traditions; questions of history, bringing fresh perspectives to a consideration of Classical Hollywood musicals; and the musical beyond Hollywood, looking at alternatives to the Hollywood model from the 'New Hollywood' and American independent cinema to Bollywood and other national musical traditions. Individual chapters consider key musical stars such as Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews and Barbra Streisand; film-makers including Robert Altman and Christophe Honoré, and classic musicals such as South Pacific (1958) and Hairspray (1988). In his introduction to the volume, Steven Cohan addresses the significance and enduring appeal of this multi-faceted genre, and considers its recent renaissance with movies such as the High School Musical franchise, and the success of the television series Glee.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

STEVEN COHAN is Professor of English at Syracuse University, USA, where he teaches courses in film, gender, and cultural studies. His books include Telling Stories: A Theoretical Analysis of Narrative (1988, co-authored with Linda M. Shires), Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties (1997), Incongruous Entertainment: Camp, Cultural Value, and the MGM Musical (2005), and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008). Collections he has edited include Screening the Male: Exploring Masculinities in Hollywood Cinema (1993, co-edited with Ina Rae Hark), The Road Movie Book (1997, co-edited with Ina Rae Hark), and Hollywood Musicals, The Film Reader (2001). He was series co-editor with Ina Rae Hark of In Focus, Routledge Film Readers (2002-6). His essays have appeared in Camera Obscura and Screen as well as in collections such as Out Takes: Film and Queer Theory (1999), Reinventing Film Studies (2000), Key Frames: Popular Film and Cultural Studies (2001), The Trouble with Men: Masculinities in European and Hollywood Cinema (2004), The Cinema Book (2007) and Interrogating Postfeminism: Gender and the Politics of Popular Culture (2007). He was awarded the Chancellor's Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement at S.U. in 2006.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BFI Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184457346X
• ISBN 13: 9781844573462
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Cohan Steven
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible