Dangerous Rhythm
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-997384-2 (ISBN)
Insightful, witty, as exuberant as its subject matter, Dangerous Rhythm offers a fresh, revolutionary take on a uniquely American institution: the movie musical. In a book that is at once history, analysis, investigation, and meditation, noted film historian Richard Barrios takes on the entire musical spectrum, from Al Jolson and The Broadway Melody to hip-hop and Les Misérables. Over nine decades, the musical film has been a cornerstone of the entertainment world, yet its existence has been more erratic that any other type of film. Barrios delves deep into the genre, uncovering what makes it a commercially and artistically successful art form that, despite falling in and out of favor with the American public, has a firm and enduring hold on the American cultural imagination. Each chapter focuses on a core issue relating to the musical film: what does it take to make a successful musical performer? What is the relationship between film musicals and Broadway musicals? How does the rise of certain types of popular music, such as rock or rap, affect how the musical film is received? Through it all, Barrios argues definitively and irresistibly that, as the book's subtitle asserts, movie musicals matter -- yet, as the title implies, they are terribly difficult to do well. But when they are right, they transport and captivate viewers, striking deeply resonant chords of identification and wish-fulfillment, as well as or better than any other kind of movie.
Richard Barrios worked in the music and film industries before turning to film history with the award-winning A Song in the Dark and Screened Out. He lectures extensively and appears frequently on television and in film and DVD documentaries. Born in the swamps of south Louisiana and a longtime resident of New York City, he now lives in bucolic suburban Philadelphia.
A Note of Explanation ; Introduction ALL THAT JAZZ ; Chapter One EVERYTHING'S BEEN DONE BEFORE ; Chapter Two WHERE DO THEY COME FROM (AND WHERE DO THEY GO?) ; Chapter Three SEEING'S BELIEVING ; Chapter Four PEOPLE From Jolson to Justin in 85 Years ; Chapter Five THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE ; Chapter Six MUSIC MAKES ME ; Chapter Seven WITH PLENTY OF MONEY ; Chapter Eight I GET THE NECK OF THE CHICKEN ; Chapter Nine TURN ON THE HEAT ; Chapter Ten PAINTING THE CLOUDS Snow White, South Park, and Other Ways to Animate a Musical ; Chapter Eleven UNDER MY SKIN Musicals and Race, Musicals and Sexuality ; Chapter Twelve PUT 'EM IN A BOX ; Epilogue DREAM DANCING
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.7.2014 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 20 halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 544 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
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| ISBN-10 | 0-19-997384-9 / 0199973849 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-997384-2 / 9780199973842 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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