Résultats de recherche
Il y a 1 jour · The Wizard of Oz (1939) Perhaps the most classic example of a genre-defining movie musical is ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s book ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.’. Starring a 16-year-old Judy Garland sporting the iconic pigtails and blue gingham dress as Dorothy Gale, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ set a precedent for ...
Il y a 5 jours · Academy Award winner Shirley Jones hosts this celebration of the Hollywood musical, a documentary that chronicles America's love affair with showstoppers and chorus lines. Beginning with the Depression-era spectacles of Busby Berkeley, HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING traces the genre all the way to its modern incarnations such as the ...
19 juin 2024 · Bob Fosse, American dancer, choreographer, and director who revolutionized musicals with his distinct style of dance—including his frequent use of props, signature moves, and provocative steps—and was well known for eschewing light comedic story lines for darker and more-introspective plots.
- Michael Barson
Il y a 5 jours · This week: Movie musicals from 'Hello, Dolly!' to 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping,' plus Dances With Films, 'Heartburn,' an Anna Faris double-bill and more.
Il y a 6 jours · Gene Kelly was the star of Singin' in the Rain, a film considered by many to be the greatest Hollywood musical ever made. The film's most unforgettable sequence is Kelly’s performance of the title song, with him swinging from a lamppost in the rain, delighted at falling in love.
- Michael Barson
- Gene Kelly was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and motion-picture director known for his athletic style of dancing, combined with classic...
- Gene Kelly made his film debut opposite Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942).
- Gene Kelly's final film as an actor was Xanadu (1980), a musical starring pop sensation Olivia Newton-John.
14 juin 2024 · Popular Hollywood films were made of all of these musicals. Two hits by British creators in this decade were The Boy Friend (1954), which ran for 2,078 performances in London and marked Andrews' American debut, and Salad Days (1954), which broke the British long-run record with a run of 2,283 performances.
Il y a 5 jours · Singin’ in the Rain, American musical comedy film, released in 1952, that was a reunion project for the American in Paris directorial team of Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, who was also the films’ star. Singin’ in the Rain emerged as a classic, considered by many to be the greatest Hollywood musical ever made.
