Hollywood Musicals Nominated for Best Picture
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786412909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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This volume covers all 39 Hollywood musicals nominated for Best Picture from 1929 to 1995, including song-and-dance fests like 42nd Street and Top Hat; original film musicals like The Wizard of Oz; film versions of stage musicals like The Music Man and Fiddler on the Roof; and more.
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RBBCopyright © American Library Association. Occasionally there is discussion of the influence of a movie on other movies and musicals.Several appendixes follow the entries, including a list of Academy Award nominations and winners for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Song, Musical Scoring, and Best Actor/Actress. The majority of each entry consists of plot summary. Recommended for performing arts collections that have need of this specialized type of reference tool. From Booklist Timing is everything. Mary's (1945), The Country Girl (1954), and nashville
"Great book, concentrating on Hollywood musicals" according to bnpleco1. Great book, concentrating on Hollywood musicals. Nice format, lots of pictures, and (at least to me), quite a bit of new information. I have always liked the musical, starting with the first one, or the first big on - Broadway Melody. Then it hit dead time until Great book, concentrating on Hollywood musicals bnpleco1 Great book, concentrating on Hollywood musicals. Nice format, lots of pictures, and (at least to me), quite a bit of new information. I have always liked the musical, starting with the first one, or the first big on - Broadway Melody. Then it hit dead time until 42nd Street, and did well till about the early 50s, with one or two popping up some times. Fun to read about.. 2nd Street, and did well till about the early 50s, with one or two popping up some times. Fun to read about.