Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical

Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-13 : 9780230290556
ISBN-10 : 0230290558
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Book Synopsis Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical by : K. Kessler

Download or read book Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical written by K. Kessler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio system era, cultural, industrial and stylistic circumstances transformed this once happy-go-lucky genre into one both fluid and cynical enough to embrace the likes of Rocky Horror and pave the way for Cannibal! and Moulin Rouge!.


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