Articles related to "Hollywood Musicals"

In a time of social and political unrest, the musical film drew millions to the movies. This popularity was reflected in a record setting four Oscar musical winners.

Usually classified as travelogues the Elvis Presley films made from 1960 to 1965 were not as formulaic as they seem to be.

Burton's ultra-violent foray into the land of Hollywood musicals leaves Depp deprived while giving viewers vapid singing and blood that will stain their minds for days.

Real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac star alongside Hollywood legend Gene Kelly in Jacques Demy's Les Demoiselles de Rochefort.

Although usually criticised Elvis mid to late 60's movies were still relevant for their times.

With so many movies to choose from at the box office it can be difficult to decide what to see. Below are a few titles that might be worth checking out.

Lars von Trier has consistently rejected the tenets of Hollywood film-making in films like Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves.

Jacques Demy pays homage to the American musical, but replaces the sugar-coated romance of Hollywood with a realistic storyline about a failed relationship.

Villa Trapp has the potential to deliver to musical theatre and film fans as the hotel and park joins Salzburg's The Sound of Music Tour in 2008.

Three films by which to trace the rise and fall of one of filmdom's great musical stars

Mercury Rev's 1995 classic 'See You on the Other Side' is a sprawlingly ambitious mix of beautiful melodies, complex arrangements and psychedelic lullabies

Tim Burton's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Grand Guignol musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is gruesome fun. 9/10

Sullivan's Travels remains as fresh as ever, mixing its director's schizophrenic mastery of language and sight gag, comedy and drama, whimsy and deeply felt values.

Calypso music has its origins in 19th century Trinidad and Tobago and is famous throughout the world for its sometimes humorous lyrics and social commentary.

The classic movie, Meet Me in St. Louis, is the perfect model of a wholesome MGM musical. A period film set in 1903 St. Louis, it stars Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien.

Superstition surrounds "Friday the 13th," but while shaking on the sofa, why not snuggle up to some fun frights of film and television?

The following list barely touches the tip of the iceberg, concerning the film industry's highlights, over the past ten years. This is not a list of the best movies,