Articles related to "Musical Film"

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.

The Academy Awards chose two musicals in the 1930s as best picture. One has not aged well, but is still interesting. The other has survived mainly because of its acting.

Pop music and movies may not always be the perfect bedfellows, see 'Grease 2' and 'Xanadu' - but those featured below have defined a generation.

For an audience who enjoys gospel music, The Gospel is a film that not only entertains, but touches hearts and lives through music and through a powerful story.

A dockworker comes to America to seek out his estranged father and instead finds love, turmoil, and war.

Brief biography of 20th-century French author Sidonie Gabrielle Colette.

People claim that the movie musical is a dead genre, yet some of the most vibrant, innovative film musicals have been produced in the past thirty years.

People claim that the movie musical is a dead genre, yet some of the most vibrant, innovative film musicals have been produced in the past thirty years.

A remake of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is in the pipeline but do we really need to do the Time Warp again?

PowerPoint as a tool for class presentations has been overused. Stand out and engage your audience with these simple yet effective presentation ideas.

The 2007 AFI's 100 top movies has nearly two dozen great films that were not nominated for best picture by the Academy Awards. Here are a few of these.

Musical Mamma Mia! falls flat on it's face with no real substance, awful choreography and mediocre acting.

Brief biography of American writer Edna Ferber, famous for Show Boat, So Big and Giant.

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

Film-makers can't seem to produce adaptations of Jane Austen quickly enough, since her rise to popularity in the mid-1990s with the BBC's version of Pride and Prejudice.

Art school teachers said she had no future as an illustrator. But Lisbeth Zwerger ignored them and became one of the world's most acclaimed children's book artists.

Good dining restaurants are easy to find in Bangkok but none gives a bird's eye view of central Bangkok like the Centara Grand's 55th floor eatery Red Sky.

The Who's rock opera film remains a divisive but inspired work.

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.

Alien Encounter, Back to the Future, and other great Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida rides and attractions have disappeared, leaving many wondering why.

Copywriters can ensure an endless flow of ideas if they keep the hinges of their minds well-oiled by writing fiction. For more idea-generating methods, read on.

The newest season of So You Think You Can Dance premiered with the first of several audition episodes to give the audience a quick glimpse at some of the newest dancers.

Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Leslie Bibb in a parody on fast culture embodied in a NASCAR speed racer, produced by Ferrell & Judd Apatow. Some spoilers are included.

Biography of George M. Cohan, Irish American icon of American theater and Broadway's greatest showman.

In Glee's second episode the show is able to cover a lot of ground while planting plenty of seeds for episodes to come. Sit down! No need to get excited!!!