The Rough Guide to Film Musicals 1 (Rough Guide Reference)
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Author: Rough GuidesBrand: Alfred Publishing
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-16
ISBN: 1843536501
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Rough Guides
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- By David Parkinson
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Book Reviews of The Rough Guide to Film Musicals 1 (Rough Guide Reference)
Book Review: A Stimulating Introduction to the Hollywood Film Musical!
Summary: 5 Stars
Like my own HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MUSICALS, this book is somewhat light on illustrations but heavy on text. It follows the usual "Rough Guide" format with a comprehensive historical survey, followed by a more detailed examination of "50 Essential Film Musicals", and then a brief selection of biographical entries, followed by a rather cursory chapter on musicals other than those made in Hollywood. It is undoubtedly the "50 Essentials" that will excite most comment and I must admit there are both surprising inclusions and exclusions in the author's list. The author also seems to have a bias against more than a few of the top box-office names in musical comedy. Icons like Alice Faye, Nelson Eddy, Bebe Daniels, Dixie Lee, Moira Shearer, Artie Shaw, Patricia Ellis, Lawrence Tibbett, Lucille Ball, Virginia O'Brien, Dennis Morgan, Rosemary Clooney, Kenny Baker, Frankie Laine are either given little space or, in most cases, none at all! Admittedly, you can't fit everybody into 326 slightly larger than pocket-sized pages, which is why I saved many of my own favorites for my follow-up book, MORE MOVIE MUSICALS.
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