Hollywood Singing & Dancing DVD

Hollywood Singing And Dancing celebrates song and dance beginning with the Busby Berkeley films that lifted the spirits of audiences during the Great Depression through the patriotic musicals of the 1940s into the Technicolor wide-screen spectaculars of the 1950s the vibrant 60s the diversity of the 70s. Using clips from many of the great movies and hosted by Academy Award winning stage screen and television icon Shirley Jones this collection explores the major studios and musical stars during the most prolific and entertaining decades in Hollywood history. The 1920s:... The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. The emergence of sound in the movies resulted in an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade. The genre encountered decades of ups and downs after that but musicals came roaring back at the end of the century with Evita The Little Mermaid Moulin Rouge Chicago and more. The 1930s: From Busby Berkeley's earliest dance extravaganzas to Judy Garland's legendary trip to Oz the musicals of the 1930s captured the hearts and minds of a nation struggling through the Great Depression. This title celebrates the romance glamour and joy of the musical's infant stage. The 1940s : This volume looks back at the war-torn 1940s showcasing the best of the decade's patriotic productions and recalling the stars - including Rita Hayworth Dorothy Dandridge and Frank Sinatra - who lit up the screen with their legendary talent. The 1950s: Academy Award winner Shirley Jones hosts this volume which looks back at the 1950s a decade long considered to be the musical's golden age. Featuring clips from An American In Paris Oklahoma! Gigi and many more this retrospective covers the major studios and stars including Gene Kelly Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. The 1960s : Although lavish productions such triumphed at the box office as the 1960s progressed Hollywood musicals embraced rock and roll music. The 1970s: The musicals of the 1970s reflected a diverse and wildly changing era. Hosted by Academy Award' winning stage screen and television icon Shirley Jones this series explores the major studios and musical stars during one of the most entertaining decades in Hollywood history. The 1980S & The 1990s : In the 1980s MTV arrived and musical film took a back seat. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces along with a few cult classics emerged from this decade. In the 1990s the Hollywood musical was largely animated rather than live action. However television had a surprising number of musical offerings including Gypsy with Bette Midler and Annie which launched director Rob Marshall. 2000s : In the 2000s musicals came back starting with Moulin Rouge and carrying on with Chicago Dreamgirls and Hairspray. There are movies based on Broadway triumphs and once again there are teens singing and dancing. Movies That Rocked And Rolled: Hollywood movies and rock music have been happily married for nearly 60 years. Movies That Rocked and Rolled! takes you on a journey through the most rocking riveting and raucous films ever made. Movies That Rocked and Rolled! gives you the entire history of rock and the movies. A Musical History: This celebration of song and dance begins with Busby Berkeley's exquisite black and white choreographed extravaganzas that lightened the dark days of the Depression continues through the rousing wartime songfests into the heyday of the great MGM spectaculars and on to the recent smash hits like Chicago and Dreamgirls. [show more]

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