{"product_id":"hollywood-musicals-by-steven-cohan-9781138497450","title":"Hollywood Musicals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHollywood Musicals\u003c\/em\u003e offers an insightful account of a genre that was once a mainstay of twentieth-century film production and continues to draw audiences today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is a film musical? How do musicals work, formally and culturally? Why have they endured since the introduction of sound in the late 1920s? What makes them more than glittery surfaces or escapist fare? In answering such questions, this guidebook by Steven Cohan takes new and familiar viewers on a tour of Hollywood musicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChapters discuss definitions of the genre, its long history, different modes of analysing it, the great stars of the classic era, and auteur directors. Highlights include extended discussions of such celebrated musicals from the studio era as \u003cem\u003eThe Love Parade\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTop Hat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHoliday Inn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStormy Weather\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gang’s All Here\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeet Me in St. Louis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCover Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMother Wore Tights\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSingin’ in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Band Wagon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSeven Brides for Seven Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJailhouse Rock\u003c\/em\u003e as well as later films such as \u003cem\u003eCabaret\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAll That Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLa La Land\u003c\/em\u003e. Cohan brings in numerous other examples that amplify and extend to the present day his claims about the musical — its generic coherence and flexibility, its long and distinguished history, its special appeal, and its cultural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClear and accessible, this guide provides students of film and culture with a succinct but substantial overview that delivers both analysis and intersectional context to one of Hollywood’s most beloved genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606013329644,"sku":"9781138497450","price":61.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138497450-hollywood-musicals.jpg?v=1778145757","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hollywood-musicals-by-steven-cohan-9781138497450","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}