![]() ![]() ![]() Going behind the scenes, Barrios uncovers the rocky relationship between Broadway and Hollywood, the unpublicized off-camera struggles of directors, stars, and producers, and all the various ways by which some films became our most indelible cultural touchstones - and others ended up as train wrecks. ![]() History, film analysis, and a touch of backstage gossip combine to make Dangerous Rhythm a compelling look at musicals and the powerful, complex bond they forge with their audiences. In Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter, award winning historian Richard Barrios explores movie musicals from those first hits, The Jazz Singer and Broadway Melody, to present-day Oscar winners Chicago and Les Misrables. Dorothy's dream of finding a land "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was nearly cut, and even a film as great as The Band Wagon was, at the time, a major flop. But the ease in which they unfold on the screen is deceptive. ![]() They're so glitzy and catchy that it seems impossible that they could have ever gone any other way. Singin' in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Camelot-love them or love to hate them, movie musicals have been a major part of all our lives. ![]()
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