can't stop da/ncing
In celebration of the year’s biggest Hollywood musical releasing at the end of the month, we look back at some of our favorite Oscar nominees and winners of the musical genre.
Even before dialogue was included in film, music has always been there. Accompaniments led to scores, which led to singin’, both in and out of the rain. Watch the transition from silents to talkies with Singin’ in the Rain (1953 nominee for Best Supporting Actress and Best Music), and travel back to the earliest days of the sound era with Astaire and Rogers in Top Hat (1936 nominee for Best Picture, Art Direction, Dance Direction, and Original Song). Then, Bob Fosse deconstructs his life and the musical genre with All That Jazz (1980 Winner for Art Direction, Costume Design, Music, and Editing, and nominee for Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay and Cinematography).
All That Jazz (1979)
- Sat, Nov 15
- Wed, Nov 19
Director: Bob Fosse Run Time: 123 min. Release Year: 1979
Starring: Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking, Roy Scheider
All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm. All that jazz.
Top Hat (1935)
- Sun, Nov 16
- Sat, Nov 29
Director: Mark Sandrich Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1935
Starring: Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Edward Everett Horton, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire
They're Dancing Cheek-To-Cheek Again!
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
- Wed, Nov 26
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Run Time: 103 min. Release Year: 1952
Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
What a Glorious Feeling!