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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Barrios (, East Norriton PA)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.30cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780199973842ISBN 10: 0199973849 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 31 July 2014 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsA Note of Explanation Introduction ALL THAT JAZZ Chapter One EVERYTHING'S BEEN DONE BEFORE Chapter Two WHERE DO THEY COME FROM (AND WHERE DO THEY GO?) Chapter Three SEEING'S BELIEVING Chapter Four PEOPLE From Jolson to Justin in 85 Years Chapter Five THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE Chapter Six MUSIC MAKES ME Chapter Seven WITH PLENTY OF MONEY Chapter Eight I GET THE NECK OF THE CHICKEN Chapter Nine TURN ON THE HEAT Chapter Ten PAINTING THE CLOUDS Snow White, South Park, and Other Ways to Animate a Musical Chapter Eleven UNDER MY SKIN Musicals and Race, Musicals and Sexuality Chapter Twelve PUT 'EM IN A BOX Epilog DREAM DANCINGReviewsOver the years, there have been many books written about the American film musical, ranging from the superficial to the academically analytical. Few have the sheer readability - and concentrated insight - of Dangerous Rhythm, an enjoyable (and highly informative) volume. * Barry Forshaw, DVD Choice * Barrios knows this material inside out, which allows him to step back to make often inspired observations. * New York Times Book Review * [Barrios] writes about his subject authoritatively...and always directly. He does so with an absence of heavy theorizing and an abundance of strong opinions. Part of what makes Dangerous Rhythm enjoyable to read is its idiomatic prose. * Wall Street Journal * [A] hugely readable, authoritative meditation on the Hollywood musical. * Philadelphia Inquirer * Simultaneously a rigorous dissection of and a valentine to the movie musical. * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel * Few people can discuss early-talkie musicals and television's Glee with equal authority. Richard Barrios sees it all as part of a continuum, which is what makes his wide-ranging book so relevant. His sense of humor and lively prose style transform a scholarly treatise into a highly enjoyable reading experience. * Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian. * Barrios knows his stuff, and musical film aficionados are well advised to get a hold of Dangerous Rhythm. He combines vast knowledge of the subject with tangy writing, resulting in a hard-to-put-down read. * Matthew Kennedy, author of Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s * Richard Barrios's survey of the genre dives vividly into all its contradictions, its seemingly accidental triumphs, and its most effortful, well-meant failures. He knows the litany of films inside out, and there's not much that gets past him: the book is somewhere between a stern celebration and a wake...He has sharp words for every scar on his weathered, ageing, occasionally miraculous art form. And rightly so. * The Telegraph, Tim Robey * This is a book by someone who is indeed captivated: a love letter for the best of musical cinema and a blown raspberry for the worst... * The Spectator, Sam Leith * Barrios knows his stuff, and musical film aficionados are well advised to get a hold of Dangerous Rhythm. He combines vast knowledge of the subject with tangy writing, resulting in a hard-to-put-down read. Matthew Kennedy, author of Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s Few people can discuss early-talkie musicals and television's Glee with equal authority. Richard Barrios sees it all as part of a continuum, which is what makes his wide-ranging book so relevant. His sense of humor and lively prose style transform a scholarly treatise into a highly enjoyable reading experience. Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian. Simultaneously a rigorous dissection of and a valentine to the movie musical. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [A] hugely readable, authoritative meditation on the Hollywood musical. Philadelphia Inquirer [Barrios] writes about his subject authoritatively...and always directly. He does so with an absence of heavy theorizing and an abundance of strong opinions. Part of what makes Dangerous Rhythm enjoyable to read is its idiomatic prose. Wall Street Journal Barrios knows this material inside out, which allows him to step back to make often inspired observations. New York Times Book Review Few people can discuss early-talkie musicals and television's Glee with equal authority. Richard Barrios sees it all as part of a continuum, which is what makes his wide-ranging book so relevant. His sense of humor and lively prose style transform a scholarly treatise into a highly enjoyable reading experience. --Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian. Barrios knows his stuff, and musical film aficionados are well advised to get a hold of Dangerous Rhythm. He combines vast knowledge of the subject with tangy writing, resulting in a hard-to-put-down read. --Matthew Kennedy, author of Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s [Barrios] writes about his subject authoritatively ...and always directly. He does so with an absence of heavy theorizing and an abundance of strong opinions. Part of what makes Dangerous Rhythm enjoyable to read is its idiomatic prose. --Wall Street Journal Few people can discuss early-talkie musicals and television's Glee with equal authority. Richard Barrios sees it all as part of a continuum, which is what makes his wide-ranging book so relevant. His sense of humor and lively prose style transform a scholarly treatise into a highly enjoyable reading experience. --Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian. Barrios knows his stuff, and musical film aficionados are well advised to get a hold of Dangerous Rhythm. He combines vast knowledge of the subject with tangy writing, resulting in a hard-to-put-down read. --Matthew Kennedy, author of Roadshow! The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s Author InformationRichard Barrios worked in the music and film industries before turning to film history with the award-winning A Song in the Dark. He lectures extensively and appears frequently on television and in film and DVD documentaries. Born in the swamps of south Louisiana and a longtime resident of New York City, he now lives in bucolic suburban Philadelphia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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