Musicals
As soon as sound was introduced to the movies, the movie musical was born. The musical was one of the most popular movie entertainments from the 1930s through to the 50s, before falling out of favour at the end of the 60s for audiences now being weened on Vietnam, race riots, political assassinations, flower power and psychedelia. The musical still continued onwards, albeit in a different form, with various efforts such as "Cabaret", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Grease", "Hair", "All That Jazz" and "The Blues Brothers" appearing over the next decade. More recently, "Moulin Rouge" and particularly "Chicago" hark back to the glory days of the musical.
Right: Liza Minnelli does "Cabaret"
Kimberley Jim (1965)
7.3/10
Director: Emil Nofal
Starring: Jim Reeves
AKA 'Strike It Rich' stars country and western singer Jim Reeves in his first (and only) feature film, as a carefree, guitar-strumming con artist from... Read more
King Creole (1958)
7/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau
Elvis Presley stars as a young New Orleans night-club singer who is eventually dragged into the criminal underworld. This was the King's own personal... Read more
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
7.2/10
Director: George Sidney
Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller
A classic musical from Cole Porter, adapted from the successful Broadway hit, featuring Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel as the once-married couple reu... Read more
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
5.3/10
Director: Gene Nelson
Starring: Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell
Elvis takes a double role, that of an Air Force officer and his hillbilly cousin, feudin' and fightin' over a missile base to be built on the latter's... Read more
La Bamba (1987)
6.8/10
Director: Luis Valdez
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales
The box office success story of Ritchie Valens, the Mexican-American farm labourer with a string of chart-busting singles who begins his climb to star... Read more
La La Land (2016)
8.1/10
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: John Legend, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt
Written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), "La La Land" tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosli... Read more
La La Land ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
8.1/10
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: John Legend, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt
Written and directed by Damien Chazelle ("Whiplash"), "La La Land" tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosli... Read more
La Vie en Rose (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul...
An epic portrait of iconic French singer, Edith Piaf, rooted in a maginificent performance from Marion Cotillard who channels the legendary performer... Read more
La Vie en Rose ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Paul Rouve, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde...
An epic portrait of iconic French singer, Edith Piaf, rooted in a maginificent performance from Marion Cotillard who channels the legendary performer... Read more
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
6.1/10
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe, Rand Brooks, Nana Bryant, Eddie Garr
Marilyn's second feature film casts her as dizzy burlesque queen, Peggy Martin, who gets a big break after stealing not only the show, but the heart o... Read more