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"
Swing Parade ( aka Swing Parade of 1946 ) (1946)
5.3/10
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Gale Storm, The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges at their bumbling, eyepoking, hair-pulling best! This time around "The Boys" must protect talented nightclub owner Danny Warren (Phi... Read more
Swing Time (1936)
7.7/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a nostalgic film about the high life in Manhattan during the Twenties, when fortunes where made and lost in an eveni... Read more
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949)
6.8/10
Director: Busby Berkeley
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams star in this turn-of-the-century Busby Berkeley musical. Read more
Taking Woodstock (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Staunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Henry Go...
Director Ang Lee detours into comic territory with this true story, based on Elliot Tiber's book, about how he, an in-the-closet Greenwich Village int... Read more
Tap (1989)
6.5/10
Director: Nick Castle
Starring: Gregory Hines, Joe Morton, Sammy Davis Jr, Suzzanne Douglas
Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis, Jr. and some legendary hoofers star in a rousing dance showcase about a second-generation tapper and parolled jewel thief... Read more
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Liam Lynch
Starring: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed, Ronnie James Dio, Troy Gentile
The self-proclaimed 'greatest band in the world' attempt to convince the rest of the world of their superstar status, embarking on a rock-musical odys... Read more
That'll Be The Day (1973)
6.7/10
Director: Claude Whatham
Starring: David Essex, Billy Fury, Rosemary Leach, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon
Tells the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds his proper outlet in t... Read more
That'll Be The Day (1973) / Stardust (1974)
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman, Keith Moon, Rosemary Leach, Ringo Starr,...
'That'll Be The Day' tells the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds h... Read more
That's Dancing! (1985)
7/10
Director: Jack Haley Jr
Starring: Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr
Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Famous dance scenes from "4... Read more
That's Entertainment! (1974)
7.7/10
Director: Jack Haley Jr
Starring: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Roon...
Unforgettable collection of sequences from MGM's greatest musicals. "Anchors Aweigh," "Babes in Arms," "Singin' in the Rain," "The Wizard of Oz," and... Read more