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"
Sing Street (2016)
8/10
Director: John Carney
Starring: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thornton
From director John Carney (ONCE, BEGIN AGAIN), SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdi... Read more
Sing Street ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
8/10
Director: John Carney
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Lucy Boynton, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thorn...
From director John Carney (ONCE, BEGIN AGAIN), SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdi... Read more
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
8.3/10
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Starring: Millard Mitchell, Jean Hagen, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Cyd...
Silent movies are giving way to Talking Pictures and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol (Gene Kelly) is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his budd... Read more
Something to Sing About (1937)
6.4/10
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Starring: James Cagney, Philip Ahn, Gene Lockhart
Jimmy Cagney's at his foot-tappin' best as a New York bandleader who is offered a movie contract in this song-filled comedy that includes a few jabs a... Read more
South Pacific (1958)
6.9/10
Director: Joshua Logan
Starring: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen
An enchanting adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, based on James Michener's 'Tales of the South Pacific'. With Mitzi Gaynor and Rossano... Read more
Speedway (1968)
5.7/10
Director: Norman Taurog
Starring: Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby
Elvis Presley plays a winning stock car driver who gets in trouble with the IRS when his manager, Bill Bixby, puts too much of his client's money on s... Read more
Spice World: The Movie (1997)
3.4/10
Director: Bob Spiers
Starring: Alan Cumming, Claire Rushbrook, George Wendt, Richard E Grant, Roger Moore, The...
Britain's chart-topping all-girl quintet, The Spice Girls, makes the jump to screen stardom with a glitzy musical that could have been called "A Hard... Read more
Spinout (1966)
5.8/10
Director: Norman Taurog
Starring: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Deborah Wally
With three women (a spoiled rich girl, a man-hungry author, and his band's drummer) out to snare him, racecar driver/singer Elvis sure has his hands f... Read more
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
6.6/10
Director: Frank Borzage
Starring: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Marjorie Riordan
This musical blockbuster's story is simple - soldier meets hostess at NYC's fabled canteen and falls in love, but what a cameo supporting cast! Kathar... Read more
Star! (1968)
6.6/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey
Oscar winner Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) stars as the irrepressible Gertrude Lawrence, who rises from English chorus girl to world-renowned diva. her... Read more