From: Steve Polta (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Feb 09 2010 - 10:55:17 PST
Hi Patrick. I can't say that I know any specific writings on these films but you may (or may not) know that Pacific Film Archive is currently presenting a series which includes several of these films. There is likely some good writings or references in their online Notes.
Steve Polta
--- On Tue, 2/9/10, Patrick Friel <email suppressed> wrote:
> From: Patrick Friel <email suppressed>
> Subject: Reading suggestions - musical?
> To: email suppressed
> Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 10:18 AM
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> Reading suggestions - musical?
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> Hi All,
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> Even though this is verboten non-experimental subject
> matter, I wanted to see if anyone has reading suggestions
> for the following films. Books, articles, reviews,
> on-line texts, etc. Also, reading suggestions for
> “post-Hollywood” musicals in general. This
> for a non-credit class I’m scheduled to be teaching.
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> Thanks,
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> Patrick Friel
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> Saturday Night Fever (1977)
> John Badham
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> Plus clips from Jesus Christ Superstar and Rock
> ‘n’ Roll High School
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> All That Jazz (1979) Bob Fosse
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> Plus clip from Cabaret
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> Pennies from Heaven (1982) Herbert Ross
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> Plus clips from British TV serials Pennies from
> Heaven and The Singing Detective
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> One from the Heart (1982) Francis Ford Coppola
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> Plus clip TBD
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> Popeye (1980) Robert Altman
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> Plus clip from Nashville
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> Absolute Beginners (1986) Julian Temple
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> Plus Thriller (1983) John Landis
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