The advent of sound in film by the late 1920s changed the cinematic landscape forever and even more so when it comes to the movie musical, a format that wouldn’t translate too well with title cards, and for decades audiences have been treated to some pretty stunning films, from Busby Berkeley’s elaborately choreographed set pieces…
Tag: Paul Williams
Bugsy Malone (1976) – Review
Everyone loves gangster films, James Cagney, Paul Muni, and Humphrey Bogart lit up the silver screen for years portraying some of the toughest mugs in cinema, but director Alan Parker took a decidedly different angle with Bugsy Malone, the entire cast consists of children averaging twelve years of age and also it’s a musical, and…
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) – Review
Brian De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise is a hard movie to classify, it’s not really a musical but it is chock full of music, it’s not a straight horror film because who the actual monster turns out to be is not who you’d expect and it’s darkly satiric, but what Phantom of the Paradise is…