Apr 14, 2017
Verdi, Vaudeville, Music Videos, and Maharajas: Moulin Rouge! And the Postmodern Musical
Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! is an extravagant musical romance set in turn-of-the-century Paris with anachronistic musical elements and a...
Feb 24, 2017
Movie References: La La Land and Casablanca
The swooping, breath-taking, masterfully presented musical La La Land plays homage to many classic Hollywood films, but perhaps none more...
Sep 23, 2016
Film Review: La La Land (2016)
Director Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to the intense and energetic 2014 film Whiplash is his dip-dyed, romantic ode to classic musicals....
