The 2 movies
Singin' in the Rain (1952)segment
Covered in a segment of this episode
La La Land (2016)segment
Covered in a segment of this episode
Show notes
Musicals on film. William Chen, Jeremy Downing, Max Tarrant and Sarah Watt discuss the films La La Land (2016) and Singin’ In The Rain (1952). Both films are movie musicals about filmmaking. The discussion touches on the magic of musicals, while both films deconstructing the magic of cinema. Nostalgia for older cinema, in both films. The suspension of disbelief in musical films and the grey area between fantasy and reality. The Academy being behind the eight-ball and taking a year or so to catch up. The potential renaissance of musicals in Disney Animation Studio films, particularly Moana (2016). The message of La La La...
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