Showbiz Musicals - Blu-ray Movie Genres

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor combine their talents in one of the greatest big-screen musicals ever made, a two-time Oscar nominee that includes the songs "Good Morning," "Make 'Em Laugh" and the iconic title tune. When Hollywood attempts the transition from silent films to talkies, a matinee idol (Kelly) hopes to make the cut. But he's hampered by a silent-movie queen (Jean Hagen) with a voice like fingernails on a blackboard.

a.k.a.	Cantando bajo la lluvia Cantando sotto la pioggia
Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Romance, Romance Classics, Romantic Comedies, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Stanley Donen (Director), Gene Kelly (Director), Harold Rosson (Cinematographer)
Cast	Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno, William Schallert
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Judy Garland and Fred Astaire sing and trip the light fantastic to 17 Irving Berlin tunes in this romantic classic. The simple plot concerns a hoofer (Astaire) who teams with an inexperienced chorus girl (Garland) in order to show up his former dance partner, Nadine (Ann Miller). Berlin's tunes, which include "We're a Couple of Swells" and "Happy Easter," sparkle in Astaire and Garland's able hands (and feet). Peter Lawford co-stars.

Genres	Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Must-See Musicals, Romance, Romance Classics, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Charles Walters (Director/Director), Harry Stradling Sr. (Cinematographer)
Cast	Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Jules Munshin, Clinton Sundberg, Clinton Sundberg, Richard Beavers, Richard Beavers, June Gale, June Gale, Liza Minnelli
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Winner of five Oscars, this artful black-and-white silent film follows the romance between a silent-era superstar on a downward spiral and a rising young starlet who embraces the future of cinema at the dawn of the "talkies."

Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Comedies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Musicals, France, French Comedies, French Dramas, Independent, Indie Dramas, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Must-See Musicals, Oscar-winning Movies, Period Pieces, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Musicals, Silent Films
Crew	Michel Hazanavicius (Director), Guillaume Schiffman (Cinematographer)
Cast	Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter, Joel Murray, Bitsie Tulloch, Ken Davitian, Malcolm McDowell, Bob Glouberman, Tim De Zarn
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A naïve young poet (Ewan McGregor) falls in love with a cabaret star (Nicole Kidman), and their ill-fated romance serves as a convenient peg on which to hang a dazzling array of songs, from snatches of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" to Madonna's "Like a Virgin." But the real star is director Baz Luhrmann, who came up with this infectious concoction that won two Oscars for art direction and costume design as well as six other nods.

Genres	Contemporary Movie Musicals, Drama, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Romance, Romantic Dramas, Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Baz Luhrmann (Director), Donald McAlpine (Cinematographer)
Cast	Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, Kylie Minogue, David Wenham, Linal Haft, Deobia Oparei
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After their production of "Princess Ida" tanks, Arthur Sullivan (Allan Corduner) and William Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) start a cold war that threatens to end their long-lasting partnership -- but friends and associates work overtime to bring them back together. The result is their classic play "The Mikado." Mike Leigh's thoughtful musical comedy-drama garnered four Academy Award nominations and won for costume design and makeup.

Genres	Biographies, British Comedies, British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Comedy, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Drama, Dramas Based on Real Life, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Musicals, United Kingdom
Crew	Mike Leigh (Director), Dick Pope (Cinematographer)
Cast	Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith, Roger Heathcott, Wendy Nottingham, Stefan Bednarczyk, Geoffrey Hutchings, Timothy Spall, Francis Lee, William Neenan, Adam Searle, Martin Savage, Lesley Manville, Kevin McKidd
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When small-time stage and lounge singer Esther Blodgett is discovered by famous actor Norman Maine, she rises to the top while he drinks himself to the bottom -- leaving her with a heartwretching choice: love or her dreams.

Genres	Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Must-See Musicals, Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	George Cukor (Director)
Cast	Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake, Irving Bacon, Hazel Shermet, Frank Puglia, Percy Helton, Strother Martin
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The Beatles's first movie -- a groundbreaking comedy often considered director Richard Lester's best film -- chronicles a "typical" day in their lives, filled with frenzied fans, crazy relatives and a soundtrack of familiar songs. The film defined the Beatles' impish appeal, and John, Paul, George and Ringo are surprisingly assured on-screen. Songs include "Can't Buy Me Love," "And I Love Her" and "I Should Have Known Better."

Genres	British Comedies, Classic Comedies, Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Comedy, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Must-See Musicals, Pop, Rock & Pop, Showbiz Comedies, Showbiz Musicals, United Kingdom
Crew	Richard Lester (Director), Gilbert Taylor (Cinematographer)
Cast	John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin, Victor Spinetti, Anna Quayle, Richard Vernon, Phil Collins
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Roxie hungers for stardom but ends up in the slammer, where superstar Velma is doing time for shooting her cheating husband. When Velma's lawyer makes Roxie a tabloid sensation, he sets up a musical catfight between the all-too-willing rivals.

Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Action & Adventure, Blockbusters, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Crime Dramas, Drama, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Period Pieces, Showbiz Dramas, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Rob Marshall (Director), Dion Beebe (Cinematographer)
Cast	Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Dominic West, Lucy Liu, Denise Faye, Colm Feore, Deirdre Goodwin, Mya, Susan Misner, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Conrad Dunn
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Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play war buddies turned entertainers who fall for two sisters. The boys follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, and he's in danger of losing the place.

Genres	Classic Comedies, Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Comedy, Holiday Favorites, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Romance, Romance Classics, Romantic Comedies, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Michael Curtiz (Director)
Cast	Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes, John Brascia, Anne Whitfield, George Chakiris, Percy Helton
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When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig.

a.k.a.	Die Muppets erobern Manhattan
Genres	Action & Adventure, Ages 2-4, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-10, Ages 11-12, Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Contemporary Movie Musicals, Family Adventures, Family Classics, Family Comedies, Kids' Music, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Showbiz Musicals
Crew	Frank Oz (Director), Robert Paynter (Cinematographer)
Cast	Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Muppets, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Juliana Donald, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Liza Minnelli, Jerry Nelson, Elliott Gould, Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Brooke Shields, Joan Rivers, Frances Bergen, John Landis
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