Modern Musical Scenes: Supplemental, Part III

Trailer for Save the Last Dance (2001):


"La Vie Boheme" from Rent (2005):


"Springtime for Hitler" from The Producers (2005):


Trailer for Idlewild (2006):


Amy Adams in "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted (2007):


Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron in "Can I Have This Dance" from High School Musical 3: Senior Year:


Beyonce Knowles in "I'd Rather Go Blind" from Cadillac Records (2008):

Modern Musical Scenes: Supplemental, Part II

Trailer for Breakin' (1984):


Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene in "Suddenly Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors (1986):


Samuel E. Wright in "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid (1989):


Amy Locane and Johnny Depp in "Please, Mr. Jailer" from Cry-Baby (1990):


Trailer for The Commitments (1991):


Music video for Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard (1992):


Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (1992):


"This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993):


Julia Roberts in "I've Been Waiting for You" from Everyone Says I Love You (1996):


The Spice Girls in "Say You'll Be There" from Spice World (1997):

Modern Musical Scenes: Supplemental, Part I

Here are additional scenes and trailers from the modern era of musicals:

Trailer for Phantom of the Paradise (1974):


Trailer for The Muppet Movie (1979):


Richard O'Brien in "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show (1975):


Elton John in "Pinball Wizard" from Tommy (1975):


John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever (1977):


Trailer for Xanadu (1980):


Trailer for Fame (1980):


Julie Andrews in "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria (1982):


Trailer for Flashdance (1983):


Prince in "Let's Go Crazy" from Purple Rain (1984):

Week 5- Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Musicals

You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen

-Meryl Streep as Donna in Mamma Mia!

M 3.2/W 3.4
Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Musicals
Lecture: Musicals—An Overview, Pt. 3
Screening: Mamma Mia! Due: OSR 3 (1960-1979)

Watching R-Rated Movies Boosts Kids' Smoking Risk

The finding could point to a general parental permissiveness, researchers say

MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are allowed to watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke, say researchers who analyzed data from a four-year study of more than 1,200 Massachusetts youngsters.

"We don't know why this is so. It may have to do with a parenting style that is permissive of activities that are not age-appropriate. Or it may be an outcome of all the smoking scenes in R-rated movies," lead author Chyke Doubeni and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School said in a news release.

The participants were in the sixth grade when the study started in 2002 and were interviewed 11 times between then and 2006. The students were asked a number of questions about their access to cigarettes, whether smoking was allowed in their home and whether they were allowed to watch R-rated movies and videos.

Among those who were allowed to watch R-rated movies, smokers were nearly three times as likely and nonsmokers were almost twice as likely to say it would be easy for them to get cigarettes, compared to youngsters who weren't allowed to watch R-rated movies.

The findings are published in the Feb. 21 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

According to Doubeni, the study shows that parental permission to watch R-rated movies is one of the strongest predictors of children's belief that cigarettes are easily available, about as strong as having friends that smoke.

"We do know that kids who believe it is easy to get a cigarette are at risk of smoking," Doubeni said. "Our prior research has already shown that kids who perceive cigarettes as readily accessible are more likely to end up as regular smokers."

"Parents need to be mindful about the movies their children watch for a variety of obvious reasons," added co-author Dr. Joseph DiFranza. "This study points out one more reason for not allowing children to watch movies that are not appropriate for their age.

Classic Musical Scenes: Supplemental

Here are scenes and trailers from some of the influential musicals that we weren't able to cover in class:

"On The Good Ship Lollipop" from Bright Eyes (1934), starring Shirley Temple:


"Cheek to Cheek" from Top Hat (1935), starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers:


Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), starring James Cagney:


You Were Never Lovelier (1942), starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth:


"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), starring Judy Garland:


"New York, New York" from On The Town (1949), starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra:


"Get Happy" from Summer Stock (1950), starring Judy Garland:

Week 4- Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Musicals

M 2.23/W 2.25
Razzle Dazzle ‘Em: Musicals Lecture: Musicals—An Overview, Pt. 2
Screening: Sweeney Todd (Burton, 1007 USA)