Movies: Denise Hamilton

During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation in musical film. Later in the decade, Rock...

In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces along with a few cult classics emerged from this decade. In the 1990s the Hollywood musical was largely...

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones....

This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s....

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions....

The documentary covers the origins, history and curious stories behind the production along with a perceptive reading of the film....