Ep94a BFI Musicals

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 11:25 a.m.

b'The first of our episodes in partnership with the BFI\\u2019s Blockbuster season on Musicals finds us discussing our relationship to the genre and its descendants as well as responding to a series of interviews conducted by Neil over the last couple of months. Guests on this special episode are the critic/historian Pamela Hutchinson who gives a brilliant overview of the musical form and suggests some gems to look out for, writer Tom MacRae who talks about the process of adapting his own West End smash Everybody\\u2019s Talking About Jamie for the screen, and Justine Waddell from Kino Klassika, an amazing organisation bringing Russian and Soviet Cinema to the screen, talks about their stunning programme of Soviet Musicals touring cinemas from January 2020.\\nTo really celebrate the Movie Musical, this episode features a plethora of musical delights. You will be hearing (in order) \\u2013 Leonard Bernstein\\u2019s overture from West Side Story, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas sung by Judy Garland, from Meet Me In St. Louis, Elvis Presley singing Trouble, from King Creole, the official trailer for the West End musical Everybody\\u2019s Talking About Jamie, the title song from Leto (Summer), Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga singing Shallow, from A Star Is Born, and Science Fiction Double Feature from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, sung by Richard O\\u2019Brien.\\xa0\\nThanks to Annabel Grundy and the team at BFI National Seasons for the opportunity and support.\\nYou can also listen to The Cinematologists here:\\niTunes:\\xa0https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cinematologists-podcast/id981479854?mt=2\\nOur Website:\\xa0www.cinematologists.com\\nPlayerFM:\\xa0https://player.fm/series/series-2416725\\nSpotify:\\xa0https://open.spotify.com/show/0RjNz8XDkLdbKZuj9Pktyh\\nPatreon:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/cinematologists'