150 Greatest Musical Films of All Time

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  1. The Greatest Showman – 2017
  2. West Side Story – 2021
  3. Beauty & the Beast – 1991
  4. Funny Face – 1957
  5. Love Me Tonight – 1932
  6. The Jungle Book – 1967
  7. Mama Mia! – 2008
  8. Fame – 1980
  9. Bye Bye Birdie – 1963
  10. On the Town – 1949
  11. Pennies from Heaven – 1981
  12. The Bandwagon – 1953
  13. In the Heights – 2021
  14. Rocketman – 2019
  15. The King and I – 1956
  16. Dreamgirls – 2006
  17. The Blues Brothers – 1980
  18. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – 1954
  19. Oliver! – 1968
  20. Funny Girl – 1968
  21. Chicago – 2002
  22. Dancer in the Dark – 2000
  23. Tick, Tick… Tick… Boom! – 2021
  24. Hedwig and the Angry Inch – 2001
  25. A Hard Day’s Night – 1964
  26. Guys and Dolls – 1955
  27. Meet Me in St. Louis – 1944
  28. Fiddler on the Roof – 1971
  29. My Fair Lady – 1964
  30. Top Hat – 1935
  31. A Star is Born – 1954
  32. An American in Paris – 1951
  33. Oklahoma! – 1955
  34. Mary Poppins – 1964
  35. Grease – 1978
  36. All That Jazz – 1979
  37. The Wizard of Oz – 1939
  38. Cabaret – 1972
  39. Singin’ in the Rain – 1952
  40. The Sound of Music – 1965
  41. La La Land – 2016
  42. A Star is Born – 2018
  43. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – 1964
  44. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – 1971
  45. West Side Story – 1961
  46. 42nd Street – 1933
  47. Yankee Doodle Dandy – 1942
  48. Show Boat – 1936
  49. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – 1953
  50. The Young Girls of Rochefort – 1967
  51. A Night at the Opera – 1935
  52. Sing Street – 2016
  53. Enchanted – 2007
  54. The Sapphires 2012
  55. Topsy-Turvy – 1999
  56. Sunshine on Leith – 2013
  57. Cyrano – 2021
  58. Hair – 1979
  59. Mary Poppins Returns – 2018
  60. 8 Women – 2002
  61. White Christmas – 1954
  62. French Cancan – 1955
  63. Swing Time – 1936
  64. The Music Man – 1962
  65. Royal Wedding 1951
  66. Help! – 1965
  67. Phantom of the Paradise – 1974
  68. Going My Way – 1944
  69. The Jazz Singer – 1927
  70. Carmen Jones – 1954
  71. Annette – 2021
  72. Cry Baby – 1990
  73. The Wayward Cloud – 2005
  74. Bugsy Malone – 1976
  75. Viva Las Vegas – 1964
  76. King Creole 1958
  77. Easter Parade 1948
  78. The Cocoanuts – 1929
  79. Victor/Victoria – 1982
  80. The Court Jester – 1955
  81. Everyone Says I Love You – 1996
  82. The Saddest Music in the World – 2003
  83. Hairspray – 1988
  84. Alexander’s Ragtime Band – 1938
  85. Annie Get Your Gun – 1950
  86. Hello, Dolly! – 1969
  87. 1776 – 1972
  88. Take Me Out to the Ball Game – 1949
  89. Brigadoon – 1954
  90. Carousel – 1956
  91. The Great Ziegfeld – 1936
  92. Kiss Me Kate – 1953
  93. Porgy and Bess – 1959
  94. Thoroughly Modern Millie – 1967
  95. State Fair – 1945
  96. The Lion King – 1994
  97. The Gang’s All Here – 1943
  98. Damn Yankees! – 1958
  99. Bells Are Ringing – 1960
  100. March of the Wooden Soldiers – 1934
  101. The Harvey Girls – 1943
  102. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 1968
  103. Cover GIrl – 1944
  104. Footlight Parade – 1933
  105. Sweet Charity – 1969
  106. The Girl Can’t Help It – 1956
  107. High Society – 1956
  108. Jailhouse Rock – 1957
  109. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – 1967
  110. It’s Always Fair Weather – 1955
  111. The Jolson Story – 1946
  112. Lady and the Tramp – 1955
  113. Neptune’s Daughter – 1949
  114. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – 1970
  115. On Moonlight Bay – 1951
  116. The Pajama Game – 1957
  117. Pal Joey – 1967
  118. Purple Rain – 1984
  119. Royal Wedding – 1951
  120. Shall We Dance – 1937
  121. Silk Stockings – 1957
  122. South Pacific – 1958
  123. Summer Stock – 1950
  124. There’s No Business Like Show Business – 1954
  125. Till the Clouds Roll By – 1946
  126. The Unsinkable Mollie Brown – 1964
  127. Holiday Inn – 1942
  128. Whoopee! – 1930
  129. Yentl – 1983
  130. You Were Never Lovelier – 1942
  131. Ziegfeld Follies – 1945
  132. Les Girls – 1957
  133. Girl Crazy – 1943
  134. Cabin in the Sky – 1943
  135. Once – 2007
  136. Elvis – 2022
  137. The Producers – 1967
  138. Nashville – 1975
  139. Coco – 2017
  140. The Nightmare Before Christmas – 1993
  141. Jersey Boys – 2014
  142. Rent – 2005
  143. Les Miserables – 2012
  144. Little Shop of Horrors – 1986
  145. The Broadway Melody of 1938 – 1937
  146. The Broadway Melody of 1936 – 1935
  147. The Broadway Melody of 1940 – 1940
  148. For Me and My Gal – 1942
  149. Anna and the Apocalypse – 2017
  150. School of Rock – 2003

70 Years Later: “Singin’ in the Rain” — Keith & the Movies

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(CLICK HERE to read my full piece in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) In their heyday studio musicals brought with them an entirely new philosophy of moviemaking as colorful and vibrant music-driven set-pieces often trumped more dramatic storytelling. While these light and frothy concoctions did little to showcase what the burgeoning medium would soon become, they did […]

70 Years Later: “Singin’ in the Rain” — Keith & the Movies

Best Dance Scenes in Films

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  1. Jumpin’ Jive – Stormy Weather (1943)
  2. Final Ballet – An American in Paris (1951)
  3. Begin the Beguine – Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
  4. America – West Side Story (1961)
  5. Take Off With Us – All That Jazz (1979)
  6. Dancing in the Dark – The Bandwagon (1953)
  7. Ballet Sequence – The Red Shoes (1948)
  8. Whatever Lola Wants – Damn Yankees (1958)
  9. Opening Sequence – La La Land (2016)
  10. Dance Battle – You Got Served (2004)
  11. The Way You Make Me Feel – Center Stage (2000)
  12. Dance Scene – House Party (1990)
  13. Crazy Rhythm – The Cotton Club (1984)
  14. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Pennies From Heaven (1981)
  15. Got a Lotta Livin to Do – Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
  16. The Duet – White Nights (1985)
  17. Closing Scene – All of Me – (1984)
  18. Rich Man’s Frug – Sweet Charity (1969)
  19. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
  20. More Than a Woman – Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  21. I’ve Gotta Hear That Beat – Small Town Girl (1953)
  22. I’ll Take Tallulah – Ship Ahoy (1942)
  23. Title Number – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  24. Never Gonna Dance – Swing Time (1936)
  25. Barn Dance – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
  26. Final Dance – Dirty Dancing (1987)
  27. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Stepmom (1998)
  28. Dance Rehearsal and Competition – Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
  29. Twist Contest – Pulp Fiction (1994)
  30. Next – A Chorus Line (1985)
  31. Pick Yourself Up – Swing Time (1936)
  32. Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  33. Final Dance Scene – Flashdance (1983)
  34. Step in Time – Mary Poppins (1964)
  35. Cheek to Cheek – Top hat (1935)
  36. Cool – West Side Story (1961)
  37. Super Freak – Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
  38. The Big Audition – Save the Last Dance (2001)
  39. Ballroom Scene – Enchanted (2007)
  40. Dance Scene – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
  41. The Inconceivable Sight – Strictly Ballroom (1992)
  42. Sixteen Going on Seventeen – The Sound of Music (1965)
  43. Final Scene – Billy Elliot (2000)
  44. Tango Scene – Take the Lead (2006)
  45. Shall We Dance? – The King and I (1956)
  46. The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing – White Christmas (1954)
  47. Brand New Girl – Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
  48. Someone in the Crowd – La La Land (2016)
  49. Born to Hand Jive – Grease (1978)
  50. Nightmare Dance – Black Swan (2010)
  51. Cell Block Tango – Chicago (2001)
  52. You Should Be Dancing – Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  53. The Final Dance – The Artist (2011)
  54. Too Darn Hot – Kiss Me Kate (1953)
  55. A Lovely Night – La La Land (2016)
  56. Girl Ballet Hunt – The Bandwagon (1953)
  57. Human Waterfall – Footlight Parade (1933)
  58. The Time Warp – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  59. I Got Rhythm – An American in Paris (1951)
  60. Prologue – West Side Story (1961)
  61. Make ‘Em Laugh – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  62. Opening Credits – Do the Right Thing (1989)
  63. Thriller Dance – 13 Going on 30 (2004)
  64. Rain on the Roof – Paddington 2 (2018)
  65. Bohemian Dance – Funny Face (1957)
  66. The Lady in the Tutti-Fruitti Hat – The Gang’s All Here (1943)
  67. Line Dance – Footloose (1984)
  68. Mein Herr – Cabaret (1972)
  69. Street Dance Scene – Fame (1980)
  70. The Swan – Funny Girl (1968)
  71. The Laendler – The Sound of Music (1965)
  72. Good Morning – Sinin’ in the Rain (1952)
  73. Stepping Out With My Baby – Easter Parade (1948)
  74. Every Dance Scene from 42nd Street (1933)
  75. Dance Scene – For Me and My Gal (1942)
  76. There’s No Business Like Show Business – Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
  77. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Mary Poppins (1964)
  78. All That Jazz – Chicago (2002)
  79. Hard Knock Life – Annie (1982)
  80. Big Spender – Sweet Charity (1969)
  81. Aquarius – Hair (1979)
  82. Put On Your Sunday Clothes – Hello, Dolly! (1969)
  83. What a Swell Party – High Society (1956)
  84. I’ll Capture Her Heart Dancing – Holiday Inn (1942)
  85. Dancing on the Ceiling – Royal Wedding (1951)
  86. The Binge Trash Can Dance – It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)
  87. The Prison Dance – Jailhouse Rock (1957)
  88. Gamble Dance – Guys and Dolls (1955)
  89. You Gotta Have a Gimmick – Gypsy (1962)
  90. Can Can Dance Scene – Can Can (1960)
  91. Beat Out Dat Rhthym on a Drum – Carmen Jones (1954)
  92. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) – Beetlejuice (1988)
  93. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Big Chill (1983)
  94. That’s Entertainment – The Bandwagon (1953)
  95. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – Shall We Dance (1937)
  96. Slap That Bass – Shall We Dance (1937)
  97. Dancing in the Stars – La La Land (2016)
  98. The Club – In the Heights (2021)
  99. Christmas Dance – Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
  100. Every Dance Scene from And Then We Danced (2019)