Dave Kehr,
in American Film (May 1984), American
Film Institute, Box 966, Farmingdale,
N.Y. 11737.
Although Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers might not consider them wor- thy of the name, three of Hollywood's most successful movies last year-Flashdance, Staying Alive, Yentl-were musicals.
Movie musicals have changed drastically over the years, notes Kehr, film critic for the Chicago Reader. During the "golden age," from Monte Carlo in 1930 to My Fair Lady in 1964, the hallmark of the...