Did the American movie musical die with DR.  DOOLITTLE?

Definitely not! This June, Anthology sets out to prove that movies  went on singing and dancing throughout Vietnam, Watergate, Women’s Lib,  stagflation, and the energy crisis. Though the mood was less hospitable to the  genre’s optimism, the 70s had no shortage of musicals, from existential  critiques of showbiz to rockin’ sex comedies.

Promoted by the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament in partnership with Venice Days and with the collaboration of Europa Cinemas and Cineuropa, 27 Times Cinema: LUX Prize to foster a European Audience is bringing to Venice 27 young film lovers from the 27 countries of the EU.

Female audiences empowered the weekend's domestic box office in two new, vastly different pictures, which recieived wide release: “The Expendables” and “Eat Pray Love.” 

With the possible exception of Eddie Murphy, movie stars in the 1980s could not salvage bad, uninteresting, or unappealing films. Murphy is the only star boasting a consistent string of successes, despite varying degrees of artistic quality and interest.