341. Trances
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Musical/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ahmed El Maanouni
Actors: Larbi Batma, Nass-El Ghiwane, Abderrahman Paco, Omar Sayed, Allal Yaala
Plot: Nass El Ghiwane band, immensely popular in the Arab world from the 70s until today, draw their music from Moroccan and African folk music deeply rooted in the continent’s history. The lyrics are mainly inspired by the verses of famous poets of the trance, both sacred and lay.“Trances” pays tribute to Moroccan soul music and irrationality. The film reveals the band’s members as they are: so close to us in their daily lives, and capable of magical transformation on stage. They have an immense impact, embodying the youth cry for freedom.
342. Born to Dance
Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Actors: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Buddy Ebsen, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers
343. Blue Skies
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart Heisler
Actors: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe, Olga San Juan, Frank Faylen
344. Neptune's Daughter
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Buzzell
Actors: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban, Mel Blanc, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn
345. Little Miss Broadway
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Irving Cummings
Actors: Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks, Edna May Oliver, George Barbier
346. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William Asher
Actors: Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Mickey Rooney, Buster Keaton, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck
347. Road to Bali
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hal Walker
Actors: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Murvyn Vye, Peter Coe, Leon Askin
Plot: Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals,
two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an
idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the
favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless
jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.
348. This is the Army
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Charles Butterworth, Dolores Costello
349. Puss in Boots
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Eugene Marner
Actors: Christopher Walken, Jason Connery, Carmela Marner, Yossi Graber, Amnon Meskin, Elki Jacobs
350. Under the Cherry Moon
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Prince
Actors: Prince, Jerome Benton, Kristin Scott Thomas, Steven Berkoff, Emmanuelle Sallet, Alexandra Stewart
