That's Entertainment!

A brilliant documentary on the transition from silent pictures to talkies! It covers major points of the advantages and disadvantages created by the coming of sound. For example, many actors and actresses fail to make the transition, because of their shrilling voices. Moreover, sound creates many technical problems with recording in the very first place, also limits the mobility of the camera. On the other hand, it's possible to build and develop characters and new genres are introduced. There is no doubt that MGM is the studio that produces the greatest musicals ever made. Those grand, lavish and elaborate performances give birth to new stars who become emblematic of the genre of musical, such as Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire Judy Garland, Esther Williams and so on. I was quite surprised to find that even James Stewart and Clark Gable have been in musicals! Technically, all the stars from the 20's 30's 40's are in MGM! Actually, while watching That's Entertainment I was so engulfed by the magic of musicals that I wish it never ended...