Excluding documentaries, operas, singing cowboy westerns, and foreign language musicals, a retired Florida college music professor defines a movie musical as having a minimum of five songs. Forewarning readers that his summaries include plot spoilers, Tyler's entries span Walt Disney's animated Aladdin (1992) to M-G-M's Ziegfield Girl (1941), and also include Broadway adaptations (e.g., Dreamgirls), all-star reviews (The King of Jazz), musical biographies (Funny Girl), and dance pictures (Fame). They list cast and production credits, songs in order of appearance, awards, and availability. The book features movie stills; his picks for the greatest movie musicals by decade, and by year; the top rankings of the American Film Institute and Entertainment Weekly; and a bibliography, filmography, and videography. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)