From “Singin’ in the Rain” to “The Wizard of Oz,” musicals have not historically observed a lot love from the Oscars. But “La La Land” has modified all that, tapping right into a want for escapism and sending Hollywood scrambling to mud off its dancing sneakers. File Photo: Actor Ryan Gosling attends a premiere tournament for ”La La Land” in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. With a number one 14 Academy Award nominations together with best possible image, director, actor, actress and screenplay, Damien Chazelle’s love letter to Los Angeles is favourite to waltz away with an armful of Oscars on Sunday and revive musicals as a drive to be reckoned with. “The country is so sad right now and ‘La La Land’ is the only escapist movie,” mentioned Craig Zadan, co-producer with Neil Meron of “Chicago,” the remaining musical to win a best possible image Oscar in 2002. “The others are artistically wonderful, but they are not necessarily peppy and boost you into a flight of fanc...
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