Musical movies have been deteriorating in viewers popularity over the past few years, particularly in contrast to the glory days of the 70s ad 80s.

Luckily for those who love the genre, there is still one man out there ensuring it is not lost to cinema entirely.

His name is Rob Marshall, and in case you are not familiar with his work, he is the director of Chicago and Memoirs of a Geisha to name a few.

Marshall is back again this year with his recent Hollywood musical, Nine.

The movie is set in the 1960s and centred on a famous film director named Guido.

Played by Daniel Day-Lewis, Guido is a filmmaker who apparently made a few brilliant movies, then made some bombs, and now he’s working on another one.

His first films were so good that he’s incredibly famous and well-respected, but people find it hard to mention liking his films without mentioning their dislike for his new creations.

Now he finds himself fairly deep in production on his new movie, with costumes being created, test screenings under way, and countless people on the payroll, but he has no script and no idea for one.

He’s married, has a mistress, and has no idea what he’s doing with any part of his life.

We follow along as he pretends to have a movie, runs away from the press, has his affair, and generally drowns in the soulless egomaniac he is.

The storyline for Nine is quite the drama, and when you throw in a few musical songs it really does set the groundwork for a good traditional Hollywood musical.