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Scenes We Love: The Band Wagon
19 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
We have television to thank for a serious dance renaissance. TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars have introduced a new generation to the joys of the samba, the waltz, and the quickstep, while High School Musical (and now, Glee) brought song-and-dance production numbers back into vogue. Suddenly it seems like the world's gone dance crazy. Of course, geeks like me, who grew up watching the great movie musicals, have been dance crazy for most of our lives.
On this week's episode of Sytycd, show producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe lectured a pair of dancers about the importance of telling a story through choreography, instructing them that technical proficiency isn't enough --the audience wants to understand who the characters are, what the relationship is, and what they're trying to convey. Well, if he'd wanted to illustrate that concept, Lythgoe could do worse than to »
- Dawn Taylor
Scorsese to Receive Honorary Golden Globe
21 hours ago | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press will bestow its honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese during the Golden Globes on January 17, according to Variety.
Scorsese, who is a few days from his 67th birthday, is responsible for several movies legendary for their gritty, sometimes expressionistic, portrayals of violence. These include Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas.
He also crafted many underrated gems that explored various social and cultural issues. These include The King of Comedy (the obsessions of celebrity culture), The Last Temptation of Christ (a non-Gospel, first-person telling of Jesus's internal struggle), Kundun (the life of the Dalai Lama), and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (the trials of single-motherhood).
The DeMille Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of various actors and directors. Recent recipients include Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and Al Pacino. Earlier recipients include Walt Disney, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and Alfred Hitchcock, among others. You can »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Kenny Ortega says Michael Jackson didn't eat enough
27 October 2009 1:22 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Michael Jackson's choreographer doesn't believe the singer ate enough.
Kenny Ortega, who choreographed Michael's 50 sold-out London comeback shows, has revealed he tried to make the late pop star eat more during rehearsals.
He said: "I wished he would have eaten more. I was always making sure there was plenty of food around. I would unwrap his plate and slide it over in front of him. But I didn't feed him."
However, Kenny denies Michael - who was taking several different prescription drugs at the time of his death in June, and was ruled to have passed away from acute Propofol intoxication - was too frail to mount a comeback on such a huge scale.
Kenny told a British newspaper: "Look at photographs of Fred Astaire at the height of his career. They're the spitting image."
Kenny - who also choreographed Michael's 'Dangerous' and 'HiStory' tours in the 90s - »
- Paul
Choreographer Kenny Ortega Doesn't Believe Michael Jackson Ate Enough
26 October 2009 10:45 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Michael Jackson's choreographer doesn't believe the singer ate enough. Kenny Ortega, who choreographed Michael's 50 sold-out London comeback shows, has revealed he tried to make the late pop star eat more during rehearsals.
He said: "I wished he would have eaten more. I was always making sure there was plenty of food around. I would unwrap his plate and slide it over in front of him. But I didn't feed him."
However, Kenny denies Michael - who was taking several different prescription drugs at the time of his death in June, and was ruled to have passed away from acute Propofol intoxication - was too frail to mount a comeback on such a huge scale.
Kenny told a British newspaper: "Look at photographs of Fred Astaire at the height of his career. They're the spitting image."
Kenny - who also choreographed Michael's "Dangerous" and "HiStory" tours in the 90s - »
Exclusive: Forget the Romance, Stick to Fighting, Fans Tell John Woo
22 October 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Hard Boiled director John Woo told us he would like to make a romantic movie, but that's not what his fans want from him. Among his many avid followers, Woo counts noted directors Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino,
Woo's latest epic, which opens in limited release November 18th, shouldn't dissapoint. Billed as the most-expensive production in the history of Asian movies, Red Cliff features thousands of extras in its battle sequences. The movie tells the legendary story of the final bloody days of the Han Dynasty in A.D. 220.
The famed action master loves old Hollywood musicals, especially those featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Woo revealed during the taping of an episode of The Charlie Rose Show, set to air closer to the movie's release, that his balletic war scenes are actually choreographed with those classic musicals in mind.
Next Showing:
Red Cliff - Trailer
The battle »
- reelz reelz
"Project Runway" 6.7 Recap: "The Sky is the Limit"
2 October 2009 1:18 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Warning, spoilers ahead! Read no further if you don't want to know what happened on last night's Project Runway.
Phew! That was ... close.
With only two members of "Team Gay" left, I was terrified my words from earlier this week were going to come back to haunt me. In my The Amazing Race recap , I wrote "recapping a show because of a gay contestant can be a dicey situation. Frequently he'll turn out to be an asshat, which means we're stuck with recapping an asshat's adventures until he's eliminated from the show."
My friends, we were this close to having to recap the solo gay adventures of this asshat.
This week's challenge is to create a design in blue for a major department store (I think it was Macy's, but I'm not sure. They only mentioned the name ... once or twice).
The ten remaining designers have to pair up in »
- snicks
Kathy Ireland Calls 'Dancing with the Stars' Experience a Miracle, Thanks Liz Taylor
30 September 2009 5:03 PM, PDT | buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news »
Ok, we all know Kathy Ireland's religious (after their salsa last week, she said "All things are possible with God" right after Bruno pointed out that there was an utter lack of sex in the salsa). Talking about their departure from Dancing with the Stars, the former model said her stint on the ABC show, albeit a very brief one, was "a miracle."
"It's been such a blessing, the entire experience. I'm surprised that I was able to get on the dance floor in the first place. It was a miracle," Ireland told Chris Cuomo on Good Morning America, adding that it was partner Tony Dovolani who was able to teach her "grace and elegance" - and she also called Tony "the Fred Astaire of our generation," something I'm not sure he'll appreciate.
Catch: 'Dancing with the Stars' - Week 2, Live Thoughts »
- editor@buddytv.com
Aaron Carter Scores Big On 'Dancing With The Stars'
29 September 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Singer predicts, 'I'm going to win 'Dancing With the Stars.' '
By Jocelyn Vena
Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff appear on "Dancing With The Stars" on Monday, September 21
Photo: ABC
If Monday night's episode of "Dancing With the Stars" proves anything, it's that Aaron Carter and his professional dance partner Karina Smirnoff have the chops and the chemistry to make it pretty far in the competition. Their Muppet-themed tango routine earned the pair a score of 27 out of 30.
And they were praised accordingly by the judges. Bruno Tonioli declared the routine, "Spectacular, spectacular!" adding that Carter is "a mini-Fred Astaire." Judge Carrie Ann Inaba said the performance was "truly a pleasure" and that it had "great pizzazz." And the guest judge for the night, "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann, said the couple was "clever and inventive.
All this praise may be why Carter thinks he has a shot at winning the dance competition. »
Recap: Jive, Tango and Quickstep on 'Dancing with the Stars'
29 September 2009 12:09 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Head judge Len Goodman was absent in the second week of "Dancing with the Stars" this season but the execs brought in Baz Luhrmann aka the director of musical hit movie "Moulin Rogue!". The substitution resulted in generous amount of 9s being drawn out from under the table. Aaron Carter and Mya each scored the triple 9 in their respective performances.
The first couple to take the stage on Monday, September 28 was Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough who did the Jive. Carrie immediately made a comment about Joanna's huge hair and her lack in footwork department. Bruno said they need to be exact with Jive and that Joanna lost rhythm sometime. Baz said they have to show more of the relationship because they got great chemistry. Score: 6-7-7, a total 20 out of 30.
Next, Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo did the Quickstep and the swimmer was told to loosen up a »
- AceShowbiz.com
Dwts Blog: Ashley Hamilton Reminded of Military School
16 September 2009 10:24 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
Hello my friends, I hope you all had a great week ... we are only days away from the premiere of the show. I am extremely excited and nervous. For the last month, I’ve been getting up early every day and studying some of the greats like Fred Astaire, Michael Jackson, and Steve-o. At first I thought, how hard can this be? Edyta drags me around, the judges vote, I make a joke about how tan my dad is ... and then I go back and cry in my dressing room. I have realized it is much more than that. Dancing is an expression of life, and I am living it to the fullest through this experience. It is challenging on all three levels, physically, mentally, and emotionally. The true challenge lies in how fast we have to learn how to dance. It takes humongous discipline to stay out of your »
- StyleWatch
Madonna Pays Tearful Tribute To Michael Jackson At 2009 VMAs
13 September 2009 6:53 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Full text of Madonna's tribute to Mj at the Video Music Awards.
By Hillary Crosley and Gil Kaufman
Madonna at the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday
Photo: Getty Images
The first moments of MTV's Video Music Awards are always memorable, and Vma vet Madonna certainly did not disappoint with a tearful tribute to the late King of Pop.
Walking onto the darkened stage wearing a black zippered jacket and skirt, Madonna said:
"Michael Jackson was born in August, 1958. so was I. Michael Jackson grew up in the suburbs of the Midwest. So did I. Michael Jackson had eight brothers and sisters. So do I. When Michael Jackson was 6 he became a superstar and was perhaps the world's most beloved child. When I was 6 my mother died. I think he got the shorter end of the stick.
"I never had a mother, but he never had a childhood. And when you never get to have something, »
Madonna Pays Tearful Tribute To Michael Jackson At 2009 VMAs
13 September 2009 6:53 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Full text of Madonna's tribute to Mj at the Video Music Awards.
By Hillary Crosley and Gil Kaufman
Madonna at the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday
Photo: Getty Images
The first moments of MTV's Video Music Awards are always memorable, and Vma vet Madonna certainly did not disappoint with a tearful tribute to the late King of Pop.
Walking onto the darkened stage wearing a black zippered jacket and skirt, Madonna said:
"Michael Jackson was born in August, 1958. so was I. Michael Jackson grew up in the suburbs of the Midwest. So did I. Michael Jackson had eight brothers and sisters. So do I. When Michael Jackson was 6 he became a superstar and was perhaps the world's most beloved child. When I was 6 my mother died. I think he got the shorter end of the stick.
"I never had a mother, but he never had a childhood. And when you never get to have something, »
DVD Playhouse--August 2009
10 August 2009 2:25 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—August 2009
By
Allen Gardner
Watchmen—Director’S Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
The Judy Garland Duets Starring Rob Dorn and Laura Freeman Open 8/16 At Skokie Theater Music Foundation
7 August 2009 5:47 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Three Cat Media presents Chicago cabaret favorites Rob Dorn and Laura Freeman in "The Judy Garland Duets" at the Skokie Theater Music Foundation on August 16th, 2009 at 2:00pm. Join this musical tour-de-force as they pay tribute to one of the top entertainers of the twentieth century and her famous duets with such luminaries as Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney and many others. »
Joseph & Zooey dance
5 August 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Before the nationwide release of 500 Days Of Summer , director Marc Webb made a music video with the movies stars, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. The music video is set to the song "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" from Zooey's band with M. Mard called She & Him. The video is about a fun, romantic bank heist with dancing in the style of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. It plays out like a daydream to me, and it should be noted that this is separate from the movie.... »
- Niki Stephens
Michael Jackson's 'Moonwalk' Memoir To Be Re-Released
27 July 2009 11:13 PM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Ghostwritten autobiography, originally published in 1988, set for October reissue.
By Eric Ditzian
Photo: Getty Images
Plans are already in the works to repurpose almost every shred of Michael Jackson's creative output — music, footage, costumes and more — for various tributes on the big screen, small screen, museum hall and concert stage. Next up is the written word.
Jackson's 1988 ghostwritten memoir, "Moonwalk," is being reissued for publication in October, The Associated Press reports. The reissue will contain a new introduction by a yet-unnamed friend of Jackson's and will have a first printing of 100,000 copies.
In interviews with the AP, Jackson's literary agent, Joy Harris, and the original editor of the book, Shaye Areheart, who is also publishing the reissue, revealed the process behind making "Moonwalk," as well as the harried days after the pop star's death when plans to re-release the book began.
Beginning in the mid '80s, »
John Wayne Rides Again…in a Direct-to-dvd Sci-Fi Western
11 July 2009 7:16 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Few actors in Hollywood history have achieved as mythic a status in our collective conscience as John Wayne. Remembered as the paragon of rugged American masculinity, Wayne traded blows with everyone from old west outlaws to Nazis. Of course, for all of his many legendary roles, John Wayne never crossed into the world of science-fiction. Now, however, thirty years after his death, it appears we will finally get to see the Duke in a sci-fi role.
According to a story on The Houston Chronicle website, John Wayne’s final unreleased performance will be seen in an upcoming DVD entitled, Thunder Riders of the Golden West. The film, which was independently produced by Dave Burleson (Wayne’s stunt double and longtime friend), focuses on “cowboy truckers who hit the trail in search of $3 million worth of gold in the middle of an atomic bomb test.”
While I’m all for seeing »
- Rob Frappier
Win The Towering Inferno on Blu-ray
7 July 2009 9:18 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Before Die Hard or Roland Emmerich there was The Towering Inferno, one of the original large scale disaster epics coming to Blu-ray Disc in high definition for the first time on July 14. Five copies of The Towering Inferno with Steve McQueen and Paul Newman are up for grabs in this daily entry contest. Send in the completed entry form below for a chance at winning one. Then, if you choose, return any or every day to enter again and increase the odds of winning with each additional entry. One tiny spark becomes a night of blazing suspense in director Irwin Allen's (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) three-time Oscar winning masterpiece of suspense, The Towering Inferno, debuting July 14 on Bd from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. There's no way out and no way down for Steve McQueen (The Magnificent Seven), Paul Newman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid »
Michael Jackson's Final Rehearsals To Become A Movie?
6 July 2009 8:10 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Fred Astaire memorably danced with a vacuum from the grave, and Elvis's shaking hips can still be seen pretty much anywhere. But are we really ready to see footage of Michael Jackson dancing just days before his death? In a particularly creepy THR story, concert promoter Aeg Live gushes about the 100 hours of footage they have from Jackson's concert rehearsals at the Staples Center, just two days before he died. They could release it as a live album! As a pay-per-view special! Even a theatrical movie! Can't you just hear the cash rolling in? In order to not sound like a complete skeeze, Aeg CEO Randy Phillips says they'll raise all this money for the sake of Jackson estate, which is an estimated $400 million in debt. "If we all do our jobs right, we could probably raise hundreds of millions of dollars just on the stuff we have worldwide and »
A Musical 4th
2 July 2009 10:10 PM, PDT | NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news »
What could Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers possibly have in common with Prince and his former protégé Apollonia? They're both on the bill for a holiday-weekend near-marathon of musicals spanning six decades.
Astaire and Rogers turn up in the series opening today at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater in the best of their 10 musicals.
Fred is an unemployed dancer and Ginger a dancing teacher in George Stevens' art deco masterpiece "Swing Time" (1936), which won a Best Original Song »
- By LOU LUMENICK
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