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ECONOMY - From Bloomberg: "American is poorer than it thinks."
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PIXAR - From SlashFilm: Domee Shi became the first woman to direct a animated short for Pixar when her wonderful and poignant short, "Bao," debuted at the head of "Incredibles 2." In an interview, Shi revealed that she is working on a 90-minute film.
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STREAMING - From TheWrap: Netflix has cancelled its Marvel TV series, "Daredevil," after three seasons. This follows the cancellations of "Luke Cage" and "Iron Fist" by Netflix.
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MOVIES - From Deadline: Eiza Gonzalez is joining Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in the "Fast and Furious" spinoff, "Hobbs and Shaw."
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ANIMATION - From BleedingCool: There will be an anime based on the film, "Blade Runner 2049," which will appear on Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" block and on Crunchyroll.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Rita Moreno will play in Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" in a new role. Moreno appeared in the original 1961 film version of the 1957 Broadway play and won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role as Anita.
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AWARDS - From IndieWire: The National Board of Review 2018 awards have been announced. "Green Book" named "Best Film of 2018."
From IndieWire: The Gotham Awards 2018 name "The Rider" the "Best Film of 2018."
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DISNEY - From Variety: Amy Sedaris joins Disney's live-action, "The Lion King," in an original voice role that was not in the 1994 animated original.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 11/23 to 11/25/2018 weekend box office is "Ralph Breaks the Internet" with an estimated take of $55.7 million. It's five-day Thanksgiving holiday box office total is an estimated $84.5, the second largest for that five-day period.
From Variety: "The Favourite" leads the indie box office with a per-screen average of $105,200.
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From Forbes: The $55 million debut of "Creed II" is the largest debut for a live-action film during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday period. It is also the seventh largest overall for the period.
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TECH - From FastCompany: The untold and true story of Ed Smith, the African-American video game pioneer.
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STREAMING - From TVSeriesFinale: Hulu is developing a TV series follow-up to the beloved 1994 film, "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Andie MacDowell, who starred in the film, will return for the TV series.
OBITS:
From Variety: Famed Hollywood screenwriter and script doctor, Gloria Katz, died at the age of 76, Sunday, November 25, 2018. She and her husband, Willard Huyck, wrote the film "American Graffiti" with George Lucas, which earned the three an Academy Award nomination. Katz and Huyck were secretly script doctors on the original "Star Wars" film for Lucas, who was friends with the couple.
From Variety: Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of "SpongeBob SquarePants," has died at the age of 57, Monday, November 26, 2018. A cartoonist and illustrator, Hillenburg was also a marine biologist. Hillenburg died of ALS, after announcing in March of 2017 that he had the disease.
From Variety: Italian filmmaker, Bernardo Bertolucci, has died at the age of 77, Monday, November 26, 2018. Bertolucci won an Oscar for directing 1987's "The Last Emperor," one of the film's nine Oscar wins. Bertolucci's influenced generations of filmmakers with his politically charged film, "The Conformist," and his sexually charged and controversial film, "Last Tango in Paris."
From THR: The film director, Nicolas Roeg, has died at the age of 90, Friday, November 23, 2018. Roeg was probably best known for directing David Bowie in the film, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976). He also directed Mick Jagger in "Performance" (1970), and he directed the influential horror film, "Don't Look Now" (1973).
From Variety: Master magician and actor, Ricky Jay, has died at the age of 72, Saturday, November 24, 2018. A profile of him by the "The New Yorker" called him the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive. Jay appeared in such films as "Boogie Nights" and "Tomorrow Never Dies and in the TV series, "Deadwood."
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Friday, November 30, 2018
Thursday, June 25, 2015
"Magic Mike XXL" Soundtrack Drops Trou Tuesday, June 30th
Magic Mike XXL Soundtrack Available June 30
Features Music from the Film, Including Matt Bomer Singing “Heaven” and “(Untitled) How Does It Feel” and Donald Glover Performing “Marry You”
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaterTower Music today announced the release of the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated sequel “MAGIC MIKE XXL,” in theaters July 1, starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Michael Strahan, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Banks, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
“Both Matt’s version of the classic ‘Heaven’ and Donald’s ‘Marry You’ contribute to this outstanding soundtrack collection of awesome, timeless songs.”
The soundtrack includes several songs featured in dance sequences from the film, as well as songs performed on screen by Matt Bomer, who sings “Heaven” (originally performed by Bryan Adams) and “(Untitled) How Does It Feel” (originally recorded by D’Angelo); and Donald Glover, who performs “Marry You” (originally recorded by Bruno Mars).
“It’s such a privilege to have multi-dimensional talents like Matt Bomer and Donald Glover exclusively performing songs that take the listener back to amazing and fun musical moments in this film,” commented WaterTower Music Executive Vice President Jason Linn. “Both Matt’s version of the classic ‘Heaven’ and Donald’s ‘Marry You’ contribute to this outstanding soundtrack collection of awesome, timeless songs.”
The Magic Mike XXL soundtrack will be available at all retailers June 30. The CD version contains a special pull out calendar poster. The full track list is as follows:
Pony - Ginuwine
Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy - Nick Waterhouse
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Freek’n You - Jodeci
Sex You - Bando Jonez
Give It To The People - The Child of Lov
Untitled (How Does It Feel) - Matt Bomer
Marry You - Donald Glover
Anywhere - 112
All The Time - Jeremih feat. Lil Wayne and Natasha Mosley
Cookie - R. Kelly
Gooey - Glass Animals
Heaven - Matt Bomer
A Special Edition of the soundtrack with bonus songs will be available exclusively at Target and is available here.
“Magic Mike XXL” reunites Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias, stars of the 2012 worldwide hit “Magic Mike.” Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.
“Magic Mike XXL” was directed by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), from a screenplay by Reid Carolin. It was produced by Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with Steven Soderbergh serving as executive producer. A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, the film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.magicmikemovie.com.
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Features Music from the Film, Including Matt Bomer Singing “Heaven” and “(Untitled) How Does It Feel” and Donald Glover Performing “Marry You”
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WaterTower Music today announced the release of the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated sequel “MAGIC MIKE XXL,” in theaters July 1, starring Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, Michael Strahan, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Banks, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
“Both Matt’s version of the classic ‘Heaven’ and Donald’s ‘Marry You’ contribute to this outstanding soundtrack collection of awesome, timeless songs.”
The soundtrack includes several songs featured in dance sequences from the film, as well as songs performed on screen by Matt Bomer, who sings “Heaven” (originally performed by Bryan Adams) and “(Untitled) How Does It Feel” (originally recorded by D’Angelo); and Donald Glover, who performs “Marry You” (originally recorded by Bruno Mars).
“It’s such a privilege to have multi-dimensional talents like Matt Bomer and Donald Glover exclusively performing songs that take the listener back to amazing and fun musical moments in this film,” commented WaterTower Music Executive Vice President Jason Linn. “Both Matt’s version of the classic ‘Heaven’ and Donald’s ‘Marry You’ contribute to this outstanding soundtrack collection of awesome, timeless songs.”
The Magic Mike XXL soundtrack will be available at all retailers June 30. The CD version contains a special pull out calendar poster. The full track list is as follows:
Pony - Ginuwine
Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy - Nick Waterhouse
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Freek’n You - Jodeci
Sex You - Bando Jonez
Give It To The People - The Child of Lov
Untitled (How Does It Feel) - Matt Bomer
Marry You - Donald Glover
Anywhere - 112
All The Time - Jeremih feat. Lil Wayne and Natasha Mosley
Cookie - R. Kelly
Gooey - Glass Animals
Heaven - Matt Bomer
A Special Edition of the soundtrack with bonus songs will be available exclusively at Target and is available here.
“Magic Mike XXL” reunites Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias, stars of the 2012 worldwide hit “Magic Mike.” Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.
“Magic Mike XXL” was directed by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), from a screenplay by Reid Carolin. It was produced by Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with Steven Soderbergh serving as executive producer. A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, the film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.magicmikemovie.com.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
"Magic Mike" Sequel Begins Production; Due July 1st, 2015
“Magic Mike XXL” Takes Center Stage
Production on Sequel Begins September 29 with Returning Cast, Plus New Stars, for Director Gregory Jacobs
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Magic Mike” stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are reuniting for the hotly anticipated sequel “Magic Mike XXL,” beginning production on September 29th, for director Gregory Jacobs. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“‘Magic Mike’ was a tremendous crowd-pleaser, scoring with critics and audiences across the board. We look forward to continuing the magic with so many of the talented individuals who made that film such a success—both in front of and behind the camera—and welcome these wonderful additions to the cast.”
Joining the returning cast, in brand new roles, will be Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games” franchise), Donald Glover (“Community”), Amber Heard (“The Rum Diary”), Andie MacDowell (“Footloose”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gotham”) and Michael Strahan (“Live with Kelly and Michael”).
“Magic Mike XXL” is set for release on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
The new film will be directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), who served as a producer on “Magic Mike,” as well as numerous features in a long-running collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “Magic Mike XXL” also reunites “Magic Mike” producers Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with a screenplay by Carolin. Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first film, will executive produce.
Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.
In making the announcement, Silverman said, “‘Magic Mike’ was a tremendous crowd-pleaser, scoring with critics and audiences across the board. We look forward to continuing the magic with so many of the talented individuals who made that film such a success—both in front of and behind the camera—and welcome these wonderful additions to the cast.”
Stated Kroll, “‘Magic Mike’ delighted audiences everywhere with a fun and fascinating glimpse into a world few people ever see, becoming both a critical and commercial triumph. We’re thrilled to bring these memorable characters back to the big screen, along with some exciting new ones, in a story that will take them even further.”
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Production on Sequel Begins September 29 with Returning Cast, Plus New Stars, for Director Gregory Jacobs
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Magic Mike” stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are reuniting for the hotly anticipated sequel “Magic Mike XXL,” beginning production on September 29th, for director Gregory Jacobs. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“‘Magic Mike’ was a tremendous crowd-pleaser, scoring with critics and audiences across the board. We look forward to continuing the magic with so many of the talented individuals who made that film such a success—both in front of and behind the camera—and welcome these wonderful additions to the cast.”
Joining the returning cast, in brand new roles, will be Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games” franchise), Donald Glover (“Community”), Amber Heard (“The Rum Diary”), Andie MacDowell (“Footloose”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gotham”) and Michael Strahan (“Live with Kelly and Michael”).
“Magic Mike XXL” is set for release on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
The new film will be directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), who served as a producer on “Magic Mike,” as well as numerous features in a long-running collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “Magic Mike XXL” also reunites “Magic Mike” producers Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with a screenplay by Carolin. Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first film, will executive produce.
Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.
In making the announcement, Silverman said, “‘Magic Mike’ was a tremendous crowd-pleaser, scoring with critics and audiences across the board. We look forward to continuing the magic with so many of the talented individuals who made that film such a success—both in front of and behind the camera—and welcome these wonderful additions to the cast.”
Stated Kroll, “‘Magic Mike’ delighted audiences everywhere with a fun and fascinating glimpse into a world few people ever see, becoming both a critical and commercial triumph. We’re thrilled to bring these memorable characters back to the big screen, along with some exciting new ones, in a story that will take them even further.”
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Review: "Barnyard" Surprises (Happy B'day, Kevin James)
Barnyard (2006)
Running time: 84 minutes (1 hour, 24 minutes)
MPAA – PG for some mild peril and rude humor
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Steve Oedekerk
PRODUCERS: Pam Marsden, Steve Oedekerk, and Paul Marshal
EDITORS: Billy Weber and Paul Calder
COMPOSER: John Debney
ANIMATION/FANTASY/COMEDY/FAMILY
Starring: (voices) Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Sam Elliot, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Andie MacDowell, David Koechner, Jeff Garcia, Cam Clarke, Rob Paulsen, Tino Insana, Laraine Newman, John DiMaggio, and Fred Tatasciore
The subject of this movie review is Barnyard, a 2006 computer-animated comedy and family film from writer-director Steve Oedekerk and Paramount Pictures. The film is also known as Barnyard: The Original Party Animals, and yielded a spin-off animated television series, Back to the Barnyard, in 2007. Barnyard, which features a group of anthropomorphic animals, focuses on a carefree cow that resists the call that he be the animal in charge of a barnyard.
In a barnyard of walking and talking animals, Otis the Cow (Kevin James) is the party animal. Otis and his friends: Pip (Jeff Garcia) the mouse, Freddy (Cam Clarke) the ferret, Peck (Rob Paulsen) the rooster, and Pig (Tino Insana) the pig are world-class pranksters out for a laugh. Otis’ father, Ben (Sam Elliot), however, wants his son to be like him – the cow who makes sure the barnyard runs on all cylinders and the cow who protects the barnyard’s denizens from their common enemy, a pack of coyotes led by the malevolent and conniving Dag (David Koechner).
Otis, who is in a state of perpetual arrested development, is not interested, but when Ben is no longer able to lead and protect, the responsibility falls on Otis. It’s not an easy fit, and he struggles with the tension between a sense of duty and an urge to run away. There is, however, a pretty girl cow, Daisy (Courtney Cox) and the crafty Miles the Mule (Danny Glover) who just may give Otis the impetus to take the mantle of leadership. He’ll need the encouragement because Dag is plotting to make a major attack on the barnyard.
With its August 4 release date, Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies’ computer animated feature, Barnyard: The Original Party Animals was the eighth computer animated feature film to debut in U.S. theatres. Barnyard is a story about taking responsibility and honoring obligations – a staple of computer animated family fare, but other than that, Barnyard looks different from the rest of its cartoon brethren.
As far as plot and character, Barnyard is mediocre and mildly entertaining. The animation, however, is quite good. The characters have a rubbery texture, so they look more like cartoon characters than computer rendered characters. The story’s setting and environments personify 3-D animation. Watching this film, it becomes evident that it is indeed taking place in a world of space and depth rather than in the traditional “flat” world of hand drawn animation. It’s not that any of this looks real; it just doesn’t look flat, so the action looks like actual action. When characters move, it looks like the figures are really moving.
Barnyard is a pretty and colorful animated feature, which makes up for the average narrative and voice acting. Only Sam Elliot as Ben, Danny Glover as Miles, and Wanda Sykes as Bessie the Cow give voice performances that come across with any richness. This is a typical children’s animated feature, filled as it is with funny animal supporting characters that spout line after line of silliness. Barnyard’s simple story and childish and raucous humor explains why it has long legs at the box office. It’s actually a family movie that the family can enjoy together. Barnyard: The Original Party Animals is unashamedly for children. Still, there are enough risqué gags, bathroom humor, and innuendo to keep teenagers interested and adults chuckling.
5 of 10
B-
Monday, September 18, 2006
Updated: Saturday, April 26, 2014
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Review: New "Footloose" Both Respectful and Down-and-Dirty
Footloose (2011)
Running time: 113 minutes (1 hour, 53 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language See all certifications
DIRECTOR: Craig Brewer
WRITERS: Dean Pitchford and Craig Brewer; from a story by Dean Pitchford
PRODUCERS: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Neil Meron, Dylan Sellers, Brad Weston, and Craig Zadan
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Amy Vincent
EDITOR: Billy Fox
COMPOSER: Deborah Lurie
DRAMA/MUSIC with elements of romance
Starring: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller, Ray McKinnon, Patrick John Flueger, Kim Dickens, Ziah Colon, Ser’Darius Blain, L. Warren Young, Brett Rice, Enisha Brewster, and Tony Vaughn
Footloose is a 2011 drama and dance film from director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). It is also a remake of the 1984 teen drama, also entitled Footloose. The new Footloose is surprisingly faithful to the first, so much so that it can be unsettling at times. The new film updates the story, changes some scenes, and repurposes some characters. Footloose 2011 is also edgier, hotter, and dirtier – in a Southern sort of way.
As before, Footloose focuses on Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald), a teenager who arrives in the small town of Bomont (Georgia?). Ren’s mother recently died, so Ren has come to live with his Uncle Wes Warnicker (Ray McKinnon), Aunt Lulu (Kim Dickens), and their two daughters. Although he is the new kid, Ren doesn’t have trouble fitting in and soon befriends two football players, the cowboy Willard (Miles Teller) and the jovial Woody (Ser’Darius Blain), and Willard’s girlfriend, Rusty (Ziah Colon). His most startling new friend is the wild child, Ariel Moore (Julianne Hough), the daughter of local pastor, Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid), and his wife, Vi (Andie MacDowell).
Ren likes to dance and play loud music, but he soon learns that loud music and dancing, for the most part, are not allowed in Bomont by several different city ordinances. Ren decides that the senior class should have a prom and starts a petition to change the law. His decision not only pits him against the city council, but especially against Rev. Moore.
Footloose 2011 is so faithful to the original that it retains many well-known scenes from the original – including Ren’s dance of anger at the mill, the out-of-town trip to the club (where Willard gets punched), and a re-imagined version of the “chicken race.” Some of the original songs return, including “Footloose,” in the original Kenny Loggins version and in an up-tempo country version by Blake Shelton.
Most importantly, the new Footloose is simply a very good movie. I had a darn good time watching it, and I would watch it again. It has a killer opening to Kenny Loggins’ pounding “Footloose” that also sets the stage for this film’s darker tone. This time, director/co-writer Craig Brewer and co-writer Dean Pitchford (who wrote the original film and co-wrote its songs) delve deeper in the psychology of the characters. The audience will get a more intimate look into why Ariel is so wild and why her father has control issues, both with his family and with the town at large.
The heart of the film is still Ren MacCormack, the rebellious teen with the dark glasses, black jacket (and black pants), and skinny tie. Kenny Wormald plays him to near perfection with a James Dean-like swagger and intensity. Movies need a star, Footloose has one in Wormald.
The original film had synthesizer-driven pop music as its structural backbone, and while music is important in the new film, Brewer relies on character drama and the distinctive setting, the backwoods Bomont, to drive the story. Brewer, who is known for earthy films featuring lots of Southern black folk, takes the original all-white, Midwestern Bomont of the original film and populates the new Bomont with lots of African-Americans, rednecks, good-old boys, and good Southern people. It’s the Deep South side by side with the Dirty South.
The dance moves performed by the young actors is heavily influenced by country music (line dancing), hip hop, and krumping. When Brewer isn’t making his cast mesmerize you with suggestive, booty-poppin, hip-thrustin’ dance moves, he is dragging you into the drama. With the new Footloose, Brewer does right by the original and still manages to make his own unique film – the best teen dance movie in years. It’s not perfect, but it’s perfect for me.
7 of 10
A-
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
"Footloose" Remake Soundtrack Due in September
ATLANTIC RECORDS / WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE RELEASES “FOOTLOOSE” SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 27th
BLAKE SHELTON REMAKES ICONIC “FOOTLOOSE” SINGLE
Soundtrack Features Additional Songs From Big & Rich, Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, Cee Lo Green, Hunter Hayes, Victoria Justice and Jana Kramer, among others
“FOOTLOOSE” Opens Nationwide in Theatres October 14th
NASHVILLE, TN – (August 9, 2011) – Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville announced today that they will release the movie soundtrack for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film, “FOOTLOOSE,” available everywhere on September 27th. The 12-track album features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack.
Blake Shelton sings the film’s title song, “Footloose” and Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes join the album with the movie’s love theme, “Almost Paradise.” The star-studded line-up for the soundtrack also includes new music from Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner, Whitney Duncan, Lissie and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Other classic songs featured on the album are “Holding Out For A Hero” by Ella Mae Bowen and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Jana Kramer.
Writer/Director Craig Brewer (“HUSTLE & FLOW,” “BLACK SNAKE MOAN”) delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, “FOOTLOOSE.” Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont’s local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the process.
“FOOTLOOSE” Soundtrack track listing:
1. Footloose – Blake Shelton
2. Where The River Goes – Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band
3. Little Lovin’ – Lissie
4. Holding Out For A Hero – Ella Mae Bowen
5. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Jana Kramer
6. So Sorry Mama – Whitney Duncan
7. Fake I.D. – Big & Rich feat. Gretchen Wilson
8. Almost Paradise – Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes
9. Walkin’ Blues – Cee Lo Green feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Window Paine – The Smashing Pumpkins
11. Suicide Eyes – A Thousand Horses
12. Dance The Night Away – David Banner
About “FOOTLOOSE”
Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Dylan Sellers Zadan / Meron Weston Pictures Production of a Craig Brewer Film. Footloose stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid. The film is directed by Craig Brewer from a screenplay by Dean Pitchford and Brewer and Story by Dean Pitchford. It is produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Dylan Sellers and Brad Weston. The executive producers are Timothy M. Bourne, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman.
BLAKE SHELTON REMAKES ICONIC “FOOTLOOSE” SINGLE
Soundtrack Features Additional Songs From Big & Rich, Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, Cee Lo Green, Hunter Hayes, Victoria Justice and Jana Kramer, among others
“FOOTLOOSE” Opens Nationwide in Theatres October 14th
NASHVILLE, TN – (August 9, 2011) – Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville announced today that they will release the movie soundtrack for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film, “FOOTLOOSE,” available everywhere on September 27th. The 12-track album features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack.
Blake Shelton sings the film’s title song, “Footloose” and Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes join the album with the movie’s love theme, “Almost Paradise.” The star-studded line-up for the soundtrack also includes new music from Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner, Whitney Duncan, Lissie and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Other classic songs featured on the album are “Holding Out For A Hero” by Ella Mae Bowen and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Jana Kramer.
Writer/Director Craig Brewer (“HUSTLE & FLOW,” “BLACK SNAKE MOAN”) delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, “FOOTLOOSE.” Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont’s local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel (Julianne Hough) in the process.
“FOOTLOOSE” Soundtrack track listing:
1. Footloose – Blake Shelton
2. Where The River Goes – Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band
3. Little Lovin’ – Lissie
4. Holding Out For A Hero – Ella Mae Bowen
5. Let’s Hear It For The Boy – Jana Kramer
6. So Sorry Mama – Whitney Duncan
7. Fake I.D. – Big & Rich feat. Gretchen Wilson
8. Almost Paradise – Victoria Justice & Hunter Hayes
9. Walkin’ Blues – Cee Lo Green feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd
10. Window Paine – The Smashing Pumpkins
11. Suicide Eyes – A Thousand Horses
12. Dance The Night Away – David Banner
About “FOOTLOOSE”
Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Dylan Sellers Zadan / Meron Weston Pictures Production of a Craig Brewer Film. Footloose stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid. The film is directed by Craig Brewer from a screenplay by Dean Pitchford and Brewer and Story by Dean Pitchford. It is produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Dylan Sellers and Brad Weston. The executive producers are Timothy M. Bourne, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
"Beauty Shop" is Simply a Queen Latifah Vehicle
Beauty Shop (2005)
Running time: 105 minutes (1 hour, 45 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 on appeal for sexual material, language, and brief drug references
DIRECTOR: Bille Woodruff
WRITERS: Kate Lanier and Norman Vance, Jr.; from a story by Elizabeth Hunter
PRODUCERS: Elizabeth Cantillon, Shakim Compere, David Hoberman, Queen Latifah, Robert Teitel, and George Tillman, Jr.
CINEMTOGRAPHER: Theo van de Sande
EDITOR: Michael Jablow
COMEDY/DRAMA
Starring: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Della Reese, Golden Brooks, Miss Laura Hayes, Paige Hurd, Little (Li’l) JJ, LisaRaye McCoy, Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sherri Shepherd, Kimora Lee Simmons, Sheryl Underwood, Bryce Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Jim Holmes, and Adele Givens
Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a long way off from Chicago where we last saw her in Barbershop 2: Back in Business
. She’s in Atlanta (Hot-lanta!) making her rep with the cutting-edge hairstyles she puts on the customers at a posh Atlanta salon. However, her flamboyant, egotistical boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), is jealous of her, and after one insult too many from him, Gina quits. She opens her on beauty shop, but right from the beginning, she has all the usual troubles that a small business has: not enough money, state regulations, unruly employees, etc. One of her old co-workers, shampoo girl, Lynn (Alicia Silverstone), and a few key clients, Terri (Andie MacDowell) and Joanne (Mena Suvari), follow her. Now, all she has to do is maintain her family obligations and keep her struggling business afloat. That should be easy, right? At least, there’s lot of laughter and friendship along the way.Beauty Shop is a spin off, but by no means a sequel, to the Barbershop
films. This really is a women’s movie, and with its diverse cast of black and white actresses, as well as other persuasions, it’s a (grown up) girls’ movie with crossover appeal. The language is a bit blue, and the frank talk about sex is enough to make even a veteran of caustic movies like myself blanch. Still, I saw children buying tickets to see the film, and it does reach out to them. Gina has a daughter, a character to appeal to younger viewers, and frankly, girls want to hear women talk; besides, Beauty Shop’s subject matter isn’t prurient.The plot is light, but deals with a familiar and appealing theme: the little guy taking on the evil big guy who wants to squeeze the little guy out of existence. Beauty Shop has lots of laughs, but it’s as much a drama as it is a comedy. Gina’s struggle to stay afloat is not only precarious, but has a hard ring of verisimilitude. Also, some of the confrontations between characters are filled with funny wisecracks, but also have a dark edge and tension to them.
This is also an ensemble picture, with Queen Latifah in the lead, a character-driven film that focuses on the players with the plot holding second place. Everyone plays her (or his) oddball well enough, although Alicia Silverstone’s Georgia cracker, Lynn, is a bit too much, as is Kevin Bacon’s ridiculous Jorge. The Queen is an underrated actress. She handles the topsy-turvy of the film’s comic/dramatic turns with dexterity that belies her size. She’s a beautiful movie star, and her radiance grows with each film. Without her, Beauty Shop would be another tired “urban” movie cliché full of mouthy, smack-talking ethnics. Luckily, she is in Beauty Shop, and she raises this sub-par material and takes her co-stars with her.
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April 10, 2005
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