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A Chorus Line (1985)

A Chorus Line (1985)

Now, I’ve never seen A Chorus Line in any incarnation. My only familiarity with it is the unavoidable finale song “One” (“… singular sensation! Every little step she takes!”...

Linda
Magic Mike XXL

Magic Mike XXL

The naked boys are back in this sequel to the erratically uneven, mildly entertaining male stripper… er… “male entertainer” would-be fleshfest that was the hit 2012 film Magic Mike....

Linda
Step Up 2: The Streets

Step Up 2: The Streets

We’ve all seen this plot before: Outsider rebel kid gets in trouble one too many times. S/he is going to get sent off to reform school/Japan/Texas unless… said kid...

Linda
Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D (2010)

It’s kind of funny that there is a formula to dance movies. Doesn’t anyone out there just, you know, dance for fun? To have a good time? Instead, dancing...

Linda
Wild Style

Wild Style

In the 80s as a suburban kid, my impression of hip-hop and rap came from early hits by Run-DMC and the seminal stinky (but hilarious) breakdancing films Breakin‘, Beatstreet,...

Linda
Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom

It’s hard to believe that the goofily funny, charmingly romantic, and gloriously, outrageously Australian Strictly Ballroom was Baz Luhrmann’s first film. To hear from the DVD extras, it was...

Linda
WBmusicals

Love classic musicals? You’ll drool over the Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Musicals

Warner Bros. continues its celebration of 90 years in the business that is called Show with another fine collection of 20 of their hand-picked films with a theme. This...

Linda
Flashdance (1983)

Flashdance (1983)

True Confession: I love the 80s in a way that could be described as sick, but hadn’t see Flashdance until this year. I know! It makes me want to...

Jennifer
Step Up Revolution

Step Up Revolution

Now, I’m the first to admit that the Step Up movies are pure formula. Take a gritty/working class/inner city pretty young person and pair them with a hoity toity/rich/snobby/suburban...

Linda
Footloose (2011)

Footloose (2011)

Footloose v2.0 is the remake of a childhood favorite of mine, and many others like me. For those of us who had nothing better to do in the summer...

Jennifer
Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

Based on a classic 1930s novel (written by Noel Streatfeild) for girls, Ballet Shoes introduces us to the three orphans adopted by eccentric Great Uncle Matthew (Richard Griffiths) whose...

Linda
Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Saturday Night Fever has one of the most iconic title sequences in movie history. It is a pop-culture snapshot of the disco-era 1970s: As soon as the opening funky...

Linda