Tag: Grease
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Bobby Rydell, 1960s Pop Idol and Star of ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 79
Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ’60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died today at age 79. The cause of death was pneumonia.His death just days away from his 80th birthday was confirmed by radio legend Jerry Blavat, Rydell’s longtime…
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Unlikely Prequel Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies Reveals Full Cast
Through all the years since the 1971 musical “Grease” and the 1978 film of the same name (and the 1982 sequel “Grease 2“), we’ve all been wondering the very same thing: Where the heck did the Pink Ladies come from? Wait, you haven’t been wondering that? All these decades, you haven’t found yourself in mental turmoil about…
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‘Rise of the Pink Ladies,’ That ‘Grease’ Prequel Everyone Wanted, Moves Forward at Paramount+
Last fall, the Grease prequel series formerly known as Grease: Rydell High shifted from HBO Max to Paramount+, and it also received a new focus and title with the series being developed as Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Now fans of the classic musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John can rejoice, because the…
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Olivia Newton-John: ‘I don’t wish cancer on anyone else. But for me, it has been a gift’
The pop star and actor talks about her third diagnosis of cancer, taking cannabis and ayahuasca, having Karen Carpenter as her spirit guide – and why her hit film Grease shouldn’t be accused of sexismOlivia Newton-John likes to sing to herself. Over and over, she will repeat, “I’m healthy, I’m strong” to a random melody…
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Chris Evans Made a Secret Video That Had the Avengers Dancing to ‘Grease’
Chris Evans has a video on his phone of the first day he met Paul Rudd. It was on the set of the 2016 movie “Avengers: Civil War.” Evans was reprising his role as Captain America in the Marvel blockbuster; for Rudd, it was his introduction to audience as Ant-Man (also known as Scott Lang).That…
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A Prequel to ‘Grease’ Is in the Works, and All I Can Say Is, “Tell Me More, Tell Me More”
Grease has inspired everything from a questionable sequel to Halloween costumes to bone-chilling theories. Now, it seems we can add “a prequel” to that list – Deadline reports that Aladdin screenwriter John August is writing a prequel to the 1978 musical called Summer Loving. Oh boy.The film takes its plot from the Grease song “Summer…
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Emily Blunt and Hugh Jackman on Movie Musicals: ‘You’ve Got to Commit’
When it comes to performing movie musicals, there’s one thing Emily Blunt and Hugh Jackman agree on: “You’ve got to commit to it so hard,” the “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Greatest Showman” actors said during their chat for Variety‘s Actors on Actors.“I think it’s a very difficult balance between a story and a narrative that’s…
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‘Halloween’ Magic: How a Slasher Flick Redefined a Genre and Became One of the Decade’s Most Important Films
Exactly 40 years after John Carpenter’s “Halloween” was released in 1978, David Gordon Green released his modern-day sequel to an estimated $75 million opening weekend. It has the benefit of strong reviews, original star Jamie Lee Curtis’ return to the lead role, and its placement as this year’s holiday horror film release — but it…
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It was panned on release – so why are we hopelessly devoted to Grease 40 years later?
An endorsement of rape culture or a rejection of slut-shaming: the debate over the film continues, four decades on. How did it become arguably the most beloved movie musical of all time?• Sign up for Film Today and get our film team’s highlights of the dayWhen Grease was released in cinemas in 1978, a starry,…