“Work It” knows its angles: Early in Laura Terruso’s fun-but-forgettable high school dance competition movie, one of its more engaging stars makes a joke about hopping into a time machine to scoop up a young Channing Tatum. If only! Tatum, of course, got his Hollywood start in his very own high school dance competition movie, […]
Continue readingIn this edition of TV Bits: Watch a trailer for F is for Family season 4. Gal Gadot’s Hedy Lamarr series, originally destined for Showtime, is headed to Apple TV+. Starz steps up and revives the YouTube Step Up series. Diary of a Future President has been renewed by Disney+ for a second season. Tuca […]
Continue readingGandja Monteiro, who has gained recognition for her work on Starz’s series “Vida,” will direct Universal Pictures’ “Talent Show,” based on an idea by Duane Adler from the “Step Up” franchise.Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with an earlier version by Adler. “The Hate U Give” producers George Tillman Jr. and Robert […]
Continue readingWhen you sit down and chat with director Anne Fletcher you immediately recognize the energy that fueled her first three box office hits, “Step Up,” “27 Dresses” and “The Proposal.” Her last two films didn’t quite work out, but now she’s back with “Dumplin’,” an independently financed dramedy that Netflix acquired and debuted on the […]
Continue readingEwen McGregor and Nicole Kidman in “Moulin Rouge!” Jennifer Beals in “Flashdance.” Belle and the Beast in “Beauty and the Beast.” There’s nothing like an epic movie dance scene to knock you off your feet, and a new supercut from Cls Videos is here to make you swoon nearly 300 times. Running seven minutes, “Dancing […]
Continue readingIf you’re a fan of the Step Up films, you love great dance and performance numbers, or you’re just looking for something inspiring and aspirational to watch, you should check out Step Up: High Water, streaming on YouTube Red. In the 10-episode first season, Sage Odom (Ne-Yo), the legendary founder of Atlanta’s famed High Water […]
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